US EditionFrom ‘Crossfire’ to ‘CeaseFire’: C-SPAN Executive Launches Program that Promotes Common Ground
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, JUL 31 – C-SPAN's new program CeaseFire, hosted by Dasha Burns, aims to reduce partisan acrimony by fostering civil conversations among Democrats, Republicans, and independents this fall.
- C-SPAN CEO Feist announced that the public affairs network will debut CeaseFire, a show promoting civil political conversations, this fall.
- Feist developed CeaseFire's concept years ago inspired by former Crossfire host Michael Kinsley and conversations with over 100 members of Congress about bipartisan friendships.
- Dasha Burns of Politico was named host on Wednesday, aiming to bring a personal, conversational style that challenges partisan acrimony while adding levity.
- Feist highlighted that there is greater agreement than division among Americans and lawmakers, while Burns noted a widespread, often unspoken desire for a style of politics that moves beyond constant conflict—an approach CeaseFire aims to embody.
- The program seeks to tap public fatigue with polarization and fill a programming niche by fostering respectful dialogue across political divides in Washington.
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Dasha Burns. (Courtesy graphic) C-SPAN has named Politico White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns as host of its upcoming weekly program “Ceasefire,” which the network is set to premiere later this year. Burns will continue in her current roles at Politico, where she also serves as chief correspondent for Playbook and hosts the weekly podcast “The Conversation.” She joined Politico in January 2025 following her tenure as a national correspondent at…
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From ‘Crossfire’ to ‘CeaseFire’: C-SPAN executive launches program that promotes common ground
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From 'Crossfire' to 'CeaseFire': C-SPAN executive launches program that promotes common ground
For many years when he worked at CNN, Sam Feist was a producer for “Crossfire,” which highlighted often loud political differents.
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