i read this too kevin. not really sure how or what the relationship is between msnbc and nbc news is anymore. for us, an affiliate, we pay to be an nbc newschannel affiliate, completely separate entity from the mother nbc. we really have no access to msnbc material at all. i don't even know if subscriptions exist for stations like us. i do know that newschannel operations have recently been downsized and consolidated substantially over the last 2 years
as local news is currently on the downslide, so is the national scene. as i often tell people, broadcast news is about entertaining more than informing. until that changes (which would have to include a business model that makes sense) we will continue seeing less coverage by real news organizations, and more by moronic, slack-jawed people like tmz. and until someone can explain to me how kathie lee and hooter can be part of a 'news' organization, i will never believe network news will survive. Jeff On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 10:24 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > MSNBC called on the carpet for failing to cover the Christmas > terrorism (as well as the Iran election protests). Could it be that > they don't have the manpower to be an actual news outlet? Or that they > burned their bridges with many NBC affiliates (to say nothing of the > NBC flagship news division) during the most recent Presidential > elections, so none of them will loan a reporter or even a live feed of > breaking news? > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091228/ap_en_tv/us_tv_msnbc_breaking_news > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
