Fox News to Provide Pool Camera Coverage of DNC Convention

[Rose Siding]

From the What the Hey File:

TVNewser has learned Fox News will be the pool for the Democratic National Convention in Denver beginning August 25, 2008. And NBC News will be the pool for the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis the following Monday, September 1.

The pool provides camera shots inside the convention halls and can be used by any cooperating (read: paying) entity. A network insider tells TVNewser it's really as simple as drawing straws about which network will be the pool for a certain event. Since NBC and FNC will be pool for the conventions, the other networks will likely be the pool for other events, including next fall's debates.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/politics/everyone_in_the_pool_66865.asp

That should be okay since everyone knows that Fox has no agenda whatsoever beyond providing the public with all the tools necessary to make reasoned and informed decisions.

I kid! This factoid was mentioned in a piece linking to reports about the Color of Change petition and protest:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/7/24/111045/725/105/556204

In parting, just imagine me doing one of those, uh, whatchamacallits..."terrorist fist jabs" at you.

[rfranklin]

1. There are no independent video companies to do this?

Why do we have to suffer through the twisted filter of Faux News?

[redqueen]

2. Now that McClellan has admitted Faux is a WH pez talking point dispenser

mightn't someone in the Democratic party object?

[Faygo Kid]

3. This is disastrous news. Faux has a singular agenda - torpedo the USA.

I am simply incredulous that this is allowed.

Thanks for the post. Anybody who thinks Faux will act professionally and responsibly is dreaming.

[highplainsdem]

4. Oh, no... I'd been hoping this was a joke.

[high density]

5. Very old news - September 2007 at least

Providing a pool feed does not open the door to editorial coverage. It means they have the camera in the middle that points at the speaker on the stage, and they also have a couple of other standard camera angles that the networks will be able to choose from throughout the event. Other networks will have their own cameras there as well. The networks doing the broadcasting will choose what cameras to use, whether their own or from the pool feed, and at what time to use them.

http://www.demconwatchblog.com/2007/09/fox-news-to-provide-convention-pool.html