But CNN's live coverage of Tuesday's opening statements attracted only 200,000 households. On Thursday, C-SPAN got 200 calls from viewers complaining about the lack of daytime coverage, spokesman John Maynard said. That's about 10 times as many calls as the network gets on an average day. C-SPAN is providing complete coverage, usually starting at 10 p.m., after the House session concludes. Fox News Channel plans to increase its coverage, partly because of viewer calls, Hume said.
Networks say they are covering the hearings in their news programming.
While the issue of campaign finance is significant, they say, any new information has been minimal. It's not making news. We lack the smoking gun that will make people care about something more than they do. Copyright 1997 Associated Press . All rights reserved.