On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 6:35 AM Dino Alexander <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Same could be said for all cable news, but manufactured outrage is the new
> drug, the new vice, the new product pushing.
>

Agreed, but I think CNN has a basic infrastructure underneath all the
bloviating which makes it possible to reform. I don’t see evidence of that
at MSNBC.



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> From: "Kevin M."
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> Sent: Thursday September 23 2021 9:23:11AM
> Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Nicole Wallace To Be New Rachel Maddow
>
> One of the biggest canards in media is people think the political bias is
> the biggest problem plaguing MSNBC. In reality, it is the prevalence of
> personality driven shows that purport to be news programs, when in reality
> they are poorly produced forums for rumor, gossip, and stupidity. Maddow is
> among the worst, pandering and schticky, with undeserved arrogance and
> overblown righteousness. There’s no saving it; better to flush the whole
> network and start from scratch.
>
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 2:49 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> One of the biggest canards in American media coverage is that MSNBC is
>> liberal. Yes, Maddow is liberal (if too chatty on her own show for my
>> tastes), Hayes is liberal, and Reid is liberal. That leaves 21 hours a day
>> for Republicans like Wallace (whom I generally like) and Morning Joe,
>> moderates like O'Donnell and Williams, and incompetents like Andrea
>> Mitchell and (worst of all) Chuck Todd.
>>
>> If MSNBC were as liberal as Fox is batshit-crazy right, they'd have to
>> bring on Angela Davis to anchor things from the right.
>>
>> --Dave Sikula
>>
>> On Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 8:34:42 PM UTC-7 PGage wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Rachel signed a mega deal with Comcast that gives her $30M/Year through
>>> after 2024 election to do lots of different things on their family of
>>> networks, but gives her the option to stop anchoring her MSNBC tent pole
>>> show at 9:00 pm. Insiders say she is sure to exercise the option, which is
>>> a crisis for MSNBC. Word is Nicole Wallace has the inside track on taking
>>> her place.
>>>
>>> I like Nicole a lot. She is smart, an excellent communicator, warm,
>>> decent and telegenic. She is arguably a better broadcaster than Maddow. But
>>> her elevation to the top spot at MSNBC continues and maybe accelerates a
>>> dangerous trend in the Post-Trump world of repositioning moderate
>>> conservatives as liberals. That’s probably not a reason to deny her the
>>> job, and I can’t really think of anyone who would be better (I like Ari,
>>> but not enough other people do) and the fact that she is not Joy Reid is a
>>> huge plus. If only Keith Olbermann was like 18% less unstable…
>>>
>>>
>>> <https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10018765/Ex-Bush-official-Nicolle-Wallace-seen-execs-likely-candidate-replace-Rachel-Maddow.html>
>>> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10018765/Ex-Bush-official-Nicolle-Wallace-seen-execs-likely-candidate-replace-Rachel-Maddow.html
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