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Poynter's St. Petersburg Times | Unclebarky.com
"Because people are going to be paying attention," says Jim Lehrer, who is leading PBS's convention coverage. || Lehrer on separating the roles of commentator and news reporter: "I think if they blur the lines too much they're going to lose some credibility when they really need it. They're going to need it when there's a breaking news event and there are some struggling facts. … I know I'm old-fashioned, but I think the route toward credibility and retaining credibility is to keep those separations there." || More from Lehrer and Judy Woodruff. || More on the convention coverage:
> All networks are devoting more resources to video streaming
> TV One, Spike TV, other niche networks will be at the convention
> WP has 38 staffers at DNC working in "hardly glamorous" conditions
> Conventions are always a tug-of-war between media, party bosses
> Roy Harris recalls '68 DNC convention | William Mullen's '68 memories
> Pressman: The world has changed since I covered the '52 convention
> Twitter: Check out news and observations from DNC journalists