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ABC NewsOne COVERAGE OF THE 2018 MIDTERM ELECTIONS

** TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 **

 

NOTE: THIS IS UPDATED WITH A NEW ADD: A TOM LLAMAS DEBRIEF SHOWING THE ABC NEWS ELECTION NIGHT SET

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NewsOne will be providing complete coverage of the Midterm Elections.  Details of our coverage plans:

 

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LIVE SHOT SCHEDULE:

 

NewsOne will be offering live shots from Capitol Hill in Washington.  Live shots will be available at the following times:

 

  • Monday, November 5 (CUSTOM LIVE SHOTS ONLY):  

    • 4:30 am ET through 9:30 am ET / Correspondent: Stephanie Ramos

    • 12:00 noon ET through 9:30 pm ET / Correspondent: Janai Norman

    • 11:00 pm ET to 2:30 am ET / Correspondent: Emily Rau

 

NOTE: Custom live shots bookings for Monday, November 5 will open at 12:00 noon ET on Friday, November 2.

 

  • Tuesday, November 6 (GROUP AND CUSTOM LIVE SHOTS):

    • 4:30 am ET through 9:30 am ET / Correspondent: Stephanie Ramos

    • 12:00 noon ET through 9:30 pm ET / Correspondent: Janai Norman

    • 11:00 pm ET to 2:30 am ET / Correspondent: Emily Rau

 

NOTE: Custom live shots bookings for Tuesday, November 6 will open at 12:00 noon ET on Monday, November 5.

 

  • Wednesday, November 7 (GROUP AND CUSTOM LIVE SHOTS):

    • 4:30 am ET through 9:30 am ET / Correspondent: Stephanie Ramos

    • 12:00 noon ET through 9:30 pm ET / Correspondent: Janai Norman

 

NOTE: Custom live shots bookings for Wednesday, November 7 will open at 12:00 noon ET on Tuesday, November 6.

 

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PACKAGES/OTHER TAPED ELEMENTS AVAILABLE:

 

  • News of Day Packages: NewsOne will have updated packages all day Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on the Midterm elections.  Packages will be updated for all time zones as needed.

 

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  • Issue Packages: We will offer two additional packages on issues for your use on Election Day:

    • “Women and the Midterms” Correspondent Maggie Rulli looks at the record number of women running for Congress this year and the role that women voters will play in determining this year’s election results.

    • “Health Care” Correspondent Natalie Brunell looks at health care as one of the most critical issues in this year’s election.

 

NOTE: These packages will be available for early morning shows on Tuesday, November 5.

 

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  • Election Day “Whiparound”: We will offer a “whiparound” item featuring ABC News correspondents in various key states doing a short preview of their state’s race.  The “whiparound” will have these short previews edited together as one item.  Total time of the “whiparound” will be approx. 2:00.

 

NOTE: This “whiparound” will be available for afternoon newscasts.

 

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  • Election Day/Night Cuts: We will be providing cuts of major speeches and other Election Day/Night events in NewsOneNET

 

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** NEW **

 

  • ABC News Election Night Set Preview Debrief: ABC News Chief National affairs Correspondent and anchor of “World News Tonight” weekend editions, offers a walk-through of the ABC News Election Night set.  Tom references the various areas of the set, including the large circular area on the floor which will show AR graphics and animation of election results, and the big board where we will show updates on various key House, Senate, and Governors’ races on Tuesday.  The debrief runs 1:44.  Tom begins by introducing himself by name, and he does not do a sign-off with his name.  The debrief will be fed on early Tuesday morning, November 6, and is available for you to air anytime on Tuesday before our coverage begins.

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LIVE FEEDS:

 

NewsOne will be providing various live feeds related to the election on our Live Channels on Election Night (approx. 7:00 pm ET through 2:00 am ET).  Here is the how we will divide up our Live Channels on Election Night:

 

  • Live Channel 1: GROUP live shots (same as Live Channel 3)/other live feeds

  • Live Channel 2: Various live feeds

  • Live Channel 3: GROUP and custom live shots

  • Live Channel 4: Main channel for live feeds

 

NOTE: Please note that there will be many live feeds on Election Night, so we may make live feed switches quickly.  PLEASE MONITOR YOUR NewsOne VOICE ALERT AND THE NewsOne TWITTER FEED @abcnewsone THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT’S ON OUR LIVE CHANNELS.

 

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TWO-WAYS AVAILABLE:

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We have the following two-ways opportunities available around Election Day:

 

  • Monday, November 5 (12:30 pm ET to 1:30 pm ET): ABC News Political ABC News Deputy Political Director MaryAlice Parks

  • Tuesday, November 6 (12:30 pm ET to 1:30 pm ET): ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Cecilia Vega

  • Wednesday, November 7 (12:30 pm ET to 1:30 pm ET): ABC News Political Director Rick Klein

 

To book a two-way window, please go to our booking page at: https://abcnewsone-live.youcanbook.me.  First come, first served.

 

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COMMUNICATING ABOUT ABC NEWS RACE PROJECTIONS ON ELECTION NIGHT:

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As ABC News projects results of winners on Election Night, we will be sending these projections down via the NewsOne Twitter feed at @abcnewsone.

 

The NewsOne Twitter feed is protected, so if you want to follow us on Twitter and you’re not already following us, you will need to send us a request through Twitter.

 

NOTE: If it’s not clear that you work for an ABC station in your Twitter name or profile, please send an e-mail to joan.p.maltese@abc.com along with your follow request so we know to approve you.

 

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EDITORIAL INFORMATION:

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We will be sending various editorial information and reporting from ABC News about Election Night via our e-mail distribution service where we send all NewsOne advisories.

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ADDITIONAL ELECTION NIGHT INFORMATION AND ASSETS:

 

Click on this link for more information and assets available from ABC News on Election Night, including:

 

  • Widgets available for your website

  • Affiliate results on-screen ticker information

  • ABC News Election Graphics and Animations

  • Election Night broadcast coverage embed code

  • Election Night broadcast program Booking Wire

  • ABC News Election Coverage press release

 

https://www.abcnewsone-info.com/abc-news-election-night-all-in-one

 

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For any questions, please call NewsOne at 212-456-4110.

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