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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. television networks refused to play by rules restricting camera angles and reaction shots during the presidential debate and that may have given a boost to John Kerry, analysts said on Friday. In passing judgment on Thursday night's match-up, numerous commentators said President Bush came across as 'annoyed,' 'exasperated' and generally less presidential than Kerry in many of the side-by-side shots of him reacting to the remarks of his foe. 'Cutaway' shots showing either Bush or Kerry while they waited their turn to speak were expressly forbidden in a 32-page agreement negotiated by the two campaigns to govern conduct of the event. But from the start of the 90-minute telecast seen by at least 62.5 million Americans, the networks defied the rules by making ample use of split-screen shots allowing viewers to see the two candidates side by side as one was talking and the other was listening...
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