{"id":2362604,"date":"2024-11-01T08:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T12:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/c-span-goes-no-spin-just-the-facts-for-election-night-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T08:12:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T12:12:45","slug":"c-span-goes-no-spin-just-the-facts-for-election-night-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/c-span-goes-no-spin-just-the-facts-for-election-night-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"C-SPAN goes no spin, just the facts for election night &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fc-span-goes-no-spin-just-the-facts-for-election-night-washington-examiner%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=2362604&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>C-SPAN is preparing to provide a unique and unbiased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-real-clear-politics-say-they-never-called-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Real Clear Politics -- SAY THEY NEVER CALLED PENNSYLVANIA\">election night<\/a> coverage in a\u2064 departure from the \u2064typical \u200dpartisan narratives of \u2062the year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-targeted-by-hacking-group-backed-by-chinese-government\/\" title=\"Microsoft Targeted By Hacking Group Backed By Chinese Government\">political campaigns<\/a>. Under \u2063the leadership of current CEO Susan Swain and incoming\u200c CEO\u2062 Sam Feist, \u200cC-SPAN will collaborate with Spectrum News to focus\u2064 primarily \u2062on congressional \u2064races, especially\u200b since control of the House and Senate is\u2064 highly contested this election cycle. <\/p>\n<p>C-SPAN aims to dedicate over 17\u2063 hours of noncommercial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-exclusive-analysis-of-election-night-data-from-all-states-shows-millions-of-votes-either-switched-from-president-trump-to-biden-or-were-lost-using-dominion-and-other-systems\/\" title=\"BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Analysis of Election Night Data from All States Shows MILLIONS OF VOTES Either Switched from President Trump to Biden or Were Lost -- Using Dominion and Other Systems\">election coverage<\/a>, unlike major national networks that often concentrate on the presidential race. Feist \u200demphasized the importance of congressional races, as they could significantly impact the power \u2063dynamics in government. Viewers \u2064can expect local stories and updates on critical House and Senate contests, alongside presidential\u2064 race coverage. The programming\u200d will\u200b utilize both C-SPAN\u2019s channels and Spectrum \u200cNews platforms, with \u2062an emphasis on factual reporting without the presence of pundits. This approach is\u200b designed to\u2064 give viewers a comprehensive understanding of \u2064the election\u2064 landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">C-SPAN goes no spin, just the facts for election night<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1870183\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">election night<\/a> plan that seems almost quaint, America&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/campaign\/?2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">unbiased political TV voice<\/a> is steering away from the partisan yelling that has marked this year&rsquo;s campaign coverage to deliver a program theme unfamiliar to most &mdash; just the facts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Bolstered by a partnership with <em>Spectrum News<\/em> and led by a team headed by outgoing CEO Susan Swain and incoming CEO and former CNN Washington Bureau Chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3003369\/c-span-grabs-cnn-washington-chief-sam-feist-as-ceo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sam Feist<\/a>, C-SPAN plans to offer an election night sans bias and with a broadened focus on the fight for control of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;C-SPAN, because this is our bread and butter, day in, day out, we&rsquo;ll spend more time than anybody on the balance of power,&rdquo; Feist said. &ldquo;But we&rsquo;ll also bring you your updates in the presidential race.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New C-SPAN CEO Sam Feist, front, in a control room with producers Kate Michael and Seth Engel. (Photo courtesy C-SPAN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>On its C-SPAN 1 and C-SPAN 2 channels, the outlet created by cable TV 45 years ago said it would offer a full plate of election coverage with a special focus on House and Senate races that usually get short shrift by network TV and the big cable channels on presidential election nights.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The reality is, on election night, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">main national television networks don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t really spend very much time on the balance of power because they are so focused, understandably, on the presidential race,&rdquo; Feist said.<\/p>\n<p>Early polling suggests that control of the House and Senate could switch because the majorities are so small. Control of Congress will determine if Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump will have enough leeway to push their agendas through.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a rare presidential election where all of those are really up in the air, and we could see anything. It&rsquo;s possible that everything can flip, and those are really important races that are likely to not get a lot of attention elsewhere. It is what C-SPAN does,&rdquo; said Feist, who headed CNN&rsquo;s Washington bureau for 13 years.<\/p>\n<p>Over 17 hours, C-SPAN will air noncommercial election coverage on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steven-crowders-youtube-account-locked-demonetized-crowder-hints-action-weve-got-something-for-them\/\" title=\"Steven Crowder\u2019s YouTube Account Locked, Demonetized. Crowder Hints Action: \u2018We\u2019ve Got Something For Them\u2019\">main channel<\/a>. It plans to feature local stories about critical House and Senate races and results from <em>Spectrum News<\/em>, a collection of straight-news local stations such as NY1. <em>Spectrum<\/em> will also run on C-SPAN 2.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">C-SPAN&#8217;s Word for Word:<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Vice President Harris criticizes former President Trump over &#8220;very offensive&#8221; comments about women<br \/>&bull; U.S. says Russia&#8217;s preparing to deploy 8,000 North Korean troops to Ukraine<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tKARUDDnvy\">https:\/\/t.co\/tKARUDDnvy<\/a><br \/>SUBSCRIBE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LAxlcdjxgv\">https:\/\/t.co\/LAxlcdjxgv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zPJdapEzWQ\">pic.twitter.com\/zPJdapEzWQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1852136248384634972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>While pundits will be banned, C-SPAN plans to feature reporters who specialize in Capitol Hill coverage, Kirk Bado, managing editor of the <em>Hotline<\/em>, and NOTUS reporter Evan McMorris-Santoro. The night will be produced by C-SPAN Political Editor Nate Hurst.<\/p>\n<p>It will also be the only place to see the victory and defeat speeches of top House and Senate candidates.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Facing the camera is CSPAN CEO Sam Feist. (Photo courtesy C-SPAN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Feist has a reputation as a straight shooter. While it is likely that viewers will see some of the tech he brought to CNN, he told Secrets he is sticking to what the outlet does best.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m the new guy. I&rsquo;m still learning, still learning the place. But I think that working with this team and encouraging the team to really focus on what C-SPAN does better than anybody, in this case Congress, is a great opportunity,&rdquo; Feist said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You will see no political pundits, no spin. We&rsquo;re going to focus on the results. We&rsquo;re going to focus on the candidates and their speeches,&rdquo; he said, adding, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s an important night because we are the network that brings American democracy to our viewers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1870183\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1870183\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C-SPAN focuses on unbiased election night coverage, prioritizing facts over partisanship<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2362605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CSPAN-Bus-TV-scaled-1024x700.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[14279,37805,37977],"class_list":["post-2362604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-c-span","tag-election-night","tag-news-coverage"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CSPAN-Bus-TV-scaled-1024x700.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2362604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2362605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2362604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2362604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2362604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}