Air America on MSNBC?

[JaJae]

There's chatter on the internet that Rachel Maddow is going to be hired by MSNBC. The president says they have a very short list of people they want to give shows to and she is at the top of that list. He says at some point she should have a show, but he does not know when.

The problem is that Gregory, Abrams and Olbermann all have extended contracts that are not up any time soon. However, in the case of Matthews his contract is up next year. I don't think they'd get rid of Matthews, but they definitely want to give time to Maddow.

Now in Living Rooms, the Host Apparent
By JACQUES STEINBERG

For clues about who might be next to get a show on MSNBC, viewers need not have looked further than “Countdown” earlier this month. For eight nights beginning just before the Fourth of July, Rachel Maddow, the host of a program on Air America, the liberal talk-radio network, served as a substitute for the vacationing Keith Olbermann.

“At some point, I don’t know when, she should have a show,” said Phil Griffin, hours before he was promoted on Wednesday to president of MSNBC. “She’s on the short list. It’s a very short list. She’s at the top.”

At the moment every slot at night on MSNBC is taken, with David Gregory at 6 handing off to Chris Matthews at 7, and with Dan Abrams at 9 following Mr. Olbermann at 8. But some shuffling could be in the offing; Mr. Matthews’s contract, for example, is up next year.

For her part, Ms. Maddow, who has been a ubiquitous presence as a political analyst on MSNBC this campaign season, said she is ready whenever the call should come. To hasten that process, she recently hired Mr. Olbermann’s agent, Jean Sage.

Now in Living Rooms, the Host Apparent

It's clear that MSNBC would never harm their darling Olbermann so whoever they remove is likely going to be a low rated news show. MSNBC seems to be going the path of Fox News of filling up their daily line-up with opinion shows... Olbermann, Matthews, Maddow, etc... Hard to see much of a difference here between the two stations.

[WickedLou9]

Originally Posted by JaJae

There's chatter on the internet that Rachel Maddow is going to be hired by MSNBC. The president says they have a very short list of people they want to give shows to and she is at the top of that list. He says at some point she should have a show, but he does not know when.

The problem is that Gregory, Abrams and Olbermann all have extended contracts that are not up any time soon. However, in the case of Matthews his contract is up next year. I don't think they'd get rid of Matthews, but they definitely want to give time to Maddow.


Now in Living Rooms, the Host Apparent

It's clear that MSNBC would never harm their darling Olbermann so whoever they remove is likely going to be a low rated news show. MSNBC seems to be going the path of Fox News of filling up their daily line-up with opinion shows... Olbermann, Matthews, Maddow, etc... Hard to see much of a difference here between the two stations.

The only positive thing I can say is that atleast they are a counter weight for Fox. But I still loathe this move of the major networks towards this opinion based news "analyst" garbage. I don't want someone to analyze the news and then tell me what they think. I want the news. Just do your investigavtive reporting and tell me what you found. Just the facts mam. let me decide about what opinions I want to form regarding the news. I don't need some blowhard telling me what my opinion should be. It seems like the news networks are just moving more and more towards that sort of sensationalisitic garbage. It really does people a disservice.

[Dispatcher]

Originally Posted by WickedLou9

The only positive thing I can say is that atleast they are a counter weight for Fox. But I still loathe this move of the major networks towards this opinion based news "analyst" garbage. I don't want someone to analyze the news and then tell me what they think. I want the news. Just do your investigavtive reporting and tell me what you found. Just the facts mam. let me decide about what opinions I want to form regarding the news. I don't need some blowhard telling me what my opinion should be. It seems like the news networks are just moving more and more towards that sort of sensationalisitic garbage. It really does people a disservice.

I agree. Don't give us your spin on the news, just tell us whats going on and let us decide.

[lew]

They'll probably get rid of Joe Scarborough and try her out as a morning show

[JaJae]

Originally Posted by WickedLou9

The only positive thing I can say is that atleast they are a counter weight for Fox. But I still loathe this move of the major networks towards this opinion based news "analyst" garbage. I don't want someone to analyze the news and then tell me what they think. I want the news. Just do your investigavtive reporting and tell me what you found. Just the facts mam. let me decide about what opinions I want to form regarding the news. I don't need some blowhard telling me what my opinion should be. It seems like the news networks are just moving more and more towards that sort of sensationalisitic garbage. It really does people a disservice.

In other threads comparisons to other news services is often shunned. I'd like to start off this thread by saying that comparison to other networks is welcome and even encouraged.

I think the notion that MSNBC offsets Fox News is a valid point, but I disagree with it on premise. I don't think any network should be so openly biased or that any of their stories should be openly biased. The quality of our media is going too far downhill.

[Charles Martel]

MSNBC "offsets/counters" FOXNews and vice versa.....and so we're left with objectivity? CBS, NBC, and ABC tend to lean Left, who "offsets" them? Who then is the "counter weight" to the NYTimes, LATimes, ChicagoT, or the AtlantaH?

As well, I would say MSNBC happens to lean so far left as to define subjective. I submit Fox may counter the big three news outlest, the Wall Street Journal trying to offset the major newspapers.

[Rouger2]

You want some good left right fighting watch the House and Senate debates every day.

[JaJae]

Imagine if Fox News did this:

YouTube Video

For those who can't see at work, they introduced a John McCain quote then rather than follow up with McCain giving the quote they played a video of the Joker, then apologized and read the quote which they had on hand.

[kinggovernor]

they are so far left that Hillary Clinton and her supporters dumped MSNBC in favor of FOXNEWS for fair coverage