ELECTIONS AND E-EDITION 2008

Opinion polls have been a big story in this year’s presidential race. Polls are scientifi c surveys that attempt to determine what people think or whom they support. But polls are like a snapshot photo-–they only capture what people think the day they are taken. Take you own poll and ask people a question today. Write down their answers. Go back and ask them a similar question next week and see if you get a different reaction.

Newspapers, TV and the Internet play a huge role in how voters learn about candidates because most voters don’t get to meet or see candidates in person. Look at election stories in today’s Herald-Leader (paper or eEDITION). What did you learn about the candidates? Print out the columns from the eEDITION that gave you the most information. Keep for future reference.

The Herald-Leader eEDITION provides many ways to fi nd stories and information. Open the different toolbars at the top or side of the page until you fi nd one that shows the different sections of the Herald-Leader. Go to the first page of the Sports section. Pick a story in this
section that continues on another page. Explore until you can discover ways to fi nd the rest of the story. Print out both parts of the story.

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