Notre podcast préféré Twenty Twenty s'est transformé pour une nuit en Making of, pour nous raconter les coulisses de la nuit électorale historique au sein de la rédaction de l'AFP à Washington... Un podcast haletant d'Antoine Boyer sur une élection aux multiples rebondissements , en pleine pandémie de coronavirus.
Les journalistes de l'AFP aux Etats-Unis préparaient depuis des mois la couverture de ce scrutin, en allant à la rencontre des électeurs aux quatre coins du pays, en approfondissant sur les dossiers cruciaux, en organisant les équipes TV pour être en direct le jour J depuis une vingtaine de villes américaines et en suivant pas à pas le démocrate Joe Biden et le républicain Donald Trump.
Pendant que nos photographes aux Etats-Unis diffusaient, en une seule nuit, plus de 1.300 images, les fact-checkers étaient mobilisés pour démentir les fausses nouvelles avant qu'elles ne deviennent virales et nos datajournalistes veillaient pour actualiser en direct les résultats sur une carte interactive.
Supporters of US President Donald Trump gather to watch the last presidential debate outside the Great American Pizza and Subs restaurant in Golden Valley, Arizona on October 22, 2020. (Photo by ARIANA DREHSLER / AFP) (AFP / Ariana Drehsler)Trump supporters hold signs and flags during a protest in Miami, Florida on November 5, 2020. - Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden on Thursday edged toward the magic number of 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House, but several battleground states were still in play, as incumbent President Donald Trump cried foul over the ongoing vote count. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (AFP / Chandan Khanna)Young activists and Democratic party candidate supporters gather and dance on Black Lives Matter Plaza just outside of the White House (background) on November 4, 2020 in Washington DC. - Democrat Joe Biden took a huge step Wednesday to capturing the White House, with wins in Michigan and Wisconsin bringing him close to a majority, but President Donald Trump responded with a diatribe alleging mass fraud and demanding a halt to vote counting. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) (AFP / Eric Baradat)A woman poses for a photo during an election night watch party organized by a group called Villagers for Trump in The Villages, Florida, on November 3, 2020. (Photo by Ricardo ARDUENGO / AFP) (AFP / Ricardo Arduengo)US President Donald Trump pumps his fist after speaking during election night in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, early on November 4, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (AFP / Mandel Ngan)Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden removes his mask before speaking at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware on November 4, 2020. - President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are squaring off for what could be a legal battle for the White House, running neck-and-neck in the electoral vote count, and several battleground states still in play on November 4. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (AFP / Jim Watson)Kevin, last name withheld, waves a Democrat flag in opposition of a Republican-led protest on the Nevada vote by Donald Trump supporters outside Clark County Election Department on November 5, 2020, in North Las Vegas. - President Donald Trump erupted on November 5 in a tirade of unsubstantiated claims that he has been cheated out of winning the US election as vote counting across battleground states showed Democrat Joe Biden steadily closing in on victory. (Photo by Ronda Churchill / AFP) (AFP / Ronda Churchill)US President Donald Trump speaks in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC on November 5, 2020. - Democrat Joe Biden is leading President Donald Trump in the race for the 270 electoral votes that will put one of them over the top, with the Democrat's campaign asserting they believe he has enough votes to win in key battleground states that remain undecided, like Pennsylvania. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (AFP / Brendan Smialowski)
Mais au petit matin le 4 novembre, le suspense était toujours aussi intense et on ne savait toujours pas qui de Joe Biden ou Donald Trump serait le prochain président des Etats-Unis.
