TV Networks Vow Caution Over Speed in Election
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Television news executives, still  smarting from the debacle of Election Night coverage in 2000,  say their desire to be first in calling a winner will take a  back seat this year to a loftier goal -- getting it right.
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A TV review of Thursday's presidential debate could have mostly been written before airtime. And it was, by many critics.
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Now that the Iowa caucuses  and New Hampshire primary have launched the presidential race,  non-news networks are piling on to document an election season  seen as just too entertaining to pass up.
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Although the election is not until  November, President Bush and his Republican party have bested  John Kerry and the Democrats as far as U.S. television ratings  are concerned, research showed on Friday
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A gift of free air time to GOP candidates from a Fresno-area broadcaster drew challenges on several fronts Thursday, as Democrats tried to stop the ads from running in key areas before Tuesday's election.
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The television airwaves are public, but the TV networks are insisting that interviews broadcast on them are not. Networks are objecting to political advertisements that contain clips of Sen. John Kerry or President Bush on news shows such as NBC's "Meet the Press" or ABC's "Good Morning America."
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Political combat continues to hold the interest of television viewers, with Monday's Democratic debate on CNN setting a standard as most-watched debate ever in cable news.
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Problems loom for the presidential election including voting equipment changes that could delay the outcome past Nov. 2, a group of international observers said Tuesday in a report.
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The nation is bracing for election-day violence Sunday, as the rerun of a nasty, personal campaign comes to a close. &quot;We&#39;re certainly expecting violent actions,&quot; said
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U.S. television networks refused to play by rules restricting camera angles and reaction shots during the presidential debate and that may have given a boost to John Kerry, analysts said on Friday.
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The head of the U.S. Federal  Communications Commission flatly refused on Thursday to delay a  vote next week on a plan to ease U.S. media ownership rules  despite a barrage of criticism from Senate lawmakers.
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Study says CBS&#39; &#39;CSI-NY&#39; and NBC&#39;s &#39;Medical Investigation&#39; most eagerly awaited in new fall lineups. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Politicians looking for a quick boost this campaign season might want to look at
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With the first presidential debate Thursday, television networks plan to ignore an attempt by the Bush and Kerry campaigns to stage-manage the event by dictating which camera shots they can or cannot use.
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Political advertising at Tribune Co.'s television stations is picking up somewhat as the November elections approach, although it is too soon to predict overall fourth-quarter ad trends, the company's broadcasting chief said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission this week hopes to do what Congress could not accomplish this year -- help AT&amp;T Inc. and Verizon Communications get into the television business faster.
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The consortium of news organizations that runs the election exit polls has voted to delay distribution of data for several hours on future election days.
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Washington, DC - Tonight&#39;s vice presidential debate in Ohio may feature the No. 2 candidates on the ticket, but it&#39;s expected to be a top draw for TV viewers amid polls that show the race for the presidency again in a dead heat.