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Filming the fight: Why C-SPAN wants back in Congress

Since 1979, C-SPAN has broadcasted raw and often boring coverage of the U.S. Congress.聽But in the first week of January, something changed. C-SPAN became 鈥 as the Hollywood Reporter mused 鈥 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Hottest TV Drama in 2023.鈥 And all because, Congress let C-SPAN use their cameras to film the 5-day election of now Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. Usually only government provided feeds are allowed. This week, I sit down with the C-SPAN Director of Editorial Operations Ben O鈥機onnell and Crew Chief Steve Kehoe (a.k.a. the man behind the C-SPAN camera). We talk about why C-SPAN wants Congress to change its rule and allow C-SPAN cameras to film the government in action.聽

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