Article in Poynter by Tom Jones, 11/4/126
Headline: “Opinion | As Democrats swept the midterms, news anchors struggled to find the words”
Subhead: “‘Wow’ was the word of the night as a historic blue wave stunned election-night broadcasters”
“. . .On Tuesday night, the word “wow” might have been uttered on TV more than any other interjection ever. Anchors, analysts, election experts — you name it — all ran out of words to express their surprise at a variety of races. NBC’s Steve Kornacki might have been the league leader in ‘wows.’ Or it might have been CNN’s Jake Tapper. Or maybe it was MS NOW’s Rachel Maddow. . .”
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