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Television One, the cable network aimed at African-American viewers, will cover the Democratic National Convention and Barack Obama’s nomination, but not John McCain’s and the Republican National Convention.
“Obama’s nomination as the first black to be a major party presidential nominee is an historic event for African-Americans, so it’s important for the network to be there,” said Johnathan Rodgers, the network’s president and CEO. He continues by stating that while viewers can get convention coverage from any number of networks, they plan to present a uniquely African-American perspective.
I see Rodgers’s point. Television One is not a news network and if the network specializes in African-American coverage, then this is pretty much the biggest news story of the century. On the other hand, don’t elections require some sort of provision for equal TV time? Of course enough networks will be reporting on both conventions to the point that I doubt John McCain will offer any complaints about a lack of equal coverage.
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