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alsame

(7,784 posts)
3. I have noticed that MSNBC has
Mon May 20, 2013, 09:16 AM
May 2013

been doing this a lot more recently. So much of their 'reporting' is actually reporting what right wing media say. Clips from Fox, from Limbaugh, etc start a segment and then the guests are supposed to react to that.

There was always some of this on MSNBC, but IMO it's become a lot more frequent.

 

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)
9. Yep. It's all reactionary. Even the evening shows that we all like. I understand that the hosts
Mon May 20, 2013, 03:49 PM
May 2013

are commenting on what's going on, but it's ALL reactionary. Faux News doesn't roll like that. The hosts want you to know that what they are reporting is not only the news, it's the truth. Faux News is always on the offensive while everyone else limps along playing defense.

alsame

(7,784 posts)
10. You're right, it's permeating all
Mon May 20, 2013, 03:56 PM
May 2013

the shows, so the orders have to be coming from the top.

Reactionary in the extreme, there's almost no discussion of facts, just rehashing what RW media and the GOP say about any given issue.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
6. Why is Chuck Todd being watched by people with a functioning brain?
Mon May 20, 2013, 10:13 AM
May 2013

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