By Bridget Belden
EMS Press
Traverse City East MS
Just yesterday (November 7, 2020) Biden won over Pennsylvania and Nevada. With those two states he gained 26 electoral votes, this gave him 290 electoral votes (you only need 270 votes to win) while incumbent President Trump still only has 214 votes.
Incumbent President Trump’s response to Biden reaching 290 electoral votes is that the election is ‘far from over’, and his campaign is currently suing about voting procedures. While Biden has already had a victory speech talking about how he is ready to work to “rebuild the soul of America, to rebuild the backbone of this nation, the middle class and to make America respected around the world again” In his speech he also talks to the people who voted for incumbent President Trump saying, “For all those of you who voted for President Trump, I understand the disappointment tonight. I’ve lost a couple of times myself. But now, let’s give each other a chance,” He continued speaking to them saying, “It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric, lower the temperature, see each other again, listen to each other again. And to make progress we have to stop treating our opponents as enemies.”
An official announcement of who won the election hasn’t been released, but the numbers say Biden has won and news stations are making predictions for his victory. Although everything seems to be pointing towards Biden’s victory, you wonder what special trick incumbent President Trump has up his sleeve that’s keeping him so confident.
Trojan TV reporters, Zach & Soren broke the electoral college down for us and explained the part it plays in today’s election.
1st Place
Division MS, News Writing
NW-03. Online Follow-up News Coverage
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- Expands upon breaking news coverage when more facts are available or a whole proper story can be written
- Clarifies the news elements, i.e. timeliness, nearness, impact and prominence
- Clarifies through research the background necessary to understand current news
- Develops an understanding of the issues/problems through interviews with varied and balanced sources
- Avoids personal opinion unless properly attributed
- Sentences, paragraphs of varied length, written clearly, concisely and vividly
- Effective use of facts/quotes from both primary and secondary sources
- Proper diction/grammar; use of third person