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POLLS WILL CLOSE overnight on Wednesday, Irish time, and the journalists on both sides of the Atlantic will be crunching the numbers to determine who will be the next president of the United States.
It’s a big night for the future of the United States, but also a big night for the media, with many viewers tuning in from the off to see the twists and turns as the results roll in.
Here’s how some prominent broadcasters will cover the US presidential election.
Four years ago, viewers here were also mesmerised by the “magic wall” of Irish-American journalist John King.
CNN has released its plan for the election, and while King and his magic wall will feature, the name of Kerry-native Donie O’Sullivan’s is not mentioned among its slate of journalists.
The network began its election coverage in earnest on Sunday and ramped it up a notch today.
On election day, the journalists across the country will provide on-the-ground reporting from swing states, polling centres and campaign headquarters.
John King returns to the magic wall to dissect the election results and journalists will crunch the numbers coming from exit polls and voter turnout data.
“If Biden could rebuild the blue wall Donald Trump would pay for it”-John King in his bag right now. pic.twitter.com/eUUpuzM3iU
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) November 4, 2020
CNN also announced it is bringing the magic wall data to its news app.
Fox News also began its in-depth coverage on Sunday from its network headquarters in New York City.
While CNN has John King’s “magic wall”, Fox News has Bill Hemmer’s “Bill-board” that will deliver election data county-by-county and state-by-state.
Fox News says it has enhanced the “Bill-board” with new immersive graphics and augmented reality technology and “dynamic 3D interaction”.
Fox News will also report from each campaign’s headquarters, while correspondent Peter Doocy will report live from the White House.
MSNBC kicked off its coverage with a Rachel Maddow special on Sunday.
Meanwhile, their National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki will be at the “Big Board” to break down the latest state-by-state results.
MSNBC will dispatch over 100 news correspondents across the country and have several more apiece at each campaign headquarters.
How will Irish media outlets cover the US election?
The Journal will also be bringing you live coverage through the night.
So whether you’re staying up all night or just planning on setting the alarm to catch up with everything first thing on Wednesday, we’ll have you covered.
Polls in the seven key swing states will close between midnight and 3am Irish time on 6 November.
Our team will bring you the latest developments on Tuesday as voters go to the polls, and bring you the latest results overnight and into Wednesday.
Tomorrow night, Miriam O’Callaghan will co-present a special Prime Time programme live in Washington.
RTÉ One will then broadcast a US Presidential Election Special programme from 11.20pm, which will continue late into the night.
This will be presented by O’Callaghan in Washington and David McCullagh in Dublin, and both will be joined by a range of guests and there will also be updates from CBS News.
Live television coverage will continue with the simulcast of CBS News: US Presidential Election coverage from 3.30am – 7.00am on RTÉ One and RTE Player.
On RTÉ Radio 1 there will be an extended Late Debate tomorrow night from 10pm until 1am with presenter Colm Ó Mongáin and on Wednesday morning, a special Morning Ireland beginning at the earlier time of 6am with presenters Audrey Carville in Washington and Cian McCormack in Dublin.
RTÉ’s Six One News will also be presented live from Washington DC by presenter Sharon Tobin tomorrow and on Wednesday.
Radio station Newstalk will also report live from the United States, with Kieran Cuddihy hosting The Hard Shoulder in New York from Monday until Wednesday.
Newstalk’s Josh Crosbie will also be reporting from Florida, while Barry Whyte will be reporting from California, Kamala Harris’ home state.
The station will also host America Decides at 10 pm and continuing late into the night.
This show will be presented by Newstalk’s political correspondent Seán Defoe and The Journal’s political editor Christina Finn will be a guest on the panel.
And what about UK broadcasters?
The BBC’s coverage will be broadcast from Washington DC and former RTÉ journalist Caitríona Perry will anchor the coverage.
Perry will be joined in anchoring duties by Sumi Somaskanda.
It will also have its own election graphics touchscreen and will have journalists based at the respective campaign headquarters.
The Washington DC studio will be joined by a lineup of expert guests, including US governors, members of Congress, and campaign officials.
The BBC Verify US team will be based in the bureau and will be fact checking and adding context to claims that emerge through the night.
The results programme will start on Tuesday at 10.40pm Irish time on BBC One, the News Channel and iPlayer and run through to 10am Irish time on Wednesday.
Channel 4’s presenters include The News Agents’ Emily Maitlis and Krishnan Guru-Murthy, while Jeremy Vine will make his Channel 4 election debut to provide infographics and analysis from London data hub.
Stormy Daniels, the adult film actor who allegedly had an affair with Donald Trump and was at the centre of his May criminal trial that led to the former president’s conviction on 34 felonies, will be a studio guest.
As will former British prime minister Boris Johnson and former Trump press secretary Sean Spicer, as well as Succession star Brian Cox.
Channel 4 has also entered a partnership with CNN, allowing it to simulcast updates from CNN’s John King and his Magic Wall.
Its coverage will begin at 10.15pm Irish time and conclude at 6.15am on Wednesday morning.
While Channel 4 has paired with CNN, Sky News has a partnership with US network NBC.
Sky News said this partnership will ensure it has the “fastest and most accurate race projections”.
Meanwhile, Lewis Goodall of The News Agents will use “advanced data screens” to deliver the latest numbers and analysis.
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Nothing but lefty bias and propaganda from the MSM, thankfully educated independent minded people no longer swallow their guff
@Lefty Tears: Yea you sound convinced, you whingey little virgin haha
@Lefty Tears:
How many accounts do you have? You must get bored at some stage. Is there nothing else gioing on in your life. You should join tinder or something.
@Freda Peeple: Good goyim
@Paul O Connor: He has about 7 or 8, it’s amazing how much effort they put into all the emails, logging in and incessant unfunny nonsense they post etc. imagine they put all that effort into losing their virginity? and forming relationships outside the palm of their hand.
@Freda Peeple: that’s about the 8th time you have called someone a virgin today. Something to tell us Fred?
@Freda Peeple: Trump gonna win bigly, the lefty meltdown on here will be glorious to watch lol
@Lefty Tears: Trump has your Incel vote anyway.
@FoxyBoiiYT: You dream of being a minority in your own country
@Cole Palmer: Stopped getting annoyed about someone mentioning ” a virgin 8 times ” that’s someone a virgin would do..
@Lefty Tears: Boo-hoo, any media I don’t agree with must be left. And any media I don’t agree with is MSM.
I cannot remember reading much positive article about Trump in the media across Europe.
So, they’re all lefties or propaganda mouth pieces?
You sound like someone who believes “X” and Telegram are the real news.
@Wolfgang Bonow: nobody believes MSM anymore, it’s a dead media now
@Wolfgang Bonow: Sky news, CNN, MSNBC, The BBC, The Times, NY Times, Atlantic etc. are all ran by the same group of people. A very small nepotistic group that make a tiny fraction of the world population. That coincidentally also are grossly over represented in Wall Street, Hollywood, NGO ownership, Top 1%, US politics, US presidential donors etc. I.e hand in literally everything. I mean if you look at Joe Bidens White House staff, 564 members, over 40% are from a this same group that make up just 1.5% of the US population.
@Lefty Tears: ye seem to like to comment on an MSM site tho.Should we believe your comment?
@Freda Peeple: virgin
@Cole Palmer: You made up a whole load of bullshyte and just ran with it bahahahaha Go to bed ye melt.
@Lefty Tears: yet here you are.
@Lefty Tears: exactly, well said!
@Paul O Connor: tinder? I’d say he’s more of a pornhub guy. Pam and her 4 sisters.
@Lefty Tears: Maybe something more simple like ‘The leader is good, the leader is great’ or ‘Na na na na leader’ would suit Lefty Tears. The Irony on how much of American legislation is built on left-wing policies.
@Lefty Tears: any channel shows unedited clip of trump talking and making a complete tit of himself: LEFT WING BIAS!!!
I thought rté were cutting back on wasting money.
I’ve finally decided… im up for Trump purely because he’s much more entertaining to watch..
@Stiles: That’s trump lad is some clown but it would be funny seeing him for another 4 years. It will make no difference to Ireland because we were better off in his term of 2016-2020 than Biden – Harris term of 2020-2024.
@Cole Palmer: Amazing that considering the Pandemic and Ukraine war , Trump inherited a strong Biden economy, but still managed to rack up the biggest national debt in history over the next 4 years of his presidency. Look it up
@Freda Peeple: What do you mean Trump inherited a strong Biden economy? Biden was not president from 2012-2016. It was Obama. Maybe brush up on your facts before commenting.
@Cole Palmer: Sorry meant Obama economy. And hush up? Ok I’ll hush yank
@Stiles: So you don’t care about jot about the world or the environment. How horribly selfish
@Freda Peeple: You’re an obedient little goyim aren’t you.
@Cole Palmer: Go home yank
@FoxyBoiiYT: don’t forget the children.. won’t somebody please think of the children…
@Freda Peeple: caught lying again
Channel 4 and Stormy Daniels- classic!
@Kevin Kerr: prefer the ones where she rings some tradesmen to unplug her blockages meself..
@Michale Kane: Sure maybe they’ll do an item on her career where you can indulge your fantasies
@Kevin Kerr: already is on onlyfans lol..
@Kevin Kerr: what a tramp. Imagine what her kids think of her.
I know it’s important but I can’t wait till it’s over it’s everywhere I turn in Ireland
@MN: It’s scary how the Irish media believes it can be one sided in current affairs. Loosing their integrity and credibility does not strike them as a serious matter.
I believe Trump will win.
Trumpy gonna get ya.
Only trump can stop III world war
@michal heba: Hahaha he can’t even control his bowels, I wouldn’t trust him with a fart never mind the nuclear codes
You actually believe RTE and The Journal are major media players. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
@John Hally: If they are based in Dublin then they automatically believe that they are major not just in Ireland but on the world stage, not surprisingly though no one believes it but only themselves.
I love watching Republicans crying and wondering what happened when they lose elections. Now they’ve added outright denial to their list of reactions, the entertainment is superb. That’s why I always watch them on Fox.
@Louis Jacob: I’m not one for gloating usually but I will sit in front of fox myself to watch the melt down in real time, I didn’t savour it enough when Biden beat him the previous election.
@Freda Peeple: Hannity. Bless him.
@Freda Peeple: You have just won the internet for today! Brilliant! Absolute cinema!
@Freda Peeple:
Watched a short clip of him tonight.
He was literally feral.Growling and snarling.
The Republican party are in real trouble if that is the best they could choose as their candidate.
@Mary.E.: That’s true enough about Michael Martin, but what about Trump ?
@Mary.E.: Isn’t the whole point that he isn’t their candidate? It works like this.The parties go to their donors and ask what they want . They usually say “ let us eat away and keep our money “ Inve your candidate fits that bill, they can do whatever they want with the rest. It’s one of the reasons abortion was never codified. How else can the dems distinguish themselves from the reps?
Can’t wait until it’s all over. Couldn’t care less about American politics. Gas thing is most people on here are more worried about an election thousands miles away doesn’t effect their day to day live than they are about our own up coming election which does effect them
@Ger Whelan: Yea but what happens in America will affect the world, they at least have genuine opposition. We don’t have anything, even outside a 3 party coalition we don’t have any credible opposition. We are voting for the craic really
@Ger Whelan: You think the outcome of the US elections doesn’t affect us here in Ireland?? You cannot be that ignorant? Ps. Being interested in US elections doesn’t mean people here at home don’t care about our own elections. We’re capable of doing many things all at once.
The Republican Party of now is not conservative. They are just the democrats of 15 years ago. The whole block is slowly shifting left inevitably. In 15 years, the republicans will be what the democrats are right now, and so on towards inevitable collapse. The democrats of 20 years ago would be considered right wing by todays standards. They were very tight on border control, they had taxes lower than the ultra capitalist republicans want now. Obama, Biden and Clinton all opposed gay marriage in 2008 when Obama got elected. Nowadays they would be cancelled.
@Cole Palmer: Fascinating
Its ok everyone… ‘lefty tears’ has assured me trump will win “bigly”… so we don’t have to bother with any media to find out the progress of it all. Lefty tears also says, the media is pushing too much Lefty rhetoric and that it’s really a masquerade of their fear of losing to the juggernaut of pi$$. So glad, lefty tears is here to steer us all clear. Lefty tears works so hard to inform us all. Thank you Lefty tears… dont go changing. thank all.of your John Doe mates too… BIGLY!! coming atcha!
I don’t know, but I’ll probably be taking a break from all the news and avoiding all the Donal Dump sex offender fanboys until it’s all calmed down.
@Daniel Skelton: Don’t worry they won’t be going away, they are all now supporting FG too in the comments … it is odd .. ;)
Why ireland and UK ?
Not UK and Rwanda
The thing about America demanding the American companies pay their taxes in America was not just a Trump thing, Biden also demanded it, the same with the econonic war on China. Such things the Republicans and the Democrats are on the exact same page about and it ain’t good for Ireland, either way
There could be an article here about the NBA playoffs, and around here the comments would still develop into Trump/Harris supporters throwing childish insults at each other.
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