Object

Press Room Broadcast Monitor (C.J. Embargo Announcement)

Monitor hums amid Press Room clamor, thrusting C.J.'s embargo decree—Sunday night UN speech lockdown for press and Foreign Relations heavies—into sharp pixelated relief, camera sweeping across Leonard Wallace's arched brow, Bill Price's insistent lean, and the corps' frustrated dispersal as her 'full lid' snaps shut, tension spiking in the reflected glare of controlled revelation.

2 appearances

Purpose

Broadcasts live feed of C.J.'s press briefing, capturing her announcements and panning to the assembled reporters.

Significance

Amplifies administration's iron grip on UN speech secrets amid reporter vanishings and leadership strain, mirroring the press corps' sidelined fury in real-time relay.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E13 · Night Five

C.J. Unveils Sunday Night Embargo on UN Speech

Frames the opening view of C.J.'s embargo decree rippling through the room—Sunday release post-State vetting captured in pixels, underscoring controlled revelation as corps absorbs and scatters, tension etched on faces like Wallace's.

Before: Live-broadcasting C.J.'s podium responses

After: Static or powered down post-full lid declaration

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S3E13 · Night Five

Wallace Urgently Alerts C.J. to Bill Price's Congo Disappearance

The broadcast monitor captures and amplifies C.J.'s embargo announcement and reporter exchanges for the room, panning to reveal the press corps before the scene shifts to Wallace's approach, underscoring the controlled revelation amid brewing personal urgency.

Before: Displaying live C.J. briefing feed

After: Static as room disperses

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