Politics / Commentary

Media’s Professional Responsibility in an Election: Media Must Resist Calling Race Too Early

A 2020 commentary urging news organisations to avoid calling election results prematurely.

Archive listing: 2020-10-17

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The article connects media responsibility with early voting, mail ballots and the possibility of legal challenges. It argues that forecast narratives should not obscure the need to count votes.

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