New York (CNN Business) The Republican National Convention is kicking off Monday, and newsrooms will have a crucial decision to make: Should TV networks intervene if President Donald Trump or other speakers lie? But cutting in will be difficult, because TV networks are expected to cover the Democratic and Republican conventions evenly and fairly. If networks to cut away to fact check, "that presents an immediate imbalance" compared to how the Democratic National Convention was covered, noted Peter Hamby, a contributing writer to Vanity Fair and host at Snapchat's "Good Luck America." Stelter said, "The networks have the power to cut away" from the RNC this coming week if Trump begins to share false information." The DNCThe Democratic National Convention was produced in a different format this year, going almost entirely virtual with more than 500 people contributing to the production.

Source: CNN August 23, 2020 16:16 UTC