C-SPAN

C-SPAN Founder Stepping Down As CEO, Reflects On Changing Media Landscape

David Taintor | March 19, 2012, 3:35PM

C-Span founder Brian Lamb

After more than three decades at the helm, Brian Lamb is stepping down as chief executive of C-SPAN, the nonprofit cable television network beloved by political junkies that he founded in 1978. The company's co-presidents, Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain, will become co-CEOs effective April 1.

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John Boehner

Boehner Denies C-SPAN's Request To Allow Its Cameras In The House

David Taintor | February 4, 2011, 3:36PM

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), who yesterday told the Radio-Television Correspondents Association he's willing to increase media access in the House, has denied C-SPAN's request to allow its cameras to cover House floor debates.

"I believe the American people -- and the dignity and decorum of the United States House of Representatives -- are best served by the current system of televised proceedings provided by the House Recording Studio," Boehner wrote to C-SPAN Chairman Brian Lamb.

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John Boehner

C-SPAN Asks Boehner For More Cameras In The House

David Taintor | November 15, 2010, 3:56PM

Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)

As Congress prepares to transition into its 112th session, C-SPAN is again pressing the House to allow its own cameras to cover floor debates.

Currently, the cameras used to cover House floor debates are owned and operated by Congress. Under the House rules, wide shots and reactionary shots are prohibited. Media outlets must rely on the feed provided by Congress. But C-SPAN argues that allowing its own cameras to televise floor debates would result in a more open, transparent government.

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