Election Night 2024 Through the Lens: Press Capture Historic Event

By Freedom Forum

Nov. 6, 2024

The First Amendment defines five fundamental freedoms – religion, speech, press, assembly and petition – protected from government interference. On Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, as Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, the power of the press was on full display — from newsrooms to watch parties and everywhere in between.

Below, see election night unfold through the eyes of photojournalists who captured the historic event.

: Voters stand in line outside a polling place at Madison Church in Phoenix, Arizona. (AP Photo/Matt York)

: A member of the Metropolitan Police Department watches live election coverage outside of an event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at Howard University in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

: The Sphere in Las Vegas glows after sunset displaying a digital “I Voted” sticker. (AP Photo/John Locher)

: Employees sort ballots at Los Angeles County Election Center in City of Industry, California. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)

: People watch the presidential election results in New York City’s Rockefeller Center. (Photo by Cristina Matuozzi/SIPA USA) (Sipa via AP Images)

: Supporters cheer during a watch party for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

: A man reacts while watching election results update on a jumbo screen television in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

: Supporters of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump react to news that Trump won the state of Georgia during a watch party in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

: People react as they attend an Arizona Democrats watch party in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

: Supporters celebrate and take selfies during a watch party for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde in Madison, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

: Leah Charles, left, and Tianna Adams, North Carolina A&T students, gather with other students for an election night watch party in Greensboro, North Carolina. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

: Empty chairs are seen at a Kamala Harris watch party at Howard University in Washington, DC. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Sipa USA) (Sipa via AP Images)

: Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

: Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)