C-SPAN bus enhances political coverage

October 26, 2007

<h2 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"></h2> <h2 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Arizona State University students can visit C-SPAN’s Campaign 2008 Bus as part of the “Road to the White House” tour, when the bus stops at ASU’s Tempe campus from 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Oct. 30, in Orange Circle just north of the Memorial Union. Look for the bus at ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus from 1 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 30 at the ASU Mercado on Fifth Street, just south of Van Buren Street. </h2><h2 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"></h2><h2 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">The 45-foot mobile production studio is on the campaign trail to promote and enhance C-SPAN’s comprehensive political coverage, traveling to major political events such as candidate debates and speeches in early primary states, touring state capitols, and also conducting educational programs for teachers and students. </h2><h2 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"></h2> The Tempe and Phoenix events, in partnership with Cox Communications, are part of the inaugural “Road to the White House” tour, named after C-SPAN’s political program that marks its 20th year on the air in 2008. <separator></separator>“With early interest in presidential politics growing, we’re excited to be on the road with the Campaign 2008 Bus,” said Rebecca Stewart, C-SPAN marketing representative. “As the political network of record, we’re excited to offer a variety of resources for educators, students, first-time voters and the general public as part of our extensive coverage of the 2008 presidential elections.” <separator></separator>A revamped version of the network’s award-winning School Bus, the Campaign 2008 bus sports a new exterior design wrap in election themes along with interior modifications that include the latest television production equipment. <separator></separator> C-SPAN Classroom, <a href="http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/">www.c-spanclassroom.org</a>, a free membership service for middle- and high-school teachers, offers a selection of free, downloadable video clips picked from the network’s political programming including “Road to the White House.” Videos that are updated on a weekly basis are “classroom-ready,” allowing teachers to readily incorporate a study of presidential politics into their curriculum.<separator></separator> C-SPAN was created in 1979 by America's cable companies as a public service. C-SPAN is currently available in 90 million households, C-SPAN2 in 82 million households, and C-SPAN3 in more than 13 million households nationwide. For more information about C-SPAN, visit www.c-span.org .

Downtown Phoenix campus