2020 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
Various Networks, Check local listings
Today through Thursday, the Democrats present their 2020 Democratic National Convention. (Next week, the Republicans take their turn.) Usually, this is an opportunity to compare the platforms and politicians of the two parties – but this year, another compare-and-contrast exercise has to do with the way each party approaches staging, and televising, during this pandemic. C-SPAN, which features its Jack Webb Dragnet “Just the facts, ma’am” approach to political coverage, begins its convention telecast tonight at 8:50 p.m. ET. Cable news stations start setting up the convention a bit earlier, and the major broadcast networks join in at 10 p.m. ET. Choose and watch your favorite – but, as always, I implore you to bounce around, to hear other voices. Even if you disagree with them.