One central editorial portal at the heart of the action

To cover the fast-paced evening, DN coordinated its editorial staff both inside and outside the newsroom for real-time reporting. Journalists were stationed at DN’s central office in Oslo, as well as at various locations throughout the capital.

From the field, journalists wrote live blog posts from their mobile phones, capturing how different parties, party leaders, and voters followed and reacted to the vote count. These posts were published in the same blog channels used by the news desk journalists at DN, enabling seamless collaboration where field-generated text, video, and images were integrated and enhanced by the news desk journalists.

Two live election blogs, different focus, and design

DN developed two live election blogs with different areas of focus and post frequency.

The main blog covered key developments and announcements of the election count, utilized by multiple journalists simultaneously. Throughout the evening, over 90 real-time posts were published.

The other live blog was managed by Kjetil B. Alstadheim, political editor at DN, who covered and analyzed the election from the field.

These two blogs provided both a comprehensive live news feed through the main blog and more personalized posts through Kjetil’s blog. Furthermore, the blogs had distinct designs and layouts, integrating smoothly with DN’s overall website while adding their unique touch to enhance the blogs’ focus and communication.