Television Coverage of Presidential Conventions
Now You See It, Now You Don’t
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7969356 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David L Paletz, Martha Elson (0000-0001-7806-9583) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 109-131 |
| Publication date | 1976-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Science Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3195 • E-ISSN: 1538-165X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2149161 |
| OpenAlex | W2319391738 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Just prior to the opening of the 1972 Democratic convention in Miami Beach, NBC anchorman John Chancellor declared: Convention coverage is the most important thing we do. The conventions are not just political theater, but really serious and that's why all the networks have an obligation to give gavel-to-gavel coverage. It's a time when we all ought to be doing our duty.' This same dutyconscious anchorman, giving a nod toward the podium reluctantly suggested at 1:34 A.M. during the first session of the convention, while the speeches on the Illinois challenge were being delivered: Maybe we should go listen. Frankly, it's not the most interesting stuff in the world.2 Later, perhaps in an effort to inject a bit of seasoning into the convention stuff, Chancellor brought NBC coverage of the third session
Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Sociology · Law · Law, Rights, and Freedoms · Media Studies and Communication
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 2003 (26) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |