For all the C-SPAN junkies out there.. this kicks ass! It's like C-SPAN'S google maps. The press release:
Congressional district details add geographic and political context
WASHINGTON (May 9, 2006) - Starting today, C-SPAN is enhancing the network’s coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives by adding the major cities within a congressional district when a Representative is identified on-air. Previously, Representatives were identified by their party affiliation and state. New graphics will also be incorporated during coverage of House sessions, committee hearings and press conferences.
This is the first major change in C-SPAN’s congressional coverage in the last decade.
An example of the new format for identifying a House member follows:
Rep. Marion Berry
D-Arkansas
Jonesboro, Cabot, Mountain Home
The change was suggested by C-SPAN viewers who watch the network's weekly coverage of the British House of Commons, where members' local constituencies are identified.
“We’re always looking for opportunities to provide more information to viewers about what they’re seeing in our coverage of Congress,” said Paul Orgel, coordinating producer for congressional coverage at C-SPAN. “We reviewed the suggestion, and agreed that adding geographic details about a congressional district was a way to localize Congress and even help viewers better understand the politics within a state. These types of details may be particularly useful to our audience with the upcoming mid-term elections.”
C-SPAN has offered gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives since 1979.
About C-SPAN
C-SPAN, the political network of record, was created in 1979 by America’s cable companies as a public service. C-SPAN is currently available in 89.8 million households, C-SPAN2 in 80 million households, and C-SPAN3 in more than 13 million households nationwide. For more information about C-SPAN, visit its Web site at www.c-span.org
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