The tension mounted for days — and then broke, all at once. CNN went first, calling the presidential election at 11:24 a.m. Eastern. It was followed in quick succession by […]
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Back to news homeFox News Helped Fuel Trump’s Rise. Now It’s Reporting on a Possible Fall.
President Trump and Fox News have a complicated relationship. Election Day did not help. The cable news channel that kick-started Donald J. Trump’s political career was suddenly in the position […]
Wary TV Networks Refrained From Early Calls of Battleground States
Call it the Great Wait. As the polls closed in key states on Tuesday, TV networks held off on projecting winners throughout much of their election night coverage, promising a […]
Fox News Made a Big Election Call in Arizona, Angering Trump and Buoying Biden
It was just after 12:30 a.m. on election night, and Fox News was under fire. “Arnon, we’re getting a lot of incoming here, and we need you to answer some […]
It’s the End of an Era for the Media, No Matter Who Wins the Election
There’s a media phenomenon the old-time blogger Mickey Kaus calls “overism”: articles in the week before the election whose premise is that even before the votes are counted, we know […]
Networks Pledge Caution for an Election Night Like No Other
Batches of ballots that will be counted at different times, depending on the swing state. Twitter gadflies and foreign agents intent on sowing confusion. A president who has telegraphed for […]