CNN has a new ad out which pokes sticks in the eyes of both MSNBC and FNC…
Archive for November 9, 2010
Press Releases: 10/09/11
Posted in Press Releases on November 9, 2010 by icn2MSNBC (1), Bloomberg (1)
MSNBC
JON STEWART ON “THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW” – NOV. 11
PROGRAM NOTE: JON STEWART WILL SIT DOWN WITH RACHEL MADDOW – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 ON “THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW”
NEW YORK – November 9, 2010 – MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow will talk with Jon Stewart, host of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” in an exclusive interview to air Thursday, November 11 on “The Rachel Maddow Show.” This marks Stewart’s first appearance on “The Rachel Maddow Show.”
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Lawrence O’Donnell to Host Two Hour Town Hall…
Posted in MSNBC on November 9, 2010 by icn2MSNBC announced that Lawrence O’Donnell will host a two hour town hall…
MSNBC SPECIAL TOWN HALL EVENT- NOV. 15
MSNBC SPECIAL TOWN HALL EVENT: A TWO-HOUR DISCUSSION ON IMMIGRATION AND LATINO-AMERICA
NOVEMBER 15, 10PM-12AMLawrence O’Donnell Hosts with Voto Latino’s Maria Teresa Kumar live from the University of San Diego
NEW YORK – November 9, 2010 – More than 10 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States. On November 15, MSNBC, in partnership with Voto Latino, will present a special two-hour town hall event taking an in-depth look at the complex issue of immigration in America and the emerging role of the Latino population in American life and politics. The event, hosted by MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell with Voto Latino’s Executive Director Maria Teresa Kumar, will air on 10 p.m. – 12 a.m. live from the University of San Diego.
The special town hall event will examine the state of immigration in the United States including the influence of the Latino voting block on the 2010 midterm elections, how Arizona’s immigration laws have affected national progress, and if the American Dream is still attainable for new generations of immigrants. The discussion will also present viable solutions for moving the country forward. Guests for the town hall will include actress and activist Rosario Dawson, Telemundo’s Jose Diaz Balart, Executive Director of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles Alfonso Aguilar, Democratic strategist and pollster Celinda Lake, and Dr. David Shirk, Director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego.
Beware Fake Olbermanns Bearing Emails…
Posted in MSNBC on November 9, 2010 by icn2The Upshot’s Michael Calderone writes about a prank on a journalist made apparently by or someone connected to Tucker Carlson…
Tucker Carlson boasted last July that his site, The Daily Caller, bought the domain name for liberal MSNBC host Keith Olbermann. Carlson, a conservative journalist and pundit, even said he would start using the email address keith@keitholbermann.com as a gag.
So it was interesting to see that Olbermann allegedly sent some angry emails to the Philadelphia Daily News’ Stu Bykofsky using the email address keith@keitholbermann.com.
Bykofsky claimed the exchange was “guaranteed 100% for real.”And he later confirmed to Jim Romenesko that he was writing to keith@keitholbermann.com
Although emails were indeed sent back and forth, it wasn’t Olbermann on the other end.
The Hazards of Live TV: #25,084
Posted in Hazards of Live TV on November 9, 2010 by icn2Chris Matthews…not having a good day yesterday…
More Olbermann…
Posted in MSNBC on November 9, 2010 by icn2Slate’s Jack Shafer weighs in…
If the network was hoping to telegraph that it doesn’t think Olbermann’s offense was much of an offense at all—the consensus view of his ideological soul-mates and even some of his ideological opponents—it succeeded hugely. According to Politico, Olbermann wouldn’t have had to serve his suspension had he agreed to deliver an on-camera mea culpa.
But NBC still has some explaining to do. Has it established a new precedent—that, in the future, if any anchor or reporter gives $7,200 to candidates, as Olbermann did, he will suffer only two days in the dog house? Hell, next election cycle Olbermann should give $14,400 in exchange for a four-day suspension, and other MSNBCers should take note of the network’s punishment-per-incident equation and give accordingly.
Decoding Olbermann’s Statement
Posted in MSNBC on November 9, 2010 by icn2Forbes’ Jeff Bercovici examines Keith Olbermann’s statement…
On the second and final night of his suspension from MSNBC, Keith Olbermann apologized to viewers for the actions that got him in dutch: to wit, donating $4,200 to three political candidates without clearing it ahead of time with the network.
Wait, make that “apologized.” Olberman’s statement is a classic “Sorry you got so bent out of shape after I ran over your dog” non-apology apology — not an acceptance of blame but a redirection of it. It has a secondary purpose as well: asserting what is, as I’ve pointed out, Olbermann’s now all but unchallengeable primacy over the network, and in particular over his bosses, MSNBC president Phil Griffin and NBC News chief Steve Capus.
