AP: Networks ignoring major DNC speakers

[Darth_Ole]

OK, tonight I became officially pissed about MSM's coverage of the convention. PBS and C-Span are the only ones doing service to the event...

All I see otherwise is James Carville bitching about the first night not being negative enough, correspondents getting huffy with each other, and man-on-the-street interviews with complete morons.

How can Carville complain about speeches he's talking over?

Oh, and they can all shove those obnoxious headsets up their asses...


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080826/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_tv_s_filter

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By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer
Tue Aug 26, 3:58 PM ET

NEW YORK - National political conventions have become, in NBC's Brian Williams' words, "four-day infomercials." But it's not always clear the message is getting through.

The tension between convention planners and television news organizations that don't want to be seen as doing the politicians' bidding was obvious at the start of the Democratic meeting that will nominate Sen. Barack Obama for president.

When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was addressing the convention Monday, drawing a contrast between Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly was in a booth far above the delegates interviewing a pollster. O'Reilly waved in the direction of Pelosi on stage with a dismissive hand...

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. CSPAN

:)

[Captain Hilts]

6. Great photograph in your signature!

[medeak]

2. can't believe Sebelius speech was ignored

just now... thank gawd I switched over!

[msongs]

3. convention = informerical not news. we like it but most people dont care much nt

[Honeycombe8]

4. Well, that's what you'd expect of O'Reilly/Fox. The others are showing the key speakers...

the nationally known ones. The ones their viewers might want to see. I can understand that. You have to turn to CSPAN to see the regular folks and lesser known people.

I did, and then I saw why the other stations weren't showing them. They're pretty boring, what with not being accomplished speakers and all. I switched back, preferring to hear something interesting.

[KaryninMiami]

5. Most people I know are not watching and did not watch last night- not all- but most.

I asked everyone in my office today- I was the only person who watched from the moment I got home, until midnight and only a few of my friends were watching- very few. People are just not that interested, unfortunately.