If your source doesn’t, they should leave.Protesters demonstrate outside the White House on January 7, 2020.Īmanda Marcotte at Salon writes- Right-wing hawk attack tactics aren't working this time - and here's why: We’re thrilled that Tim Russert chooses to be part of that coverage. MSNBC has offered the most interesting election coverage this season and the audience is responding. > Update: NBC News SVP Phil Griffin tells TVNewser, “Whoever you’re talking to knows nothing, it’s that simple. All of a sudden there are huge numbers of liberals who feel the same way.” Fox has succeeded because there are a lot of alienated conservatives who thought no one was speaking for them. “There’s a very large untapped market of liberal TV viewers,” says the insider. Countdown with Keith Olbermann has been the highest rated program in all of cable news in the A25-54 demo four times during the last two weeks. Still the insider sees the move to the left as a successful short term strategy. “If he was writing long pieces for The Atlantic, or The New Republic, it’s different. What about Olbermann blogging now at The Daily Kos? “That’s insane,” says the insider. He is not central to MSNBC, he is the center of the MSNBC ratings strategy. He behaves like a man who has nothing left to lose. “The key is his willingness to quit,” says our source about Olbermann. “You think Russert is going to put up with that? Election night coverage in November with Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann? “There’s a huge difference between rooting for one side in a Democratic primary, and another one to take sides in a general election and go out and openly root for a candidate. “What’s it going to be like in the general election now that everyone knows we’re the in-house network of Barack Obama?” asked our insider. With the primaries finished, the focus moves to the general election. That’s the difference.”Īsked for a response, an MSNBC spokesperson tells TVNewser, “Your source is ill-informed and the assertions are laughable.” He’s not an activist - Keith’s an activist. ![]() ![]() He’s so close to it that he’s not that political. He knows a lot about politics and he takes it seriously. The insider says Olbermann’s election night partner has reservations as well: “Chris Matthews is quite pissed about it. All of a sudden he’s taking questions from Keith Olbermann, the Daily Kos blogger?” Russert has spent 20 years building credibility. “Every Tuesday night Keith is up there as the face of NBC News. MSNBC has drawn criticism from pundits from both parties, other journalists and the White House, for the perceived, and often obvious, leftward shift of their lead political anchors Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann. > Update: NBC News SVP and MSNBC exec in charge Phil Griffin responds… Now, TVNewser speaks with a high level source inside MSNBC, who sheds light on some of the inside rumblings. MSNBC has bore the brunt of much of the criticism, from a candidate, a competitor, and many voices in between. ![]() ![]() Tonight may be the last of the primaries, but the discussion of the cable news coverage will no doubt continue for months to come. The Lost Remote newsletter brings you the the best in streaming news, from staffing changes to premiere dates to trailers-to the latest platform moves.
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