The Revolution Will Not be Televised
The major television networks have some sobering news for political junkies: live coverage of the upcoming 2004 Republican and Democratic Conventions will be greatly reduced as compared to previous years. Dan Ritchie, an associate Senate historian, comments that this reduction reflects the prevailing, bottom-line attitudes at the nation's largest media outlets: “The major networks … make more money when they have comedies and ‘Law and Order’ on than when they have politics on. That’s the sad part of it.” As for the networks, they contend that the streamlined schedule is a logical response to viewers' disinterest in the all-hype, no-substance nature of these political events. The Democratic Convention occurs July 26-29 in Boston, while the Republicans hold their gathering August 30-September 2 in New York City.
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