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Dems ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ by giving MSNBC exclusive convention access, C-SPAN honcho sa
« on: June 19, 2019, 04:33:49 pm »
The South Carolina Democratic Party has made MSNBC the only network permitted to air live coverage of its 2019 convention this weekend that will feature 21 of the party’s 2020 presidential hopefuls -- but C-SPAN’s political boss thinks the party is “shooting themselves in the foot” with the unprecedented decision.

MSNBC has live broadcast rights, which comes with a three-hour embargo on footage for reporters from other outlets. Fox News has filed a complaint, a spokesperson for the network confirmed. CNN reportedly filed a complaint, too, but did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A state Democratic Party insider told Fox News that MSNBC did not pay for the exclusive rights but will cover production costs. The insider also said that the liberal network plans to have Joy Reid and Al Sharpton broadcast from inside the convention, and many 2020 candidates will speak to the MSNBC hosts following their on-stage remarks.

Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro, John Delaney, Bill de Blasio, Tulsi Gabbard, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Elizabeth Warren, Eric Swalwell and Bernie Sanders are among the high-profile candidates scheduled to speak at the event that will only air live on MSNBC.

Following their appearances on the network, candidates are permitted to speak to other members of the press. But the arrangement with MSNBC has enraged C-SPAN executives, as similar events are typically open to all news organizations for live coverage.

C-SPAN political editor Steve Scully told Fox News he is “really disappointed” his network won’t be able to air the event live. C-SPAN has been covering campaigns for 40 years, and Scully said this is the first time one network was given exclusive access.

“This leaves a bad taste in our mouths,” Scully said. “Our disappointment is that we intended to cover this, we had laid the groundwork and started to promote it. It’s disappointing all the way around. We hope this isn’t an ongoing pattern.”

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/south-carolina-convention-msnbc
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Re: Dems ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ by giving MSNBC exclusive convention access, C-SPAN honch
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2019, 12:07:59 pm »
Look to the positive side.

Trump will tweet the dim convention.

It will be a hoot.

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Re: Dems ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ by giving MSNBC exclusive convention access, C-SPAN honch
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2019, 01:16:03 pm »
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A state Democratic Party insider told Fox News that MSNBC did not pay for the exclusive rights but will cover production costs
So would any other news network. So why is MSNBC getting the favor?

That's right. They want to ensure favorable press.
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Re: Dems ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ by giving MSNBC exclusive convention access, C-SPAN honch
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2019, 01:47:03 pm »
Why not just change the network name to MSDNC and be done with it?
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Re: Dems ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ by giving MSNBC exclusive convention access, C-SPAN honch
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2019, 02:19:06 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on June 20, 2019, 01:47:03 pm
Why not just change the network name to MSDNC and be done with it?

We already have DNCNN. wink777
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