15,000 members of the media??? Where were the delegates? Oh, right. They were locked out by The Fire Marshall.
Most of the media are not in the convention hall. They are in portable buildings or perhaps another large permanent building. They write their pieces as if they were in the convention hall In 2000 I saw this myself. Most media is just reporting what C-span or the networks... The few permitted inside... Choose to air. It is almost a hoax.