2.05.2008

Newscasters are funny.

I got tired of the CNN coverage and switched over to PBS' NewsHour team.  They just had a funny moment where the video from John McCain's headquarters was on the screen, but they were playing the audio from Barack Obama's headquarters.  It was hilarious to hear Jim Lehrer say this, "Wait, why are we hearing Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) at John McCain's headquarters?" 

I am a big fan of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and I wish I watched it more often.  It airs at six o'clock in St. Louis and I'm usually at the gym or at my parents' house for dinner.  Maybe I'll set the DVR tomorrow.  Anyway, it's an hour-long newscast, hence the name, and the reporting team focuses on the actual content of a story, instead of the soundbite.  The reporters provide real in-depth information and analysis.  I always feel a little smarter and more well-rounded after I watch one of their broadcasts.   

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