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How the Columbia Missourian took an issues-based approach to election coverage

RJI · Genevieve Smith · last updated

A sortable voters guide allows readers to see candidate responses to key issues 

The Columbia Missourian has been working to improve its coverage for the past two municipal election cycles. Ahead of the 2025 election, we discussed what Columbia voters really wanted out of election coverage, and decided we wanted to take an issues-based approach.

It’s a strategy you can use, too, with off-the-shelf digital applications.

In the past, there were two main components to the Missourian’s election coverage: quick-turn forum stories and candidate profiles.

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