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Election night has been a big media event since electric lights first announced the winner in 1892

  • Written by Mike Conway, Associate Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
Election night has been a big media event since electric lights first announced the winner in 1892Journalists, like these Associated Press staffers, have always worked hard to report election results quickly – and accurately.AP Photo

As election night approaches, Americans will turn to their televisions, computers and smartphones to watch results come in for local, state and national races. Over the years, news coverage of winners and...

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