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“News is what somebody does not want you to print. All else is advertising.” - Lord Northcliffe

[Dan Senor @dansenor]

Read this letter by @nickbilton. Strong hire to helm @60Minutes. 💪

[jonathanwald @jonathanwald]

Thank you @netflix. One more and it’s EGOT.
Brian Williams signs on to Netflix to host a weekly podcast https://t.co/ZbE1FpPDw5

[jonathanwald @jonathanwald]

Legend, chef, friend.
RIP Tom Valenti, Who Made Lamb Shanks a Showstopper, Dies at 67 https://t.co/0UxMXBkbi2 via @NYTimes

[Manhattan Bird Alert @BirdCentralPark]

Astoria the Wild Turkey fans her beautiful tail in The Battery with the spire of One World Trade Center in the background. 🦃 🧡

[Steve Krakauer @SteveKrak]

15 years ago this week we launched @PiersMorgan Tonight on CNN. An incredible experience working with a fantastic team, led by Piers and @jonathanwald.

Launch Week will never be replicated by any other show:

- Oprah
- Howard Stern
- Condi Rice
- Ricky Gervais
- George Clooney

[jonathanwald @jonathanwald]

@Timodc zzzz

[jonathanwald @jonathanwald]

@ditzkoff @nytimes amen

[jonathanwald @jonathanwald]

Congratulations @GetHoff & @BWilliams! @newsemmys nom for epic cold open on “Election Night Live” on @PrimeVideo. 👏👏👏

[jonathanwald @jonathanwald]

You’re never really ⁦@davidfaber⁩’s boss, you merely look after him for the next svp ⁦@CNBC⁩. Great night celebrating a hell of a career thanks to the ⁦@NYFWA⁩

[jonathanwald @jonathanwald]

Happy Honda Days to all who celebrate https://t.co/5LsaVmNyiS

[jonathanwald @jonathanwald]

LOL NVM

[jonathanwald @jonathanwald]

My father wrote this 31 years ago about the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, and his father, and every year it makes a little more sense to me. https://t.co/j8fnz4zWAq via

[jonathanwald @jonathanwald]

In case you missed it, how Brian Williams began ⁦@PrimeVideo⁩’s first streaming election night. https://t.co/FFop38ABTJ

[Dan Bayens @danbayens]

Amazon coverage is amazing… Brian Williams, James Carville, Shepard Smith! And the American scene mural 😍

[Muhammad Lila @MuhammadLila]

If you're looking for a great election viewing experience, I recommend watching Brian Williams tonight live on Amazon. Here are three reasons why:

1. It's New (but Also Familiar)

It's exceedingly rare in the world of election coverage to have a new player in the game. With Fox, CNN, and others, you know what to expect. With Amazon investing in election coverage for the first time, it will be a completely new experience. That alone is worth tuning in for. It's also 100% free to watch on Amazon Prime.

2. It's Not Bound to Ratings or Advertisers

This is pretty unique. Most major networks generate tens, if not hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue during election cycles. Amazon is unbound by this. In theory, this allows them to have zero editorial spin one way or the other. It means they can serve the news straight up, without having to worry about alienating an existing viewer base - because they don't even know who their viewers are yet.

3. It's a Strong Team

Brian Williams has been covering US elections for decades. Poppy Harlow is an incredible anchor in her own right. I've filed for her shows and she has always been thoughtful, caring, and has a great knack for getting to the human element in every story. Beyond her, the team producing the special event is strong. @jonathanwald and @JohnFerracane are veteran newsroom leaders who know how to make compelling television. Election night coverage is among the hardest coverage to produce. There are literally dozens of moving parts that need to be balanced and the stakes are incredibly high. The team behind the broadcast has the track record to make it happen at a high level.

Overall, despite the planning that has already gone into it, the Amazon broadcast might feel very much like an experiment. And that's pretty cool. In a time where media can feel more partisan than ever, having a steady veteran hand bringing us a different kind of coverage - calm, steady, and empathic - is worth celebrating. In a different world, I'd have loved to report live for Brian from overseas during the show. But who knows, maybe Amazon will use the opportunity to invest in more news programming, which would be even more exciting.

[jonathanwald @jonathanwald]

It’s FREE. No cable, no account or password necessary, no speeches except the candidates, no brainer. Fearlessly down the middle. Starts at 5pm eastern. Stream history.

[jonathanwald @jonathanwald]

If you had a blank page to tell the story of election night 2024, live, what would you do? Find out tomorrow at 5pm Eastern @PrimeVideo. Election Night Live with Brian Williams. Free, no password or signup. Just got to https://t.co/IKjfGc0B4X and stream history.

[jonathanwald @jonathanwald]

You don’t need a password or an account to watch Election Night Live with Brian Williams on ⁦@PrimeVideo⁩ as he recently found out.

[jonathanwald @jonathanwald]

Behold the debut of @DylanByers new podcast The Grill Room with lots of talk of restaurants (the legendary Elio’s), politics, what’s left of tv news, and Election Night Live with Brian Williams @PrimeVideo. https://t.co/CZlCC8RJkR

[jonathanwald @jonathanwald]

Won’t be wearing a tux https://t.co/hCgsJneYbZ