'Exciting Time' for MSNBC: Chuck Todd, Kate Snow Named Weekday Hosts

September 17th, 2015 8:13 PM
As part of Phil Griffin's ongoing effort to boost the ratings of MSNBC, the cable channel's president announced on Thursday that Chuck Todd -- the 12th moderator of the Meet the Press Sunday morning series and political director for NBC News -- and Kate Snow -- a national correspondent for a number of the network's news programs  – are joining the weekday afternoon slate as part of the cable…
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David Gregory: Williams Was Wrong But We Should Have 'Compassion'

September 15th, 2015 5:41 PM
"I think what he did was wrong" but "I also want to have compassion for him, and I don't want to judge him for his mistake," former NBC Meet the Press anchor David Gregory told Yahoo! News Global Anchor Katie Couric earlier today in a live interview. Gregory declined the opportunity to say whether he thought it was right of NBC/MSNBC to bring Williams back in an on-air capacity. 

Morning Joe to Expand an Hour; Brian Williams Forgotten?

September 5th, 2015 11:04 AM
Good news for our own Mark Finkelstein. He will soon have more material to work with according to Mediaite which reports that MSNBC's Morning Joe will be expanding an hour. However what is most significant about the report is what, or rather who, it does not mention. Despite being chock full of information about the many changes coming to MSNBC, the name noticeable by its absence is Brian…

Brian Williams' Suspension Ends, Will Return to MSNBC in September

August 12th, 2015 2:04 AM
According to CNN Money’s Tom Kludt late Tuesday night, NBC News confirmed that the disgraced former NBC Nightly News anchor’s six-month suspension has ended and will be returning sometime next month. Kludt reported that “NBC told CNNMoney on Tuesday that Williams will assume his new role as a breaking news anchor for MSNBC in mid-September, but no date has been set.”
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Flashback: The Media’s Goofy Liberal Questions to Past GOP Debaters

August 5th, 2015 1:59 PM
The 2016 presidential debate season officially begins Thursdy night. A look back at the last several GOP presidential primary battles finds that, even though these debates are supposed to be for the benefit of GOP primary voters, journalists — especially those working for liberal news outlets — will hit them with left-leaning questions aimed at fulfilling an anti-conservative media narrative.
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Walloping Walker: The Media’s Worst Attacks on the Wisconsin Governor

July 14th, 2015 10:17 AM
Scott Walker’s official entry into the 2016 presidential race has already been met with questions about his sophistication and readiness to be president by the liberal media. The day of Walker’s announcement The New York Times’ Patrick Healy portrayed the GOP governor as someone who isn’t ready for the world stage: “Two words these [Walker] voters do not use about him? ‘Smart’ and ‘sophisticated…
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NewsBusted: MSNBC's Leaning Into Its Most Expensive Mistake

June 24th, 2015 10:01 PM
"Brian Williams has been transferred to MSNBC. He’ll be paid $10 million a year -- which amounts to about a million dollars per viewer." -- NewsBusted anchor Jodi Miller.
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MSNBC Welcome Mat: Staffers Chanted 'F--k Brian Williams'

June 23rd, 2015 2:25 PM
Former NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has been demoted down to breaking news anchor at MSNBC. However, on top of the humiliation of such a demotion, Williams shouldn't be too surprised to find a somewhat less than welcoming reception from the sanity challenged network of Big Ed and Reverend Al. According to a New York Post report, the rank and file staffers at MSNBC absolutely hate Brian…
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Holt Addresses Viewers, Support of Williams on 1st Night as NN Anchor

June 22nd, 2015 8:50 PM
In his first night as the permanent weekday anchor of NBC Nightly News, Lester Holt took time at the conclusion of Monday’s newscast to mention his new job by stating that he’s “honored” to be the “new anchor” and thanked “my friend and colleague Brian Williams for his kind words of support.” With Holt’s name now added to the show’s title, opening graphics, recorded introduction, and profile…

Chuck Todd: ‘Proud’ of How NBC Handled Brian Williams Controversy

June 22nd, 2015 11:11 AM
After NBC announced that disgraced Nightly News anchor Brian Williams will be demoted to handling breaking news at MSNBC in August after serving a six month suspension, Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd applauded his network for how it dealt with the entire ordeal. 
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Media Critic David Zurawik on Brian Williams: ‘A Liar Is A Liar’

June 21st, 2015 2:41 PM
Appearing on Fox News’ MediaBuzz on Sunday, David Zurawik, television and media critic for the Baltimore Sun, blasted NBC News’ decision to bring back Brian Williams after serving a six month suspension for lying about his reporting.

No Transparency: NBC News Hiding Its Internal Brian Williams Probe

June 20th, 2015 10:48 PM
While CBS News released a report by outsiders on Dan Rather's 2004 debacle, NBC News used insiders to report on the wild exaggerations of Brian Williams. CBS released its resulted to the public, and NBC is clamming up. Former ABC and CNN reporter Mark Feldstein lamented: "They have kept their report secret. They have not revealed it to the public. The investigation was held in secret by internal…

Arsenio Hall Blasts Brian Williams

June 20th, 2015 2:20 PM
So, Arsenio, tell us how you really feel about Brian Williams. Actually, Arsenio Hall did tell us exactly how he felt about Brian Williams' apology yesterday and it was brutal. As you can see from his tweet below, don't expect the two to be slow jamming the news together anytime soon. Could some of the bad blood have been the result of Brian Williams snubbing Arsenio Hall when he did a story…
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Brian Williams Return Already Inspiring Parody

June 19th, 2015 4:48 PM
It has been announced that Brian Williams is returning to network television but on Big Ed Schultz's and Reverend Al's network, MSNBC. So what is his outlook for success on MSNBC? Tremendous! Not as deliverer of news but as a comedy inspiration. Ironically, although Williams' had expressed a desire to do comedy, the humor he will inspire won't come from him doing standup. Instead it will be as a…