Ben O'Connell @benjamin_oc
Dad, husband, promiscuous reader, music geek, movie nerd, Montanan, NE DC Canine Knucklehead Ward co-founder, @cspan director of editorial operations c-span.org Washington, DC Joined July 2008-
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Ben O'Connell retweeted
#BREAKING: C-SPAN is coming to @YouTube and @hulu this fall! Press Release: C-SPAN.org/YouTubeTV Press Release: C-SPAN.org/Hulu
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Ben O'Connell retweeted
For decades, C-SPAN has let Americans see their government in action. At a time when trust in institutions matters more than ever, I’m working to ensure major streaming services carry C-SPAN. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…
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"No Kings" Rally in Philadelphia, PA - LIVE at 1pm ET on C-SPAN c-span.org/event/public-a…
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Big Tech bungled its way into bipartisan fight with the Senate in an amazingly small way. They have refused to add C-SPAN to streamers like YouTube TV, Hulu. Now FCC watching. “Policymakers will not take kindly to unchecked selfishness.” My column. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…
We debuted a new graphics look @cspan today. It was an monumental endeavor that affected everything from our editorial style, to our metadata management, to the actual keying (i.e., adding graphics to video). My colleagues who put all this together did a terrific job.
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U.S. SENATE RESOLUTION: Recognizing June 2, 2025, as the 39th anniversary of C-SPAN chronicling democracy in the Senate. grassley.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
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During a town hall meeting, when discussing Medicaid benefits, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) responds to someone: "Well, we all are going to die."
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A @cspan scoop— The network is planning its first new weekly show in two decades. “Ceasefire” will be a bipartisan, “no shouting” spin on the old Crossfire formula, inspired by a Michael Kinsley idea about finding common ground. nytimes.com/2025/05/15/bus…
“If YouTube TV alone offered @cspan to its roughly 9 million subscribers, the additional fees would almost eliminate C-SPAN’s revenue shortfall in one stroke.” vanityfair.com/news/story/csp…
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