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The Buzz: How the world covers U.S. elections

We talk to journalists from around the globe about the U.S. headlines in their countries.

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The Buzz for November 8, 2024

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This week's elections in the U.S. captivated the attention of much of the country, and people around the world were watching. But what were they seeing?

To find out, The Buzz spoke with journalists from the BBC, Global Winnipeg in Canada, NewsWire in Australia, Nuevo Dia in Mexico, and NDR in Germany.

The run-up to and election results were top stories for all the news organizations we spoke to. In some countries, the journalists said it rivaled the coverage their own elections get on the front page.

There were also concerns about immigration, abortion, tariffs, and defense that were unique to those watching from afar.

Waiting for the final results to be tallied from the election and concerns about the future were not only heard in other countries, here at home people have similar concerns.

Dr. Ashley Huggins, an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona Department of Psychology, specializes in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and fear response.

She told us uncertainty provokes anxiety and people have a natural tendency to catastrophize and worry about the what-ifs, especially if the election didn't turn out as they hoped.

"Recognizing that we still don't have information and catastrophizing about it isn't necessarily going to be helpful except for maybe making you feel worse or more anxious," Huggins said.

She said regardless of what is causing anxiety people need to find space to take care of themselves, be that setting boundaries, putting down the phone, or taking time to do things they enjoy.

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