"Olbermann's Exit Ends Tumultuous MSNBC Affair"
by SAM SCHECHNER and LAUREN A. E. SCHUKER, Wall Street Journal 1/24/2011
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(Lets see how long MSNBC keeps this video online)
A liberal voice killed by internal business politics of the media business.
As noted by T.J. Walker (audio comment in WSJ article) MSNBC is a struggling network and decides to dump its top-rated personality?!
I see this decision as an example of WHY this network is struggling, decisions made from a board that does NOT really understand the business they are in. You don't dump a rating-magnet just because you don't like him, especially when your network is in trouble. You don't heal to outdated standards when your competition is betting you. What DOES matter to your network is YOUR VIEWERS like him.
NOTE: I just checked The Maddow Blog (at MSNBC) and see no comment from her on this, although she has been a fan and supporter of Keith. MSNBC gag order?
Keith Links: (both open in new page)
Keith on Daily Kos
Keith's Facebook
2 comments:
I totally agree - TOTALLY! And of course, if Rachel and others hope to continue to have any liberal impact, they will have to mind their p's and q's. What a shame, what a day, what a very sad and bleak day for America. There's not much left in this country if freedom is stifled so easily.
NOTE:
Keith on Daily Kos
http://keith-olbermann.dailykos.com/
Keith's Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keith-Olbermann/172337827656
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