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Jose Diaz-Balart Exiting MSNBC…
What is this…MSNBC talent departure day? First it was Luke Russert. Now it’s Jose Diaz-Balart… In November, José Diaz-Balart was named to a rotating cast of anchors of the NBC Nightly News Saturday...
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MSNBC GOP Convention Coverage Plans…
The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Julie Washington, who appears to need to brush up on the currency of her Chris Jansing bio knowledge, has details of MSNBC’s convention coverage plans… The Republican...
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Expanded Role For MSNBC’s Williams?
CNN’s Brian Stelter writes that MSNBC is looking to give Brian Williams the 11pm hour through the election so that the network can talk about this year’s most under reported subject… (via J$) According...
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No, It’s Not Settled Andy…
The Washington Post’s Erik Wemple gets NBC News Topper Andrew Lack to comment, tangentially, on the Brian Williams fiasco… The shyness has shielded Williams from having to confront again his scandal of...
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CNN vs. Morning Joe…
In the latest in a long running battle, CNN’s Dylan Byers takes aim at Morning Joe yet again for the “favorable” coverage it gave Donald Trump… Scarborough provided several pieces of evidence to back...
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Strawman 101…
Mediaite’s Lindsey Ellefson pens a nonsensical article about MSNBC and what it needs to do… MSNBC seems to constantly be in the midst of an overhaul. Earlier this summer, the network was proclaiming...
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Thomas Roberts Out At MSNBC?
Never in a million years would I have figured this would happen. Thomas Roberts posted on his Facebook page that he will no longer anchoring at MSNBC. Presumably he’s done with MSNBC entirely though...
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MSNBC is Test Driving Mark Halperin
MSNBC has been using Mark Halperin on First Look so far this week. …I stop to let the shock wear off… …ok, enough time… It’s not just that they’ve been using a political journalist in a straight news...
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Greta Van Susteren to MSNBC?
The Daily Caller’s Betsy Rothstein is hearing things… After all that hullaballoo over at FNC, Greta Van Susteren is making a quick and sudden return to cable news. According to Mirror sources, she’s...
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NBC’s Megyn Kelly Gambit…
Variety’s Brian Steinberg lists some of the potential pitfalls facing NBC and its soon to be newest employee… And yet, Kelly’s current halo does not necessarily mean she can also triumph over...
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Selective Memory…
I was going to comment on this Joe Concha article in The Hill on Tucker Carlson’s ratings rise and the (predictable) comparative ratings decline Greta Van Susteren has had to contend with on MSNBC...
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MSNBC Changes…
TVNewser’s Chris Ariens writes about changes to MSNBC and how some of NBC News’ staff is being redeployed… Hallie Jackson, who covered Donald Trump’s campaign for NBC News, has been named White House...
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Tamron Hall Exits (MS)NBC
CNN’s Brian Stelter writes about Tamron Hall’s abrupt departure…something everyone would have found impossible to contemplate a month ago. Tamron Hall, a regular host on NBC’s “Today” show and MSNBC,...
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Someone Screwed Themselves in the Tamron Hall/NBC Breakup. But who?
Nothing about Tamron Hall leaving NBC makes any sense for either side in this drama. Usually when there’s a breakup there’s a winner and a loser. But in this case there are no winners. There are only...
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February Numbers: MSNBC…
MSNBC is noting its February ratings… MORE PEOPLE WATCHED MSNBC THAN CNN IN FEBRUARY MSNBC M-F Prime Finishes #2 Among All Cable Networks in Total Viewers, Beats CNN for Third Straight Month MSNBC M-F...
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Kate Snow Leaving MSNBC…
TVNewser’s A.J. Katz writes that Kate Snow will be leaving MSNBC dayside to do work for the mother ship network… Kate Snow is leaving her MSNBC show for expanded duties at NBC News. NBC News president...
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MSNBC Gives Nicole Wallace 4pm…Demotes (?) Kornacki…
MSNBC announced that Nicole Wallace will be hosting the 4pm hour. That’s Steve Kornacki’s hour, btw. Kornacki is apparently going to be contributing to the hour but if that’s all he ends up doing this...
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Steve Kornacki’s New Role
With the announcement of Nicolle Wallace getting the 4pm hour on MSNBC, speculation centered on what would become of Steve Kornacki. Now we know. NBC announced that Kornacki has become NBC News and...
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The Last Word for The Last Word?
The Huffington Post’s Yashar Ali writes that Lawrence O’Donnell may soon find himself without a show on MSNBC… Lawrence O’Donnell, host of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” has just four weeks left in his...
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The MSNBC Conundrum…
In a semi must read article that clearly takes sides and doubles as an Andy Lack hit piece, The Huffington Post’s Ryan Grim writes about MSNBC’s ratings rise and how that is allegedly making life...
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MSNBC’s Status…
Variety’s Brian Steinberg has a conveniently well timed profile of MSNBC. But I’m going to focus on the less PR friendly parts… Some think the rejiggering may alter perceptions of MSNBC as a “liberal”...
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Hugh Hewitt Gets MSNBC Weekend Half hour…
TVNewser’s Chris Ariens reports that Hugh Hewitt will be getting a half hour show on early weekend mornings. As part of the expansion, conservative radio talk show host and MSNBC contributor Hugh...
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June Numbers: MSNBC…
MSNBC is noting its June ratings… MSNBC Weekday Prime Tops FOX News and CNN in A18-49 for the 2nd Straight Month in June 2017 · MSNBC Weekday Prime Also Beats CNN in A25-54 and Total Viewers · More...
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Greta Van Susteren out at MSNBC…Ari Melber In at 6pm.
Well that was insanely fast…like itchy trigger finger insanely fast. I’m not sure that wasn’t a premature move on some level. Short of cratering outright, which Van Susteren’s show didn’t do, it’s hard...
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July Numbers: MSNBC…
MSNBC is noting its July ratings… MSNBC WINS A25-54 IN WEEKDAY PRIME IN JULY MSNBC Dayside Leads CNN in Every Hour Among Total Viewers; Scores 2nd Highest Rated Month Ever in Total Viewers MSNBC...
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Cable News Is Broken…
The Washington Post’s Paul Farhi writes about what has turned me off of cable news… Last year was a busy one for Hank Bargine, a freelance TV-news cameraman based in Colorado. The networks kept calling...
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September Numbers: MSNBC…
MSNBC is noting its September ratings… MSNBC EXPANDS LEAD OVER CNN ACROSS WEEKDAY PRIME, DAYSIDE AND TOTAL DAY IN TOTAL VIEWERS MSNBC Weekday Prime Tops CNN in Total Viewers and A25-54, MSNBC’s Closest...
View ArticleRoberts Out, Gura In…
Mediaite’s Justin Baragona writes, with some palace intrigue tossed in, that Thomas Roberts is out at MSNBC and Justin Gura is in. I knew about Gura because he tweeted it yesterday but the Roberts news...
View ArticleGuerilla Journalism Goes Off The Rails…What Did You Expect Would Happen?
I haven’t blogged in over a year. But this story got me back because it’s a case study on how non network news people don’t understand how news networks function as well as serve as a reminder that in...
View ArticleMSNBC Needs to Clean Up Its Dayside Scheduling Mess…
Ever since COVID-19 mania swept over the nation and the world, two of the three cable news networks tore up their regular dayside scheduling. But the methods and tactics differed wildly. Over at CNN...
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