Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How TV networks plan to cover 2020 election night
This election night is made for TV news. History is made on the spot. Viewers expect shocking announcements, infamous corrections, and lessons in electoral law.
By Madeleine Brand • • 12m ListenThis election night is made for TV news. History is made on the spot. Viewers expect shocking announcements, infamous corrections, and lessons in electoral law.
How will the networks cover the race tonight, when tens of millions have already voted by mail, court challenges wait in the wings, and neither candidate is prepared to concede?
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- 12:20How TV networks plan to cover 2020 election nightYou’re reading this
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