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Iowa Caucus News Coverage Trumps Reality TV

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Published January 21, 2004 at 3:02 PM EST

By Christopher Ulanowski

Syracuse, NY – The stage is set for next week's New Hampshire Presidential Primary. And, if Monday night's news coverage of the Iowa Caucus is any indicator, it could be another exciting night for news consumers, according to Syracuse University Professor of Television and Popular Culture, Robert Thompson. As Thompson explains to WRVO's Chris Ulanowski, the caucus coverage was a "rip-roaring" drama that trumped Reality Television.

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