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Should Phil Griffin Be Worried About Jeff Zucker? Not Yet…
Mediaite’s Joe Concha argues that Phil Griffin should be more worried about Jeff Zucker than beating FNC. While Concha’s premise merits consideration, his supporting evidence is extremely weak. Over...
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Press Releases: 03/26/13
MSNBC (1) “ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES” PREMIERES ON APRIL 1 at 8PM ET NEW YORK – March 22, 2013 – “All In with Chris Hayes” will premiere on April 1 st at 8 p.m. ET on MSNBC. Chris Hayes will host the...
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Karen Finney to MSNBC Weekend Evenings…
MSNBC announced that Karen Finney will be hosting an hour on MSNBC from 4-5pm on weekends. Pedants will note that means a reduction in live news by one hour as Craig Melvin had been anchoring that...
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Ari Melber Takes Over For Steve Kornacki on The Cycle
MSNBC’s announcement that Ari Melber will be joining The Cycle… ARI MELBER HAS BEEN NAMED CO-HOST OF THE CYCLE ON MSNBC April 3, 2013- Ari Melber has been named the new co-host of “The Cycle” on MSNBC....
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Ari Melber Interview…
Mediaite’s Noah Rothman interviews Ari Melber… “I think politics is always about dialogue,” Melber told Mediaite. “I think journalism ranges from dialogue to monologue, and there are times when...
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Why Can’t MSNBC Keep Up Proportionally With CNN and FNC In The Demo ?
Looking at yesterday’s numbers for the Boston Marathon attack, I am struck by how low MSNBC’s numbers are in the Demo compared to CNN and FNC. Both of those networks were doing demo numbers in the...
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Et Tu, Alex?
NewsBusters’ Paul Bremmer writes about MSNBC’s Alex Witt going down the MSNBC’s rabbit hole into POV wonderland… MSNBC’s Alex Witt told a whopper on Sunday’s Weekends with Alex Witt while chatting with...
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Bashir in London…Why?
Mediaite’s Noah Rothman rips MSNBC for sending Martin Bashir to London to cover Margaret Thatcher’s funeral. It was, however, soon revealed that Bashir was “on assignment,” but few could have been...
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Phil Griffin vs. FNC…
The New York Times Brian Stelter writes about how FNC and MSNBC cover the gun control debate, though the article is more tilted to focussing on FNC. Everyone will focus on Phil Griffin throwing a bomb...
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Ouch!
Today seems to be the day for Jackknife Powerbombs. This morning Brian Stelter performed one on Howard Kurtz. This afternoon FNC performed one on Phil Griffin… Fox News, which rarely lets a...
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FNC Dominates Last Week…MSNBC Still Lags Badly…
TVNewser’s Alex Weprin notes that FNC was the #1 cable network last week and does so with a nice spiffy FNC PR supplied graphic… Correction: TVNewser’s Alex Weprin says that the graphic is their...
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MSNBC Slots Ed Schultz/Karen Finney Weekend Evening Block For May 11th…
MSNBC announced the start dates for its new weekend evening programming… “THE ED SHOW” AND KAREN FINNEY JOIN MSNBC WEEKENDS STARTING MAY 11 NEW YORK – April 25, 2013 – “The Ed Show” hosted by Ed...
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Tamron Hall Profile
The New York Post’s Kate Storey profiles Tamron Hall… One of Hall’s biggest interviews in Chicago was with Sen. Barack Obama in 2007, shortly before he announced he was running for president. Not long...
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Chris Matthews Re-Ups With MSNBC
The Hollywood Reporter’s Marissa Guthrie scoops that Chris Matthews has signed a new long term deal with MSNBC… Chris Matthews has re-upped with MSNBC signing a new long-term deal that will keep him at...
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Target: Comcast…
The Hollywood Reporter’s Paul Bond writes about Conservative groups organizing to protest Comcast letting MSNBC run wild on progressive pastures. Or something… Those attending Comcast’s annual meeting...
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Brian Sachtman To Take Over Way To Early…
In a somewhat surprising move, MSNBC announced that it has hired Brian Sachtman to take over as host of Way Too Early… BRIAN SHACTMAN NAMED HOST OF MSNBC’s “WAY TOO EARLY” Brian Shactman Named Host of...
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NBC News Digital Sales Hires…
NBC News Digital announced sales staffing hires this morning… NBC NEWS DIGITAL GROUP STAFFS UP WITH SALES VETERANS FROM GANNET, BBC AND THE STREET Leadership team expands as news group takes over sales...
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ITV’s Deborah Turness To Head NBC News?
The New York Times Brian Stelter writes that ITV’s Deborah Turness is expected to be named as the new President of NBC News… NBC News is on the verge of naming Deborah Turness, the head of Britain’s...
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Chirp, Chirp…
The Hollywood Reporter’s Paul Bond writes about conservative protests at Comcast’s shareholder meeting… Inside the venue, the first question came from Tom Borelli, an activist shareholder who helped...
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Magazine-Gate: Update…
Remember that Meet The Press high capacity magazine story from earlier this year? Well, it’s still alive…sort of…it’s gone to the world of FOIA requests and lawsuits. The Washington Times’ Emily Miller...
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