Better elections coverage.

Source: Deborah Turness, BBC News

We at BBC News have one thing on our minds above all else in this election - you, the voters. This is your vote and our job is to give you everything you need to make up your mind.

But we need your help to ensure we’re getting it right.

Our journalists up and down the country - whether they’re working to serve local audiences or our national outlets - need to know the issues you care most about, the questions you need us to ask, and the promises and policies you need unspun.

Source: Ron Judd, Cascadia Daily News

“Not the odds, but the stakes.”

For some election observers, that’s become the battle cry for media coverage, and citizen involvement, in the 2024 presidential election, a contest that’s already underway.

Ahead lies a full spring and summer of campaigning for what could be an up/down vote on representative democracy itself, given the clear track records of the current candidates, incumbent Joe Biden and his challenger, the unrepentant insurrectionist, authoritarian-inclined Donald Trump.

Source: Megan Stokes, Oviedo Community News

Oviedo Community News’ Voter Guide 2024 has important, nonpartisan information about local elections and candidates that matter to Greater Oviedo and Winter Springs.

Our community is experiencing a time of great growth and change and because of that, creating a line of communication between the residents and would-be representatives who will make important, local decisions on their behalf is essential. 

The OCN team collects voters’ questions for the candidates and voters’ priorities when it comes to local issues and uses that to help direct the newsroom’s reporting as the voter guide develops.

Source: Kelly Kenoyer, WHQR

This alternative method that centers voters and community members in the midst of campaign messaging: The citizens agenda. The heart of the project is to let voters decide what an election is about, rather than allowing candidates, pundits, and journalists to make those decisions.

In the lead up to the consequential elections in 2024, my small newsroom decided to pilot the project in our 2023 municipal elections. And my experience as the project manager, data reporter, and writer for this citizens agenda was transformative.

Source: Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times

In less than a month, super Tuesday will bring out millions of voters across more than a dozen U.S. states to determine the November runoff races — or in some cases, elect candidates outright. California is among the participating states, though polling places will likely be less crowded given our vote-by-mail standard.

Democracy relies on public participation — and ideally that public is informed on the candidates and measures. But there’s an ongoing disappointment in some corners with political discourse and media coverage that frame elections more as horse races than a vital civic action with potentially life-changing consequences for everyday people.

Source: Elizabeth Estrada, Spotlight PA

HARRISBURG — The 2024 presidential election will again make Pennsylvania a central focus of national politics. But voters here will also weigh in on critical state races that tend to get less attention despite the big impact these contests will have on the future of the commonwealth.

The goal of Spotlight PA’s 2024 election coverage is to cast aside the horse race, the talking heads, and the cable news shouting matches, and instead amplify the facts and context voters will need to make an informed choice in their best interest.

In short, we will put voters first.