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Today in Focus

US election extra: TikTok, podcasts and the polls

Today in Focus

The Guardian

News, Daily News

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

How are Americans consuming their news about the 2024 election? Adam Gabbatt reports from New York City. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcript

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0:00.0

The flood defenses failed around 4.30 in the morning.

0:06.0

But actually seeing the homes destroyed, it's quite sad.

0:12.0

When floods, storms and extreme weather strike the UK,

0:16.0

the British Red Cross is here to help.

0:19.0

There's always somebody there that's going to help you.

0:22.0

That's one of the reasons I'm part of the Red Cross.

0:24.0

Search British Red Cross to find out more.

0:30.0

This is the Guardian. From the Guardians today in Focus, this is US Election Extra with me Lucy Hoff.

0:45.0

Today, it's being called the podcast election.

0:48.0

Madam Vice President, Alex, welcome to call her daddy.

0:52.0

These are great questions.

0:53.0

I don't get these questions from the fake news.

0:55.0

Or is it the Tik-Toc connection?

0:57.0

They're eating the cats.

0:59.0

They're eating the pets of the people that live there.

1:04.3

Or is mainstream media still hanging in there?

1:07.0

How close is this race?

1:08.8

Okay. Holy cow.

1:10.9

Whatever it is, there are only 11 days left, and wherever you look in the states, there is only

1:15.2

one story dominating the airwaves and the feeds.

1:18.1

All right, let's get to our top story.

1:20.0

Just 11 days to go into election day.

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