Media Presence on Campus
Putting together what one media representative referenced as a one-day Olympics takes an extensive amount of planning and assistance.
-63 million viewers across the 15 networks that carried the debate according to Nielsen.
-Debate attended by approximately 750 media including representatives from ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, C-SPAN, Eurovision, AP, BBC and a variety of other national and international outlets.
-Built a 25,834 square foot Media Filing Center to accommodate 200 reporters socially distanced, 6 20 foot x 12 foot network platforms in the arena and 48 10 foot x 8 foot media stand up positions.
-Campus encircled with 7,120 linear feet of 8 foot No Scale/No Passthrough fencing, 5,500 linear feet of concert fencing and 6,000 linear feet of bike rack.
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