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September 2008
- Maddow Is Sharp, But Still Just Another Partisan Pundit
  
  New York Times | Sep 25, 08 4:39 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- It's Not Too Late, MSNBC: 'Stay Crazy'
  
  Gawker | Sep 8, 08 5:09 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Maddow, Set for MSNBC Debut, Aims to Avoid 'Homogenized'
  
  Boston Globe | Sep 8, 08 2:05 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- MSNBC Boots Olbermann, Matthews From Anchor Chairs
  
  New York Times | Sep 8, 08 5:27 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Obama to Face O'Reilly During McCain Speech
  
  Politico | Sep 3, 08 9:43 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - It seems the "tentative truce" between Barack Obama and media mogul Rupert Murdoch is beginning to bear fruit, Politico reports, with the Democratic candidate set to appear on Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor tomorrow before John McCain’s speech to the Republican National Convention. It will be Obama’s first visit with conservative star Bill O’Reilly. More »
August 2008
- MSNBC Anchors in DNC Slugfest
  
  New York Post | Aug 27, 08 10:17 AM CDT
  
  (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
  
  (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 »
- MSNBC Gives Lefty Maddow Prime-Time Slot
  
  New York Times | Aug 19, 08 10:04 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Cable Dominates News by Blowing Up Stories
  
  American Journalism Review | Aug 2, 08 7:16 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
July 2008
- Hume to Leave Fox Anchor Role
  
  Washington Post | Jul 15, 08 9:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Fox News' Brit Hume plans to step down from his role as anchor of the daily Special Report and as Washington managing editor at the end of the year, the Washington Post reports. Hume is near a deal to stay on Fox part-time as a senior political analyst, sources say, much like Tom Brokaw's role with NBC. The former ABC White House correspondent has been a highly visible Fox presence since the channel launched 12 years ago. More »
- Why Liberals Like Joe Scarborough
  
  New York | Jul 14, 08 12:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Joe Scarborough was a conservative Republican congressman who gained office in the 1994 House sweep that launched Newt Gingrich. His MSNBC show Scarborough Country was initially devised as a like-minded answer to Bill O’Reilly. But, as Mark Binelli puts it in New York magazine, "Scarborough never quite mastered the voice of perpetual outrage." Which could be why his new show, Morning Joe , has a surprisingly liberal following. More »
- HRC to FNC: Howard Wolfson Joins Fox News
  
  New York Times | Jul 8, 08 7:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Howard Wolfson, a top strategist for HIllary Clinton's campaign and one of her most visible television surrogates, has found a new employer, and it's not Barack Obama. Wolfson will become a contributor to the Fox News Channel, appearing on multiple programs. His move to Fox echoes a general feeling among Clintonites that the network, once considered the scourge of Democrats, treated Hillary better than other news organizations during the primary. More »
- Fox Unleashes Attack Dogs on Other Media
  
  New York Times | Jul 7, 08 8:31 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Fox News public relations machine makes no bones about skewering those it perceives as foes, writes David Carr in the New York Times . “At Fox News, media relations is a kind of rolling opposition research operation intended to keep reporters in line by feeding and sometimes maiming them,” Carr notes. It deals with the press “more like a political campaign” than a news organization, says one reporter. More »
June 2008
- RIP, Tim... Now Get Off the Air
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Jun 17, 08 12:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tim Russert was an extraordinary journalist, and his passing is a sad loss, but the news media went a bit overboard this weekend, writes Debra Saunders in the San Francisco Chronicle . “We now know more about Tim Russert than Vladimir Putin,” she points out. Did the country really need hours parsing Russert’s relationship with his dad, son, and hometown? More »
- Cable Guys Won't Likely Fill Russert's Seat
  
  Variety | Jun 16, 08 3:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Early word on Tim Russert's Meet the Press successor focused on in-house candidates, like Chris Matthews, David Gregory, or Joe Scarborough. But one insider now tells Variety that there’s “no way” a cable personality will land the gig. NBC’s broadcast division would rather stay “pristine”—free from the punditry that hovers around MSNBC. More »
- Fox Looks Clueless with 'Obama's Baby Mama' Quip
  
  New York | Jun 13, 08 6:25 AM CDT

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Maddow Is Sharp, But Still Just Another Partisan Pundit

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

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

MSNBC Boots Olbermann, Matthews From Anchor Chairs

Obama to Face O'Reilly During McCain Speech

MSNBC Anchors in DNC Slugfest

Maddow Helps MSNBC Make Left Turn

MSNBC Gives Lefty Maddow Prime-Time Slot

Cable Dominates News by Blowing Up Stories

Hume to Leave Fox Anchor Role

Why Liberals Like Joe Scarborough

HRC to FNC: Howard Wolfson Joins Fox News

Fox Unleashes Attack Dogs on Other Media

RIP, Tim... Now Get Off the Air

Cable Guys Won't Likely Fill Russert's Seat

Fox Looks Clueless with 'Obama's Baby Mama' Quip