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CNN=Eyesore?

And you thought CNN’s convention graphics were distracting? Did you (could you?) see Friday night’s debate? The tri-lined reaction meter (Dems, Repubs, Indies) and those six...
September 29, 2008

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And you thought CNN’s convention graphics were distracting? Did you (could you?) see Friday night’s debate? The tri-lined reaction meter (Dems, Repubs, Indies) and those six (I think) circles of hell/insta-punditry?

From James Poniewozick debate live-blog at Time:

10:02: NBC wins for least distracting bottom-of-screen chyrons. After staring at that terrifying CNN screen, it’s like a spa for my eyeballs.

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Liz Cox Barrett is a writer at CJR.