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 NETWORK ANCHORS EXPRESS DISAPPOINTMENT IN CONVENTION AIR TIME Sun Jul 25 2004 20:28:18 ET 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?" Developing... |
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