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Stellar

(5,644 posts) Thu Jul 23, 2015, 12:31 PM Jul 2015

MSNBC Will Once Again Look Like NBC News As Sweeping Changes Are Expected

MSNBC Will Once Again Look Like NBC News As Sweeping Changes Are Expected

More hard news, less liberal opinion.

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Michael Calderone
Senior Media Reporter, The Huffington Post

NEW YORK -- Chuck Todd never wanted to give up “The Daily Rundown,” his weekday morning politics show on MSNBC.

But when Todd was handed the reins of “Meet the Press” last fall, NBC News President Deborah Turness decided he should focus on the Sunday show, one of the broadcast network’s marquee franchises, according to network sources. Some inside 30 Rock viewed the move as another example of management trying to maintain space between the NBC News and MSNBC brands.

Those days are over.

NBC News Chairman Andy Lack, who took the reins of the broadcast and cable networks in March, is bringing Todd back to MSNBC for a new weekday politics show that he'll host in addition to “Meet the Press” Sundays on NBC, according to sources.

Todd’s return to MSNBC is part of a re-NBC-ization of the cable network, which began drifting left in the later years of the Bush administration under former star Keith Olbermann. The cable network, which never had its own identity before Olbermann, next launched primetime programs, such as "The Rachel Maddow Show," before adding liberal opinion-focused shows throughout the dayside schedule, too...

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/msnbc-nbc-changes_55b0fb69e4b0a9b94853cd37?dmrkke29

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MSNBC Will Once Again Look Like NBC News As Sweeping Changes Are Expected (Original Post) Stellar Jul 2015 OP

Chuck Todd....worlds most unimpressive man virtualobserver Jul 2015 #1

+100 ProfessorPlum Jul 2015 #13

MSNBC doubles down on a loser. grasswire Jul 2015 #2

If nothing happens to 'Morning Joe'....then it's the same B.S. Stellar Jul 2015 #3

I may never get used to use of "liberal" to describe all Democrats, regardless of where they are on merrily Jul 2015 #4

So, they're making it worse? Fawke Em Jul 2015 #5

Exactly. procon Jul 2015 #12

ugh spanone Jul 2015 #6

I don't care, the M$M is a product of the MIC and Big Biz. It is a cancer on American society. Rex Jul 2015 #7

And what the hell does it mean when they say..."More hard news, less liberal opinion"? Stellar Jul 2015 #8

Another MSNBC alum who was fired for virtually nothing. Fawke Em Jul 2015 #11

Good luck with that! ecstatic Jul 2015 #9

And they wonder why young people don't watch gotj90 Jul 2015 #10

Read the comments at that link. Fawke Em Jul 2015 #14

virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)

1. Chuck Todd....worlds most unimpressive man

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 12:37 PM

Jul 2015

Why don't we give Rachel Maddow "Meet the Press" and call it even.

ProfessorPlum

(11,276 posts)

13. +100

Reply to virtualobserver (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 02:01 PM

Jul 2015

yes

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

2. MSNBC doubles down on a loser.

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 12:45 PM

Jul 2015

Genius.

If they would just bring back Olbermann and Donahue, ratings would go through the freaking roof.

Stellar

(5,644 posts)

3. If nothing happens to 'Morning Joe'....then it's the same B.S.

Reply to grasswire (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 12:51 PM

Jul 2015

MSNBC's "Morning Joe," which occupies the 6 to 9 a.m. time slot, and the channel's nightly opinion shows are unlikely to be affected by the upcoming changes.

It may be going further to the right if you ask me.

merrily

(45,251 posts)

4. I may never get used to use of "liberal" to describe all Democrats, regardless of where they are on

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 12:59 PM

Jul 2015

the ideological continuum.

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)

5. So, they're making it worse?

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 01:04 PM

Jul 2015

Trust me - their ratings will go further down the tubes.

Sanders has already confirmed Ed Shultz is gone.

If you're keeping Morning Joe and Chuck Toad and ousting Shultz and Hayes while adding a known liar to the line-up, you're doing it wrong.

procon

(15,805 posts)

12. Exactly.

Reply to Fawke Em (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 01:59 PM

Jul 2015

Wasn't ratings why they needed to bring Shultz back to weekdays? If Todd is doing so poorly in the ratings with his one hour a week show, why do the PTB think he's going to improve on M-F?

I'll be looking for more alternative news sources rather that sitting through Todd's smarmy presence.

spanone

(135,873 posts)

6. ugh

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 01:05 PM

Jul 2015

Rex

(65,616 posts)

7. I don't care, the M$M is a product of the MIC and Big Biz. It is a cancer on American society.

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 01:07 PM

Jul 2015

They can all float into the sun for all I care, I WISH we had real investigative journalism in America - but Big Biz made sure that will never happen.

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Stellar

(5,644 posts)

8. And what the hell does it mean when they say..."More hard news, less liberal opinion"?

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 01:18 PM

Jul 2015

More right-wing lies!

I guess I'll be watching more Al-Jazeera, with David Shuster.

http://america.aljazeera.com/?utm_source=aje&utm_medium=redirect

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)

11. Another MSNBC alum who was fired for virtually nothing.

Reply to Stellar (Reply #8)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 01:23 PM

Jul 2015

Why is it right-wing talking heads can say the stupidest and most egregious shit all day long and keep their jobs, while left-winger get their heads on the chopping block for the smallest thing?

ecstatic

(32,731 posts)

9. Good luck with that!

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 01:20 PM

Jul 2015

I'm sure there are millions of people anxiously awaiting their exciting new line up.

gotj90

(45 posts)

10. And they wonder why young people don't watch

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 01:21 PM

Jul 2015

Thank you TYT, Secular Talk, Thom Hartmann, Sam Seder, etc, etc for all you do! I hope Ed lands somewhere.

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)

14. Read the comments at that link.

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 02:16 PM

Jul 2015

NO ONE likes Chuck Todd or Morning Joe.

Everyone likes Rachel.

Most want Keith Olbermann back.

Al is a roll of the dice.

Seems the NBC hacks are making the absolute wrong decision on direction.

When will news/info channels learn that they can't out-Fox Fox?

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