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C-SPAN opens a window on Congress for millions
The article notes how Nelda Thompson's remote Applegate Oregon home gains access to C-SPAN via a satellite dish and the growing national viewership. It examines C-SPAN's format, reception, and impact from observers and researchers, including shifts in engagement, awareness, and potential turnout while highlighting quotes from viewers and analysts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jill Lawrence
Associated Press
Washington
House of Representatives
Nelda Thompson
Los Angeles
Applegate
Ore
C-Span
Mrs. Thompson
Chicago Cubs
Thompson
Congress
House
Senate
Thomas P. O’neill
Chamber
Washington Post
Tom Shales
Vilius Brazenas
Bonita Springs
Fla
United States
Steve Lotterer
National Republican Congressional Committee
Midwest
Lotterer
Guy Vander Jagt
R-Mich
Robinson
CSPAN
Mike Kellington
San Francisco
Nincompoops
Donna L. Unfried
Tucson
Ariz
Therese M. Green
Richmond, Va
Joyce A. Chippazzi
Erie
Mary Ann Crary
Kentucky
George Washington University
William C. Adams