Keith Olbermann and the heads of NBC - including former Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw - are apparently in the middle of a civil war over the "Countdown" host's recent campaign contributions…
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November 15th, 2010 9:28 AM | Noel Sheppard
November 14th, 2010 9:14 PM | Noel Sheppard
Ted Koppel on Sunday published an op-ed at the Washington Post wherein he claimed that opinionated television personalities like MSNBC's Keith Olbermann represent the death of real news.
…November 13th, 2010 9:26 AM | Noel Sheppard
Keith Olbermann's suspension hype ratings bounce has almost completely vanished in only two days.
As NewsBusters previously reported, MSNBC's "Countdown" saw a 35 percent rise in…
November 12th, 2010 5:48 PM | Cal Thomas
If MSNBC were consistent, Keith Olbermann would not have been the only on-air personality disciplined for making political contributions.
For those who don't watch his "Countdown"…
November 12th, 2010 4:23 PM | Scott Whitlock
Former Nightline host Ted Koppel will use an op-ed appearing in Sunday's Washington Post to compare the current state of cable news to financial swindler Bernie Madoff and to express "…
November 12th, 2010 1:40 AM | Noel Sheppard
Comedian Jon Stewart on Thursday scolded Rachel Maddow for using the word "teabagger" to describe members of the Tea Party movement.
Appearing on "The Rachel Maddow Show" for an…
November 11th, 2010 8:23 PM | Noel Sheppard
As NewsBusters reported Wednesday, Keith Olbermann's return performance ratings bounce was less than spectacular at a 35 percent increase over his pre-suspension show.
In his second…
November 11th, 2010 6:15 PM | Ken Shepherd
"Think of a caged rat, a cornered rat. What does a cornered rat do? It instinctively goes for the jugular. That's where the media are going right now," following the November 2 elections,…
November 11th, 2010 5:20 PM | Matt Hadro
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough blames Sarah Palin for the GOP's failure to capture the Senate because of her efforts in drafting candidates who were defeated in Delaware and Nevada. "But for Sarah…
November 11th, 2010 7:22 AM | Tim Graham
Keith Olbermann's return to MSNBC Tuesday night was "graced" by radical filmmaker Michael Moore, who expressed his belief that Obama is so far a hopeless capitalist…
November 11th, 2010 3:17 AM | Brad Wilmouth
Since Republicans won control of the House of Representatives last week, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann has recited at the end of his Countdown show a new sign-off each night he has hosted noting…
November 10th, 2010 8:07 PM | Noel Sheppard
With all the hype about Keith Olbermann's brief suspension and his triumphant return to MSNBC Tuesday, one would have expected his ratings to explode as first-time viewers tuned in to see what…
November 10th, 2010 7:54 PM | Matthew Balan
CNN, a network known for its regular liberal bias, touted its supposed objectivity versus its competitors in a new ad which premiered on Tuesday evening. The ad graphically associated Fox News…
November 10th, 2010 4:54 PM | Dan Gainor
To paraphrase a famous movie line, the liberals are revolting.
Only, this time it isn’t a joke. They apparently mean it.
We’ve suffered through years of lefty calls for violence,…
November 9th, 2010 11:17 PM | Noel Sheppard
Keith Olbermann on Tuesday almost dislocated his shoulder patting himself on the back for all the attention he got after being suspended by NBC last Friday.
Like a kindergartner…
November 9th, 2010 6:01 PM | Jack Coleman
Wow, how'd that one slip through? Writing about Keith Olbermann's "indefinite suspension"/extended weekend away from MSNBC, Huffington Post blogger Chez Pazienza provided a rare moment of…
November 9th, 2010 3:22 PM | Noel Sheppard
The Hill is reporting that America's only admitted socialist member of Congress on Tuesday said he would seek to block the merger of Comcast with NBC as a result of Keith Olbermann's suspension…
November 9th, 2010 12:00 AM | Matt Philbin
It will be interesting to see if the left and media's standard narrative about the Republican Party having a “women problem” survives its Nov. 2 encounter with reality.
In 2010, nine…
November 8th, 2010 9:34 PM | Noel Sheppard
Keith Olbermann on Monday issued a brief written statement to his viewers concerning his recent two-day suspension for violating NBC's policy regarding political contributions.
As…
November 8th, 2010 8:51 PM | Noel Sheppard
A former advisor to George W. Bush smacked down Salon's Joan Walsh Monday for questioning the 43rd President's psychological compass.
Appearing on MSNBC's "Hardball," GOP strategist Ron…
November 8th, 2010 4:33 PM | Scott Whitlock
During four days of coverage, ABC skipped the conservative perspective while reporting on Keith Olbermann's suspension. The network also used the liberal label only once. Good Morning America…
November 8th, 2010 1:35 PM | Tim Graham
The Olbermann-lovers at the far-left Daily Kos blog believe in the Vast Keith Conspiracy – that Olbermann contributed to three Democrats as part of a large-scale plan to embarrass MSNBC…
November 8th, 2010 1:14 PM | Tim Graham
New York Times media columnist David Carr on Monday did the usual establishment cluck-clucking about how cable news is bringing down all the walls between news and opinion -- maintaining the…
November 7th, 2010 9:57 PM | Noel Sheppard
It appears NBC management feels a two day suspension is all Keith Olbermann should get for violating company policy regarding political donations.
MSNBC's Phil Griffin issued the…
November 7th, 2010 7:57 PM | Noel Sheppard
The Baltimore Sun's media critic is still fuming about MSNBC's pathetic coverage on election night.
In his piece published Saturday, David Zurawik called the cable news network a "…