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C-SPAN WRITES JOHN BOEHNER TO ASK THAT HOUSE FLOOR DEBATES BE COVERED BY C-SPAN CAMERAS. Here?s the ?

By Glenn Reynolds

C-SPAN WRITES JOHN BOEHNER TO ASK THAT HOUSE FLOOR DEBATES BE COVERED BY C-SPAN CAMERAS. Here’s the letter (PDF). They email: “As you might know, House floor debates are currently televised by cameras owned, operated, and controlled by the House. Reaction shots and wide shots of the chamber are not permitted under House rules. C-SPAN, as well as other media outlets, must use the floor feed provided by the House in its coverage. Congressional policy does allow for C-SPAN?s coverage of other Congressional events, such as committee hearings, press conferences, speeches, and the like, to be produced by its own cameras. C-SPAN argues that allowing its cameras to be installed in the House chamber would give the public a more complete and transparent view of Congressional debates. If granted permission to install cameras, C-SPAN proposes to make its feed available to accredited media and stream it live on its web site.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on November 15, 2010 (boomark / email).