From innovative social media efforts to old-school network television, on the one-year mark of Superstorm Sandy Gov. Christie dominated the airwaves.
Storified by Matt Katz ·
Tue, Oct 29 2013 10:45:57
Christie's office created a hashtag, #1YRLater, as a way of looking back. He began by tweeting pictures of front pages one year ago this week.
1 year ago, the front pages in New Jersey looked like this. #Flashback #Sandy #1YrLater http://t.co/NQMFbR8fx3 ·
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He also retweeted his own tweets from a year ago today.
9:35am 10/29/12 #Sandy #1YrLater ---> https://t.co/avhSlInL7r
— Governor Christie ·
Tue, Oct 29 2013 06:35:38
9:39am 10/29/12 #Sandy #1YrLater ---> https://t.co/CeB5sGgRtE
— Governor Christie ·
Tue, Oct 29 2013 06:39:38
Since he is known as the "YouTube governor," Christie had his office create a five-minute best-of video with highlights from his Sandy press conferences before and after the storm.
81Hrs Of Sandy ·
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Christie's office even created a magazine on Flipboard to commemorate the day, with clips and pictures laid out into two glossy sections.
Governor Chris Christie
@GovChristie | 308 Articles | 1,260 Readers | 2 Magazines | 55th Governor of New Jersey. Husband and proud father of four. -- Keep up wit...
Not to be left out, Christie went old-school -- to Facebook, where he posted a photo compilation of the Shore, before and after Sandy.
Sandy Photos: One Year Later | Facebook
Sandy One Year Later Diptichs and Triptichs of ·
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He also gave a nod to traditional media, blanketing the networks this morning with three national interviews that were focused on Sandy. But inevitably, he got questions about national issues and presidential ambitions.
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Much of the Sandy one-year anniversary coverage in the rest of the media led with the Christie story, and how his handling of the storm boosted his political prospects .