It was a horrible session. |
Sometimes key interviews would rather be seen on TV than in a newspaper the next day. |
The prime speakers each night are on from 10 to 11 p.m. Eastern time, which is designed to get the maximum TV audience. But that's late for newspapers. It means a lot of newspapers miss their early editions with the big speeches. |
The prisoner-abuse story reinforces the perception by some people that the administration doesn't have the situation in Iraq under control. That means this particular incident gets more coverage than it would otherwise, and it means it has more impact, too. |
This is an event where the planners are really determined to get on TV -- not in the old-style newspaper that gets published 12 hours later. |