BuzzFeed's First Election Night

Tuesday was a big night for Obama, as well as digital journalism

Just after 7 p.m., BuzzFeed's 12th floor newsroom is jammed with nearly 100 employees. Editor in chief Ben Smith, taking a brief break from his dual screens, surveys the crowd, which is currently gathered around an assortment of free pizza and beer.

It's a diverse collection of the site's design, tech, editorial and sales teams, who have chosen to stick around and watch the 2012 election night results. Sidling up to Smith, who is tucked away in a corner of the newsroom with the nine or so dedicated election night staffers, he's asked how he's feeling as the returns start to roll in.

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