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Ever wanted to see how a news operation gathers voting information and keeps you up to date on the latest numbers, winners and developing stories on a night like this one?
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ takes you behind the curtain of our news production during Election Day for a glimpse of what it takes to keep listeners and readers informed and in-the-know in real time!
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s behind-the-scenes election night coverage was hosted ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Feature Reporter Matt Kaufax, whom you might know from his segment “Matt About Town.”
Matt will walk you through the various parts of the ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ newsroom and show you how everything combines into one well-oiled machine (with the occasional controlled chaos) to help democracy flourish.
You’ll meet some of the best reporters, producers, web editors and staffers at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ and see the news organization’s state-of-the-art equipment, data gathering tools and processes that anchors and reporters use to help call races live on the air.
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