As the hype machine continues to roll through the current political activities, the message from the candidates seems to get lost. While I appreciate the vigor from all of the credentialed blogs, especially those represented within the Afrosphere, sometimes unfiltered content is best.
And to that, I recommend to our readers our often forgotten friend C-SPAN.
Not your daddy’s old political channel, their online web presence is quite impressive. Over at dnc08.c-span.org you can find unedited video of yesterday’s keynote speech by Michelle Obama, gavel-to-gavel coverage of today’s proceedings, a hub for all of the twitterers on the convention floor, and a nice breakdown of blogger reaction by state AND popularity!
So yeah, I may check CNN every now and then, pop over and see what JJP and Pam’s House Blend are up to, but I’m watching C-SPAN and absorbing c-span.org, for the record.
Latonya
PBSHD and TVOne are also great options when you get home from work and snuggle in for an evening with the DNC! I’m proud of TVOne for keeping it real with the afterparty.
August 26, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Stone Mtn, GA
…I’ve also spent most of my viewing time w/ C-SPAN’s coverage. It’s so refreshing to get a more unbiased point of view as they are not so concerned with viewer ratings like the networks.
I’m also intrigued to hear the callers (i.e., “voters”) call in to give their point of view as well. Their opinions are much important in the long run than say a David Gurgan, Jack Cafferty or Candy Crowley.
August 27, 2008 at 4:39 pm