A day after the Democratic National Convention Committee reiterated that Charlotte’s gathering would be “the most open and accessible in history,” 500 media representatives were given a tour Wednesday of their September digs.
One of the first orders of business: cone of silence.
Karen Burchard, director of media logistics, told the media – some from as far away as Asia and England – that the discussions of the day would be “off the record.” That means the details of the day, everything from the location of the 36 media suites to where the bathrooms could be found, would be hush-hush.
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