Lehrer tells Brokaw, Jennings and Rather: “You guys are a hell of a lot more important than your bosses are willing to admit.” During a seminar yesterday on political reporting, Lehrer scolded the big networks for sparse primetime coverage of the party conventions. PBS’s senior newsman elaborates on Poynter Online: “Journalism organizations that say the conventions are not important are essentially saying the election of a president is not important.”