If The Revolution Is Televised

By Melissa August, Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Ling Minhua, Lina Lofaro, Ellin Martens, Benjamin Nugent, Michele Orecklin, Julie Rawe, Sora Song, Josh Tyrangiel

TAKE NOTE The TV networks have taken quite a hit for their coverage of this election, in many cases, deservedly so. In order to prevent a repeat of such shambles in the future, let's take a look at what we all really learned:

Given the topic of Tuesday afternoon's TalkBack Live, Bobbie Battista should abandon hopes of becoming a psychic friend

Sometimes, a guy with a whiteboard and Magic Marker (like NBC's Tim Russert) is better than newfangled technology

Even good-looking pundits could use a double espresso, a razor and a soft-focus lens after eight hours on air

And most of all, don't believe everything you see on TV...