It was quite an honor to conduct the first interview with Senator Martinez after he announced that he would not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2010. In the interview Senator Martinez offers insight into his decision not to run and who he thinks would be good candidates to replace him. Here is Justin Sayfie's interview with the Senator in its entirety.
12/04/2008
12/03/2008
The new political world order 2:26 PM
From The Miami Herald's Naked Politics blog:
So which intrepid media outlet nailed the first interview with U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez after his announcement Tuesday that he will not run for re-election?See the full blog post here...
The Miami Herald? Nope. The New York Times? Nope. Politico? Wrong again.
The answer: Fort Lauderdale Republican lawyer/lobbyist/political media man Justin Sayfie, who just announced that he will have an "exclusive" interview with Martinez posted on his web site tomorrow at www.sayfiereview.com.
11/06/2008
The World Was Watching 8:21 AM
Last week, I told you about the Groundbreaking Election Day coverage we were planning for SayfieReview.com. Now that the dust has settled, I am happy to report that the coverage was an even greater success than we had originally anticipated. Our live Election Day video broadcasts from Florida precincts were viewed more than 43,500 times from viewers across the globe, surpassing any other Florida news organization.
Our live Election Day reports were featured on the BBC, Politico, Business Week, Wired Magazine, Tech President, the St. Petersburg Times, the Orlando Sentinel, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Lakeland Ledger and The Nieman Foundation at Harvard University.
As a publisher and editor, it was a fascinating experience to watch our coverage unfold. In the past, Election Day had always been a waiting game. Political operatives would sit around pacing the halls in their offices, checking the weather report every five minutes with no real information on what was going on at polling locations. With our reports, I believe we changed that, at least in Florida, forever. By carefully targeting precincts that represented specific voting demographics, we were able to report what voter turnout numbers were amongst samples of those critical voting blocks. For example, when our Correspondent reported from the campus of the University of Florida that voter turnout at 3:05 p.m. was already 75% we knew the race was over in Florida. Barack Obama had done the impossible - he had turned out young voters and we were the first in Florida to report it with hard numbers.
The response we received from our coverage was truly overwhelming. As with any bleeding-edge technology, there were certainly some kinks (Qik's servers shutting down completely mid-day due to server overload) but all in all, we believe the Sayfie Review readers benefited greatly and enjoyed our broadcast. We can't wait to tweak it and make it even better for next time.
If you weren't able to tune in, here are all of our Election Day reports for your viewing pleasure
Our live Election Day reports were featured on the BBC, Politico, Business Week, Wired Magazine, Tech President, the St. Petersburg Times, the Orlando Sentinel, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Lakeland Ledger and The Nieman Foundation at Harvard University.
As a publisher and editor, it was a fascinating experience to watch our coverage unfold. In the past, Election Day had always been a waiting game. Political operatives would sit around pacing the halls in their offices, checking the weather report every five minutes with no real information on what was going on at polling locations. With our reports, I believe we changed that, at least in Florida, forever. By carefully targeting precincts that represented specific voting demographics, we were able to report what voter turnout numbers were amongst samples of those critical voting blocks. For example, when our Correspondent reported from the campus of the University of Florida that voter turnout at 3:05 p.m. was already 75% we knew the race was over in Florida. Barack Obama had done the impossible - he had turned out young voters and we were the first in Florida to report it with hard numbers.
The response we received from our coverage was truly overwhelming. As with any bleeding-edge technology, there were certainly some kinks (Qik's servers shutting down completely mid-day due to server overload) but all in all, we believe the Sayfie Review readers benefited greatly and enjoyed our broadcast. We can't wait to tweak it and make it even better for next time.
If you weren't able to tune in, here are all of our Election Day reports for your viewing pleasure
10/30/2008
Groundbreaking 1:31 PM
This has been an incredibly exciting project that Sayfie Media has been working on for the past few months. Here is the release we sent out today announcing our “Groundbreaking” Election Day coverage along with my VNR announcing our plans. Don’t forget to check out SayfieReview.com’s Election Day coverage on November 4th!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 30, 2008
In Groundbreaking News Coverage, Sayfie Review to Broadcast Live, Precinct-Based Reports on Election Day
Sayfie Review Correspondents will report on turnout in targeted precincts throughout Florida on November 4th
Continuing to break new ground in internet news coverage, SayfieReview.com will provide live news broadcasts on Election Day from targeted voter precincts throughout Florida.
“The eye of the political world will be on Florida on Election Day,” said Justin Sayfie, founder and publisher of SayfieReview.com. “SayfieReview.com will do something that has never been done before in Florida journalism. We will provide our influential audience with live video reports from Florida precincts via the internet. You’ve got to see it to believe it.”
On Election Day, seven SayfieReview.com correspondents will be broadcasting live reports via cell phone video cameras. These correspondents will be reporting voter turnout statistics from precincts representing critical voter demographic groups across Florida and will also provide historic context to these turnout statistics. Voter demographics that will be monitored include African-Americans (Tallahassee), Hispanics (Miami), students (Gainesville), seniors (Tampa), strong Bush 2004 precinct (Jacksonville), strong Kerry 2004/Jewish voters precinct (Broward), and independent voters (Orlando).
“By using cell phone cameras to broadcast live video reports directly to the SayfieReview.com homepage, we are going to change the way politicos receive their Election Day news forever,” Sayfie said. “Through the power of cutting-edge internet technology, we will be the first to deliver viewers worldwide important Election Day turnout information from Florida via live TV.”
Live coverage will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Election Day and can only be found at SayfieReview.com
Script for “Groundbreaking”:
Jordan Raynor: Hi, I am Jordan Raynor, Executive Editor of SayfieReview.com. I am here in Tampa, Florida pleased to announce SayfieReview.com’s plans for its groundbreaking Election Day coverage.
The Obama and McCain campaigns are blitzing the state, and opinion polls are showing that either candidate can win Florida and its prized 27 Electoral votes. On November 4th, Americans across the country will want to know exactly what is happening at the polls in Florida
SayfieReview.com will provide its readers and viewers around the world with first-of-its-kind live broadcast coverage from Florida’s polling places. Beginning at 8 a.m. on Election Day, we will bring you live coverage of what is happening at targeted polling places across Florida in a format you have never seen before. Using cell phone video cameras like the one I am using right now, Sayfie Review correspondents will be broadcasting live shots all day long from selected polling places in Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Tallahassee and Broward. We have carefully selected a number of precincts across the state that will give you a sense of what turnout is like among different demographic groups throughout the Sunshine State. Our correspondents will be counting each and every voter who walks into their designated polling place, and will be reporting voter turnout totals for each precinct including absentee ballot and early voting tabulations.
You can watch their live broadcast reports on Election Day exclusively at SayfieReview.com. You’ve never seen anything like it.
Barack Obama and John McCain have targeted Florida as a battleground state in 2008. Now, it has come down to this - whose supporters will show up on Election Day? Whose will stay home?
Be the first to know. Log on to SayfieReview.com all day on Election Day, November 4th . We’ll see you then.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 30, 2008
In Groundbreaking News Coverage, Sayfie Review to Broadcast Live, Precinct-Based Reports on Election Day
Sayfie Review Correspondents will report on turnout in targeted precincts throughout Florida on November 4th
Continuing to break new ground in internet news coverage, SayfieReview.com will provide live news broadcasts on Election Day from targeted voter precincts throughout Florida.
“The eye of the political world will be on Florida on Election Day,” said Justin Sayfie, founder and publisher of SayfieReview.com. “SayfieReview.com will do something that has never been done before in Florida journalism. We will provide our influential audience with live video reports from Florida precincts via the internet. You’ve got to see it to believe it.”
On Election Day, seven SayfieReview.com correspondents will be broadcasting live reports via cell phone video cameras. These correspondents will be reporting voter turnout statistics from precincts representing critical voter demographic groups across Florida and will also provide historic context to these turnout statistics. Voter demographics that will be monitored include African-Americans (Tallahassee), Hispanics (Miami), students (Gainesville), seniors (Tampa), strong Bush 2004 precinct (Jacksonville), strong Kerry 2004/Jewish voters precinct (Broward), and independent voters (Orlando).
“By using cell phone cameras to broadcast live video reports directly to the SayfieReview.com homepage, we are going to change the way politicos receive their Election Day news forever,” Sayfie said. “Through the power of cutting-edge internet technology, we will be the first to deliver viewers worldwide important Election Day turnout information from Florida via live TV.”
Live coverage will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Election Day and can only be found at SayfieReview.com
Script for “Groundbreaking”:
Jordan Raynor: Hi, I am Jordan Raynor, Executive Editor of SayfieReview.com. I am here in Tampa, Florida pleased to announce SayfieReview.com’s plans for its groundbreaking Election Day coverage.
The Obama and McCain campaigns are blitzing the state, and opinion polls are showing that either candidate can win Florida and its prized 27 Electoral votes. On November 4th, Americans across the country will want to know exactly what is happening at the polls in Florida
SayfieReview.com will provide its readers and viewers around the world with first-of-its-kind live broadcast coverage from Florida’s polling places. Beginning at 8 a.m. on Election Day, we will bring you live coverage of what is happening at targeted polling places across Florida in a format you have never seen before. Using cell phone video cameras like the one I am using right now, Sayfie Review correspondents will be broadcasting live shots all day long from selected polling places in Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Tallahassee and Broward. We have carefully selected a number of precincts across the state that will give you a sense of what turnout is like among different demographic groups throughout the Sunshine State. Our correspondents will be counting each and every voter who walks into their designated polling place, and will be reporting voter turnout totals for each precinct including absentee ballot and early voting tabulations.
You can watch their live broadcast reports on Election Day exclusively at SayfieReview.com. You’ve never seen anything like it.
Barack Obama and John McCain have targeted Florida as a battleground state in 2008. Now, it has come down to this - whose supporters will show up on Election Day? Whose will stay home?
Be the first to know. Log on to SayfieReview.com all day on Election Day, November 4th . We’ll see you then.
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7/29/2008
Sayfie Review on Blackberry 7:49 PM
This is pretty cool - today we announced the release of a free Sayfie Review Blackberry application. I am unaware of any other political news organization in Florida with an app like this, so needless to say we are pretty pumped. You can download the app yourself by clicking this link directly from your blackberry. Enjoy!
7/03/2008
Not sure we're taking over the world... 7:49 PM
...but this is still a very nice blog post by the St. Petersburg Times' Adam Smith about my new hire at Sayfie Media.
6/12/2008
5/27/2008
About Jordan 6:18 PM
Jordan Raynor is an opinion leader, blogger and strategist at the intersection of politics, media and technology. Fascinated by the democratization of information, Jordan is convinced that all of us have something in common - we are all journalists. Jordan has been called “Florida’s representation of the internet” and the “King of Florida new media” by leading online strategists.
Jordan most recently served as the Executive Editor of Sayfie Media, an online news aggregation service, and an Associate of NetPower Strategy, a Republican online strategy firm. During his tenure at Sayfie Media, Jordan executed cutting edge strategies to increase traffic to SayfieReview.com by more than 25%. His work earned SayfieReview.com the title of Best Florida Political Blog by the Washington Post as well as ITFlorida’s first-ever Excellence in Web 2.0 Award. As an Associate of NetPower Strategy, Jordan planned and executed strategic online campaign plans for Republicans on the state and congressional level as well as a Fortune 500 company.
In 2009, Jordan’s widely renowned piece on “online footprints” led him to launch WhatsMyOnlineFootprint.com. A respected opinion leader on the internet’s impact on politics and journalism, Jordan also regularly serves as a university guest lecturer.
Jordan is a graduate of Florida State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in public relations. He is a sixth generation Floridian, currently residing in Tampa, FL with his wife Kara.
You can follow Jordan on Twitter @JordanRaynor or find him at his blog, JordanRaynor.com.