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After months of accusations of political bias and simmering animosity between MSNBC and its parent network NBC, the channel decided over the weekend that the NBC News correspondent and MSNBC host David Gregory would anchor news coverage of the coming debates and election night. Mr. Olbermann and Mr. Matthews will remain as analysts during the coverage.
The change — which comes in the home stretch of the long election cycle — is a direct result of tensions associated with the channel’s perceived shift to the political left.
“The most disappointing shift is to see the partisan attitude move from prime time into what’s supposed to be straight news programming,” said Davidson Goldin, formerly the editorial director of MSNBC and a co-founder of the reputation management firm DolceGoldin.
The change — which comes in the home stretch of the long election cycle — is a direct result of tensions associated with the channel’s perceived shift to the political left.
December 23, 2005, that NBC Universal would purchase a majority stake in the television network, which left Microsoft with 18%. The two companies remain 50-50 partners in msnbc.com.
Originally posted by pavil
I wonder if Chris Matthews leg is still trembling from hearing Obama talk. The Clinton's won't forget the damage MSNBC did to their campaign.
Originally posted by Karlhungis
Awesome. Now the world can get more "Fair and Balanced" reporting from the likes of Fox News.
Originally posted by Karlhungis
For the sake of "fair and balanced" reporting, all main stream media should be taken off the air. They are all propaganda machines as far as I am concerned.
Originally posted by Unit541
Can anyone come up with anything Olberman has reported, or even any of his commentary that is not based entirely on fact? Has he ever reported is opinion as factual News ala Bill O'Reilly?
Originally posted by centurion1211
The left is clearly not in favor of free speech, or balanced reporting.