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Wait, tonight's @ChiHackNight presenter for "Election SOS" is *the @JenniferBrandel*?? I didn't even know that when I signed up.
Now I am doubly jazzed.
I will be live tweeting this. There is nothing that can be done to stop me.
Now I am doubly jazzed.
I will be live tweeting this. There is nothing that can be done to stop me.
Okay, first thing you need to know:
https://electionssos.org/
TL;DR: Training and support for journalists covering election and threats to it, b/c the old election coverage playbook won't work now. Scenario planning, modeling of information threats.
https://electionssos.org/
TL;DR: Training and support for journalists covering election and threats to it, b/c the old election coverage playbook won't work now. Scenario planning, modeling of information threats.
Excellent set of organizations collaborating to do this:
@ProPublica, @CarterCenter, @WeAreHearken, just to name a few.
@ProPublica, @CarterCenter, @WeAreHearken, just to name a few.
Explaining to journalists which local elections officials are key, how election mechanisms actually work, and how results reporting works, so that journalists know in advance what to focus on and don't get fooled by those with a motivation to hide things.
They've set up a mutual aid board for journalists and newsrooms at https://electionsos.switchboardhq.org
This isn't part of the "Election SOS" @ChiHackNight presentation going on right now by @JenniferBrandel (so don't blame them :-) ), but I highly recommend this related podcast episode: https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-transcripts-20/2020/9/2/how-to-hack-an-election-the-jennifer-cohn-interview
"We should not expect a peaceful transition of federal power (if a transition is what was voted for)."
Yup. That's where we are. This is a likely outcome -- or rather, a likely stage on the way to an outcome.
Yup. That's where we are. This is a likely outcome -- or rather, a likely stage on the way to an outcome.
"November 4th is not the end of election season. We are staffing up through January. ... The months from November to January are [going to be the most important] for our democracy."
