What will we remember from the moments leading up to the election of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President elect Kamala Harris? Will it be the raw, emotional reactions of voters in the streets, the commentators offering very personal perspectives… or will it be Steve Kornacki’s khakis?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3lpFE19T78
Michael M. Grynbaum, John Koblin & Tiffany Hsu, New York Times: “News media waits… and waits… and waits to make historic call”
Paul Farhi & Elahe Izadi, Washington Post: “Biden’s victory seemed clear for more than a day. So why did the media hold off on calling it?”
Reacting in real time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2ScxGsB-ks
John Koblin, Michael M. Grynbaum and Tiffany Hsu, New York Times: “Tension, then some tears, as TV news narrates a moment for history”
Tiffany Hsu & Katie Robertson, New York Times: “’It’s a big deal’: TV coverage notes magnitude of Kamala Harris victory”
Murdoch’s media empire
Tom McCarthy, The Guardian: “Rupert Murdoch-owned US outlets turn on Trump, urging him to act with ‘grace’”
Peter Maass, The Intercept: “As Trump is defeated, the Murdochs try to dodge backlash for Fox News”
Alex Shephard, The New Republic: “Trump’s divorce from Fox News is getting ugly”
Katie Robertson, New York Times: “New York Post shifts tone on Trump as a top editor plans his own exit”
Oliver Darcy & Brian Stelter, CNN: “Fox News tells anchors not to call Biden ‘President-elect,’ then seems to change its tune”
Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: “The presidential endgame”
New York Post Editorial Board: “President Trump, your legacy is secure – stop the ‘stolen election’ rhetoric”
The guys at the big board
Giulia Heyward and Saba Hamedy, CNN: “TikTok is swooning over a new kind of celebrity: election analysts”
Erik Wemple, Washington Post: “’It’s a lot of fun’: CNN’s John King had a blast on election night”
Tyler Aquilina, Entertainment Weekly: “How MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki became a viral sensation in the wake of Election Night”
Terry Nguyen, Vox: “America fell in love with Steve Kornacki this week”
Leslie Cheslaw, New York Magazine: “Where does Steve Kornacki get his election-night khakis?”
Parson and the press
Kathy Kiely, Columbia Daily Tribune: “Kathy Kiely: Give Missouri Independent a chance to live up to its name”
Alex Trebek (1940-2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4exVV_Msgs
Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times: “Alex Trebek, ‘Jeopardy!’ host and trivia master, dies at 80”
Katherine Q. Seelye, New York Times: “Alex Trebek, longtime host of ‘Jeopardy!.’ dies at 80”
Ellise Shafer, Variety: “ABC News to honor Alex Trebek with ‘20/20’ special”
Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic: “Can there ever be another Alex Trebek?”
