Local television news, on both radio and television, is so appalling. Makes print journalism look like the greatest stuff ever written. Robert McChesney More Quotes by Robert McChesney More Quotes From Robert McChesney The number one lobby that opposes campaign finance reform in the United States is the National Association of Broadcasters. Robert McChesney campaign finance reform association But having said that, what's happening with campaign finance reform and our political culture is devastating. Robert McChesney finance political said culture Because what's going on now, and this applies mostly to television stations in the largest markets too, but TV stations basically are now the primary receivers of campaign spending. Robert McChesney going because now television The cost of congressional and presidential campaigns has been leaping every two or four years. I think this year it will be 60 percent more than 1996; well over twice as much as in 1992 in the presidential and congressional races. Robert McChesney more will year think Basically what they're saying is, if you want to be on TV, if you want to be a credible candidate, you've got to buy ads. And if you're not buying ads, you're not a credible candidate, we don't cover you. Robert McChesney candidate saying you want
