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US newsrooms are bracing for a potentially volatile election night as Trump is expected to declare victory soon.
The information that US President Donald Trump plans to deliver a speech declaring victory on the night of November 3, although the large number of votes mailed in key battlefield states has yet to be counted, has caused a war. Commentary in American media.
Television channels will be pressured to decide whether to report Trump’s speech, as such an event is considered “current news,” but it could also be false. , the potential risk of inciting violence across the country and undermining the democratic process.
This conflict of responsibility will put pressure on Trump’s relationship with the US media, which has been “bad rice, not sweet soup” for the past four years.
President of the United States on the campaign trail at Fayetteville Regional Airport, Fayetteville City, North Carolinc on November 2. Image: AFP
If Trump were to seek to declare such a “victory” in such a dramatic way, when the recount data was not fully disclosed, it would add fuel to the flames of skepticism Trump had ignited about legitimacy. of the election, with repeated claims that voting by mail is a form of large-scale fraud.
Trump is likely to declare himself the winner after witnessing a “virtual red wave,” signs in his favor, as direct votes are faster than mail-in ballots. By proclaiming an early victory, you could create the impression that “the election was stolen” if the post-email vote count data turned off the “virtual red wave.”
CNN correspondent Jake Tapper pointed out that any claim of an anticipated victory is electoral nonsense, like a team coach claiming to have won after just one game.
“This is not how elections work and the results of the vote count do not depend on your statements,” Tapper said.
But it still baffled the American media over the question of what to report on a president declaring a “victory,” which could attract a lot of viewers, but potentially cause serious social destabilization. important.
Vivian Schiller, former president and CEO of National Radio and digital director of NBC News, said news agencies had no reason not to anticipate the consequences of such an event.
Headlines like “Trump declared victory,” especially on social media, can “shape public opinion and become a weapon against the truth and faith in the democratic process,” Schiller said.
Schiller, who serves as CEO of Aspen Digital, who has written to news forums about how to cover this year’s election, suggested that US television stations be aggressive against any “mockery.” game “any of Trump.
One of the techniques is to display an information column, intended to remind the audience that the votes are still being counted and the winner has not yet been announced.
“If Trump continues to give false information for more than a minute or two, immediately cut off the live report and let the reporters explain that the election results were not initiated by the candidate. Explain why a statement is being made. Dad he got such an early victory that was both incorrect and dangerous, “he said.
Election nights can also pose a major challenge for the media giants, who have struggled for months to combat fake news throughout the electoral process. Facebook said it would block political ads on its platform after the elections were over, to protect the integrity of the vote.
And Twitter said last month that it would not allow Trump or Biden to declare victory on this social network until the final result is declared by election officials, or at least two prestigious national news agencies. .
Hong Hanh (According to the guardian)
