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  • September 2008

    • In His Encore, Brokaw Again a Heavy-Hitter for NBC

      New York Times  |  Sep 30, 08 10:47 AM CDT

      In His Encore, Brokaw Again a Heavy-Hitter for NBC

      (Newser) - NBC is preparing for a post-Brokaw Meet the Press, but replacing the elder statesman won’t be easy, the New York Times reports. Brokaw has exceeded expectations as a fill-in for Tim Russert, keeping NBC’s Sunday show atop the ratings. Less publicly, he’s been a crucial diplomat between the network and the McCain campaign, which associates NBC with left-wing MSNBC hosts like Keith Olbermann. More »

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      John McCain  • Election 2008  • McCain 2008  • NBC  • MSNBC  • Tim Russert  • Meet the Press  • Tom Brokaw

    • Maddow Is Sharp, But Still Just Another Partisan Pundit

      New York Times  |  Sep 25, 08 4:39 PM CDT

      Maddow Is Sharp, But Still Just Another Partisan Pundit

      (Newser) - Despite all the hype and the glowing blogosphere reviews since she got her own MSNBC slot Sept. 8, Rachel Maddow’s program has turned out to be a clone of the Keith Olbermann vehicle that precedes her: “less a show than an annex,” Alessandra Stanley writes in the New York Times . With guests fitting MSNBC’s liberal, Anti-Fox News tilt, “that kind of echo chamber doesn’t make for very interesting television.” More »

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      Fox News  • MSNBC  • Bill O'Reilly  • Keith Olbermann  • Chris Matthews  • Rachel Maddow  • Pat Buchanan

    • It's Not Too Late, MSNBC: 'Stay Crazy'

      Gawker  |  Sep 8, 08 5:09 PM CDT

      It's Not Too Late, MSNBC: 'Stay Crazy'

      (Newser) - David Gregory will be the face of MSNBC's election coverage, and the ouster of "loud shouty people" Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews isn't sitting well with at least one viewer. "It's a stupid, stupid idea, for many reasons," Alex Pareene writes on Gawker of NBC Universal's decision. "If people wanted Brian Williams and David Gregory to cover everything quietly and politely they'd actually watch your evening news." More »

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      Election 2008  • NBC  • MSNBC  • NBC Universal  • Keith Olbermann  • NBC News  • Brian Williams  • Chris Matthews  • David Gregory

    • Maddow, Set for MSNBC Debut, Aims to Avoid 'Homogenized'

      Boston Globe  |  Sep 8, 08 2:05 PM CDT

      Maddow, Set for MSNBC Debut, Aims to Avoid 'Homogenized'

      (Newser) - Rachel Maddow’s own show debuts at 9 EDT tonight on MSNBC, but the liberal pundit doesn’t sound so much excited as worried. TV has “homogenizing tendencies,” she tells the Boston Globe . “It’s like being put through a meat grinder.” But worried or not, the Air America host is making the leap, bringing another lefty to the brink of mainstream pundit stardom. More »

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      MSNBC  • Keith Olbermann  • pundits  • Rachel Maddow  • punditry

    • MSNBC Boots Olbermann, Matthews From Anchor Chairs

      New York Times  |  Sep 8, 08 5:27 AM CDT

      MSNBC Boots Olbermann, Matthews From Anchor Chairs

      (Newser) - After months of criticism and pointed derision at the Republican convention, MSNBC will yank Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from the anchor seats during this fall's debates and election. NBC News correspondent David Gregory will host election coverage, while Olbermann and Matthews remain as commentators. Ratings at the struggling network have been up, but critics of the network have questioned its more partisan coverage. More »

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      MSNBC  • news anchor  • Keith Olbermann  • Chris Matthews  • David Gregory

    • Cable News Was Biggest Convention Winner

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 1, 08 9:33 AM CDT

      Cable News Was Biggest Convention Winner

      (Newser) - The Democratic Convention made it official, writes Scott Collilns in the Los Angeles Times: The broadcast networks have passed the political torch to the cable networks. CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC not only delivered “wall to wall coverage” compared to the broadcast nets' paltry hour of nightly programming. Their ratings soared, while the networks' "stank." More »

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      Democratic National Convention  • NBC  • Republican National Convention  • cable TV  • Fox News  • CNN  • MSNBC  • ABC News  • broadcasting  • CBS News  • PBS

  • August 2008

    • MSNBC Anchors in DNC Slugfest

      New York Post  |  Aug 27, 08 10:17 AM CDT

      MSNBC Anchors in DNC Slugfest

      (Newser) - Infighting between MSNBC anchors is turning the Democratic National Convention into a partisan catfight. Joe Scarborough, who once served as Republican representative, got touchy when David Shuster yesterday referred to “your party, the Republican Party” and Scarborough and Tom Brokaw are miffed at the channel’s decision to increase its left-leaning programming. More »

    • Maddow Helps MSNBC Make Left Turn

      New York Times  |  Aug 22, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Maddow Helps MSNBC Make Left Turn

      (Newser) - Rachel Maddow's promotion to prime-time at MSNBC more clearly draws the partisan lines among the cable networks, writes Brian Stelter of the New York Times : MSNBC on the left, Fox on the right, and CNN claiming middle ground. Now the big question: Will the Maddow move translate into more ads? It seems likely. Viewers seems drawn to outspoken views, and, in fact, Fox now brings in more ad revenue than CNN. MSNBC is in a distant third. More »

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      cable TV  • Fox News  • CNN  • MSNBC  • NBC Universal  • Keith Olbermann  • television news  • network news  • TV advertising  • Rachel Maddow

    • MSNBC Gives Lefty Maddow Prime-Time Slot

      New York Times  |  Aug 19, 08 10:04 PM CDT

      MSNBC Gives Lefty Maddow Prime-Time Slot

      (Newser) - MSNBC is honing its left-leaning lineup in the “final leg” of the presidential election, swapping longtime host Dan Abrams for the more overtly partisan Rachel Maddow in its 9pm time slot. The switch has been long expected, reports the New York Times. Network execs see Maddow as a better fit with popular lefty host Keith Olbermann, whose show airs at 8. Maddow begins her full-time gig on Sept. 8, after the political conventions. More »

    • Tough Times Turn Mean Bosses Even Meaner

      MSNBC  |  Aug 9, 08 9:47 AM CDT

      Tough Times Turn Mean Bosses Even Meaner

      (Newser) - If your boss was a jerk before the economy went south, chances are things have gotten worse. “Employers are definitely getting meaner,” the editor of one career blog tells MSNBC. Knowing that employees may be fearful about leaving in an uncertain job market, the worst managers are pressuring employees to do the work of two people without extra pay, giving people grief for taking time off, and doling out negative reviews. More »

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      US economy  • MSNBC  • job market  • productivity  • employee  • boss

    • Cable Dominates News by Blowing Up Stories

      American Journalism Review  |  Aug 2, 08 7:16 PM CDT

      Cable Dominates News by Blowing Up Stories

      (Newser) - Twenty-four-hour cable networks set the news agenda by turning stories "from brushfire to raging conflagration," Paul Farhi writes in the American Journalism Review. Particularly during presidential campaigns, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC pull stories from newspapers and web sites and make them hot by running them day and night. But telling this to print reporters sets off instant debate. More »