Let us sing the praises of C-Span

[jducoeur]

I'm going to have to remember that, for events that they cover, they're sometimes a really fine choice. I watched the Inauguration there (I still have it on now -- they were just showing the speeches at the luncheon), and their "just the facts" approach is delightful. Where all the other TV networks are vying with each other to provide ever more talking heads giving opinions, C-Span covered the whole thing the way they do Congress: with lots of cameras and nary a commentator.

Really: I understand that the networks try to use the commentators to distinguish them from each other. But this allows C-Span a fine niche, distinguishing itself mainly by not playing that game. And for me, that's a big win...

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C-Span Rocks

[redsquirrel.livejournal.com]

Yes, the coverage was really good for the way I like to watch this stuff. I was flipping through the channels trying to decide which one to watch when I happened on C-Span. I was so happy that I did because I really hate having "reporters" yakking away during the whole thing. I could just watch the thing unfold without some self-important windbag trying to tell me what it was I was watching - and having the cameras cut away to him or her just as they got to the bits I wanted to watch. I actually got to see the whole parade, too, with all the bands and marchers, not just the "highlights" version the other channels give you. Yay! Full of win.