@Smokin Joe@txradioguy @DCPatriot @libertybele Smokin Joe, you said: "That is a fairly small section of an arena, and just as CNN might show the "crowd" channeled into limited seating with a tight shot,
FOX might be showing a section closed off or otherwise deemed unsuitable for occupation by the crowd or arena management. I'd much rather see a better view of available seating in the whole place."
You are right that section was closed for a reason.
I saw/read (DCPatriot and I have no life so we view TV a lot and read a lot), that section was roped off by Secret Service due to that
angle/elevation having a direct sight line to the podium. I also read the estimated number was about 11,000 in there.
An aside: Why I read a lot - I began to read at age 3. When I was old enough to climb a certain tree in our backyard, I would take a book, some home grown peaches, figs, etc., climb the tree and sit up there and read. Our school was close enough for me to ride my bicycle to the school library that stayed open all summer, check out books, ride home and read more books in the tree and continue that all summer. I was sort of a recluse book reader, didn't need others to have fun - the books took me all over the world.