Posted on 07/25/2004 6:22:57 PM PDT by wagglebee
Harvard's Joan Shorenstein Center was the scene Sunday for anchormen to lament the lack of network coverage for this week's convention.
The parties "have to think about how to reconstruct the conventions," said NBC Brokaw.
"They've been drained of all their vitality."
ABC Jennings claimed that "under the current circumstances, there isn't great reason for us to show up," for more than an hour or two a night.
But PBS Lehrer rebuked the big three, according to Monday's BOSTON GLOBE.
"I think that starting tomorrow, we're going to have four of the eight most important days we can have as a nation," said Lehrer, criticizing CBS's Dan Rather, ABC's Peter Jennings, and NBC's Tom Brokaw for not getting more air time. "I'm sorry. You guys are a hell of a lot more important than your bosses are willing to admit."
Addressing the challenges of covering politics in a politically polarized environment, CBS Rather stated that "fear has increased in every newsroom in America," and added that reporting on explosive issues can bring a torrent of e-mails and phone calls. That can lead to a situation, he said, in which journalists conclude that "when you run this story, you're asking for trouble with a capital 'T'. . . Why run it?"
Their crying because they want more goebbelistic propaganda time for their kerry!!!!
What did they expect?
To pre-empt the soaps for their Kerry love-fest?
HAHA
I think the Press is scared to death about what's going to happen at the Dem Convention. The sound bytes, the words that can never be taken back...they are a party OUT OF CONTROL and the Press just doesn't know how to spin it anymore.
The preening sissy brigade. Screw 'em.
They're worried that this could turn into another Janet Jackson-Super Bowl disaster for them.
indeed
They know that showing less of Kerry is going to help Kerry.
Actually these guys are bitchin because the conventions are no longer "good TV". But if good TV made good government, Jennifer Anniston would be President.
I get bored easily on ABCCBSNBC networks I dont know about you if they start bashing Dubya and Republicans
I think I turn over to Law and order reruns
Rather you are so old that Martha Washington thought you were bad prom date
The Democrats are having a convention? You would think there would have been something about it on TV today.
And I'm hoping it does. Nothing could please more.
The newsreaders (Brokaw, Jennings, Rather) on the dying network broadcasts are overpaid and unnecessary. Their jobs ought to be eliminated.
If I can make them cry, then I've done my job.
Everything you need to know: no Fox news
Who knew?
You got that right, after whoopiefest they are running scared. Good, let them go balistic for the whole world to see.
Thank God! Every time I turn on FOX, I see skank TV. All Democrat, all the time.
If I wanted to see that, I'd turn on the Jerry Springer show. Besides, I have children. There's just some things young minds shouldn't be allowed to see.
No. What they are worried about is that the real nature of the demonRAT party will be seen by the public--you know, the queer-loving, pro-abortionist, tree-hugging, radical communist, anti-American block that makes up the core of the demonRAT base, and CBSNBCABCCNN cannot let that happen.
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