Media coverage reaches new level on Election Night 2012
By
Shane Chernoff on November 7th, 2012 | Last updated: December 5, 2012 at 4:38 pm
The media frenzy during Election Night could be seen and heard throughout the country thanks to social media sites and around-the-clock election coverage on TV. The result: praise for television networks and 20 million tweets about Election Day 2012, making it the most-tweeted event in U.S. political history.
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