Jim Lehrer at US conventions

SBS has issued a late amendment to The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, effective from this afternoon.

The show will broadcast from the 2008 Democratic National Convention from Denver, Colorado, today, tomorrow and Friday.

Next week Lehrer will be at the Republican Party’s National Convention from Saint Paul, Minnesota, from Tuesday to Friday.

Newshour airs at 4:30pm each weekday except Monday on SBS.

Mark Corcoran for the ABC’s Foreign Correspondent has also been at the Democratic Convention.