Opinion: Democrat claims of open convention should be scrutinized

The Democratic party chair claims that the convention in Charlotte in September will be the most open and accessible in history, but so far the convention organizers have opted for controlled messages over openness and accessibility.

Rather than settle for dribs and drabs of information, reporters need to make message control a story, writes Adria Krewson for the CJR. -db

From a commentary for the Columbia Journalism Review, August 10, 2012, by Andria Krewson.

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