View: What not to watch on Election Day
Semafor · Ben Smith ·
Hint: The news.
Ben’s view
National election days in the United States of America are biennial festivals of noise over signal.
This is the day of maximal public attention to television and online news, on par with wars and natural disasters and the World Cup finals. Hundreds of millions of people are watching TV and YouTube closely, chattering and analyzing on social media. Media companies — like ours — will be there to keep you company, of course, in our case with superb analysis and a thoughtful afternoon livestream.