Wednesday, September 01, 2004
Convention coverage
(I wrote this originally in the comments section at World Magazine Blog, where there was a thread about the seemingly disparate treatments of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.)
The major networks' coverage of the DNC went something like this:
Mon.: 10-11pm
Tues: No coverage
Wed: 10-11pm
Thurs: 10-11pm
Major network coverage of the RNC so far:
Mon: No coverage
Tues: 10-11pm
It's too early to be casting stones.
Something to think about, though:
The major networks' coverage of the DNC showed the DNC's best speakers -- Clinton, etc. I was impressed by every speech from the DNC... except Kerry's. At the same time, the DNC's extremists, like Ted Kennedy, were shuffled to Tuesday night, when there was no coverage.
On Monday night at the RNC, there were two powerful speeches from McCain and Giuliani, who reminded everyone of Bush's main strength: his leadership in the GWOT. McCain also made a simple but eloquent defense of the Iraq war which, in my opinion, should have been heard by far more people than actually did hear it. And everyone was raving about Giuliani's speech...
... but it was the night of no coverage from the majors.
Night two, the first night of major coverage: two lackluster speeches (I didn't find Arnold's that good, and Laura loves her husband... big surprise there) (well, considering who was in the Oval Office before, it is a welcome change) and two teen-aged girls who make Paris Hilton look articulate, cogent, and serious...
Of course, there's no conspiracy. But it makes me go "hmmm."
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The major networks' coverage of the DNC went something like this:
Mon.: 10-11pm
Tues: No coverage
Wed: 10-11pm
Thurs: 10-11pm
Major network coverage of the RNC so far:
Mon: No coverage
Tues: 10-11pm
It's too early to be casting stones.
Something to think about, though:
The major networks' coverage of the DNC showed the DNC's best speakers -- Clinton, etc. I was impressed by every speech from the DNC... except Kerry's. At the same time, the DNC's extremists, like Ted Kennedy, were shuffled to Tuesday night, when there was no coverage.
On Monday night at the RNC, there were two powerful speeches from McCain and Giuliani, who reminded everyone of Bush's main strength: his leadership in the GWOT. McCain also made a simple but eloquent defense of the Iraq war which, in my opinion, should have been heard by far more people than actually did hear it. And everyone was raving about Giuliani's speech...
... but it was the night of no coverage from the majors.
Night two, the first night of major coverage: two lackluster speeches (I didn't find Arnold's that good, and Laura loves her husband... big surprise there) (well, considering who was in the Oval Office before, it is a welcome change) and two teen-aged girls who make Paris Hilton look articulate, cogent, and serious...
Of course, there's no conspiracy. But it makes me go "hmmm."
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