Labor, the NFL lockout and American network TV

American television networks such as CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX have been called to task by union officials for not including labor leaders in their banal and hackneyed Sunday morning "public affairs" programming. The Sunday morning network shows feature the same old politicians, the same old guests hosted by Washingtoninsiders who cover no new ground. The shows are a waste of time except they give local TV affiliates public service brownie points when it comes to license renewals. But there is more to the story of shutting out union officials. NBC's Meet the Press has booked AFL-CIO head Richard Trumka for Sunday's show which will include media darling Senator John McCain of Arizona and...

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