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TV News Networks Worried About Airing Two Hours of Trump’s Convention

EQUAL TIME, EVEN FOR LIES?

Sources said the networks have given DNC officials a new reason they won’t air their event in full: Because they’d also have to air Trump’s in full—lies, warts, and all.

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Over the last few U.S. presidential election cycles, the major television networks have chosen to broadcast just one hour each night from the respective parties’ political conventions, usually out of concern that anything more would impact viewership numbers and ad revenues. 

But this year, another explanation was offered for keeping the...

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