“20 Days, 20 Voters” features a different voter video each day until the Nov. 4th election. The project is the work of the The Indianapolis Star’s multimedia/photography department. Multimedia photojournalists Robert Scheer, Matt Detrich and Danese Kenon are the producers.

“I said it’s election time and we need to do something with voters, and Bob Scheer said the same thing,” said Detrich. The Star photo staff is committed to equal representation from Obama supporters, McCain supporters and uncommitted voters. “It is supposed to be a slice of Hoosier voters, a sampling of the community,” said Kenon.

The project includes videos of a college student, a felon (Indiana is one of only 13 states that allows convicted felons to vote), a small-business owner, an unemployed cancer survivor, a firefighter, a retired school teacher and others. “It’s a great concept,” said Detrich.
It has been difficult to find people to talk about politics but “the project is something great for the community,” said Kenon. “It is giving the community a voice.”