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CNN will provide six hours of coverage each night of the Democratic and Republican conventions, which will be nearly all virtual. The network typically has a major presence at convention sites, setting up its own restaurant, the CNN Grill, to serve as a backdrop for its anchors and correspondents. The coronavirus…

When Democrats begin their national convention just over two weeks from now, it’ll be a test for the broadcast and cable networks: How to cover an event that will be like no other, where the celebratory atmosphere and masses of people instead will be a more sober, controlled environment that is heavily virtual. Gone…

President Donald Trump said Thursday that plans for a large-scale Republican National Convention are being canceled, an acknowledgement of the flare-up in coronavirus cases in Jacksonville, FL. Instead, Trump said that some convention activities will take place in its original locale, Charlotte, NC, but suggested that…

President Donald Trump will accept the Republican presidential nomination in Jacksonville, FL, after it became clear that they may have to scale back the event in the convention host city of Charlotte because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the other events that normally take place at party conventions will still…

UPDATE: President Donald Trump said that they will “forced to seek another state” to host the Republican National Convention, after the governor of North Carolina told the GOP that their planned event in Charlotte would have to be scaled back because of the coronavirus. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper wrote in a letter…

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday to openly warn North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper that if he doesn’t make a call on whether Charlotte can accommodate the Republican National Convention this summer, Trump will move it elsewhere. The GOP convention is currently scheduled for August 24-27. The Democratic…

The GOP had to cancel the first day of its Republican National Convention last month due to the threat of Hurricane Isaac. With it went plans to show a Republican Party-produced video of Donald Trump sitting behind his desk The Apprentice-style and giving the business to a man playing President Obama sitting across…

A week and a half after Oscar-winner Clint Eastwood‘s appearance at the Republican National Convention, Mitt Romney finally admitted he enjoyed the spectacle. "I was laughing at Clint Eastwood. Look, to have him get up and speak on my behalf was a great thrill," Romney said Sunday on NBC's Meet The Press. A public…

Over six days of primetime political party coverage, Fox News Channel has come out on top among the networks and its cable news rivals. In the 10-11 PM ET hour, according to Nielsen, Fox pulled in an average of 5.33 million viewers over the three nights of the Republican National Convention and the three nights of the…

Instead of hosting lounges at the Republican and Democratic conventions, Fox News Channel has been providing free rides to delegates and other conventioneers. Advertising Age reports the network provided cab service in Charlotte and Tampa adorned with Fox News…

The fake news shows beat the real news at the GOP convention in Tampa last week. Among the adults 18-34, men 18-34 and men 18-24 demographics, Comedy Central‘s The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report were more viewed and higher-rated than Fox News, CNN and MSNBC in the 11 PM-midnight time slot. Among…

UPDATE THURSDAY 4:55 PM: The CNN camerawoman who was pelted with peanuts by attendees at the GOP Convention in Tampa yesterday has told Journal-isms that she was not surprised by the incident and that it should serve as a wake-up call to black people. “This is Florida, and I’m from the Deep South. You come to places…