{"id":2201170,"date":"2024-03-18T13:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T17:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/happy-birthday-c-span-at-45-and-going-strong\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T13:26:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T17:26:02","slug":"happy-birthday-c-span-at-45-and-going-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/happy-birthday-c-span-at-45-and-going-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy birthday, C-SPAN, at 45 and going strong"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhappy-birthday-c-span-at-45-and-going-strong%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2201170&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tuesday marks the 45th birthday of C-SPAN, and to celebrate, the public service cable team has pulled together a highlight roll of its history-making since then-Rep. Al Gore announced from the House floor that the C-SPAN was live on March 19, 1979.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWhat does TV coverage of the House mean for America?\u201d C-SPAN said. \u201cFor the last 45 years, Americans have been able to see directly for themselves and form their own opinions about many momentous political and policy debates. Perhaps none more consequential than debates over how the U.S. government spends its money and makes foreign policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  Just like it does today, C-SPAN\u2019s cameras initially focused on Gore for his announcement. Behind him was then-House Speaker Thomas P. O\u2019Neill, the first of 10 speakers C-SPAN\u2019s cameras have watched for over 45 years.<\/p>\n<p>  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VIDEO: C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb Interviews Howard Mortman for new book \" when rabbis bless congress width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cyoI9LjYra4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p> The outlet has gone on to cover campaigns and court cases and make the case for coverage of the Supreme Court. It has also begun to open up its coverage on the House floor to more than just key speakers, a highlight of the fight over then-Rep. Kevin McCarthy\u2019s multiple votes to win the speakership.<\/p>\n<p>  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Justice Thomas on Cameras in the Court\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Mj--s8MGpY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p> SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/p>\n<p> C-SPAN was created by the cable television industry and founded by Brian Lamb, and it has stuck with its original principle: providing gavel-to-gavel coverage of the workings of Congress, both the House and Senate, all without editing, commentary, or analysis.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cOver the years, we\u2019ve grown to be so much more: on TV, online, on radio, our mobile app (CSPAN Now), our connected TV app (C-SPAN Select), through podcasts and on social platforms (YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok). We supplement live coverage of the Capitol with ideologically balanced programming concerning all manner of public policy and politics. In so doing, we promote open and transparent dialogue between the public and their elected and appointed officials \u2014 and those campaigning for office. Underpinning this impartial, balanced coverage is the fact that no government or taxpayer dollars support C-SPAN, as we continue to be primarily funded by the cable and satellite companies that provide our services to consumers,\u201d the outlet said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"American Artifacts: Reagan Assassination Attempt - \" rawhide down width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Y5wLFeYB24?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday marks the 45th birthday of C-SPAN, and to celebrate, the public service cable team has pulled together a highlight roll of its history-making since then-Rep. 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