What Is Going On At MSNBC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is my first thread in this forum, but I feel compelled to comment after watching MSNBC all day. I found it odd that Mika Brzezinski (Morning Joe) seemed to be so opposed to release of the alleged Obama/Trump briefing paper that came out yesterday (Buzzfeed and CNN). Throughout the day, various commentators continued to discredit the report, calling it 'disinformation', not intelligence. Then Chuck Todd interviewed the Buzzfeed editor and accused him of putting out fake news. Later, Chris Matthews categorically stated that the briefing paper had been revealed as 'disinformation', not 'intelligence'. As far as I could tell, no one identified how it had been determined to be disinformation.

So I did a Google search on 'CNN disinformation' and came up with a bunch of outlier sites that referenced MSNBC. These sites indicated that an unnamed 'senior intelligence official' had told MSNBC (or more generally NBC) that the report was disinformation. MSNBC clearly must have told their show hosts that this was the party line.

I am really starting to question the integrity of the media - or at least MSNBC. It has not escaped my attention that MSNBC has fired their most liberal hosts (see Ed Schultz and most of the daytime lineup), and hired Greta Van Susteren and Megyn Kelley. I don't watch MSNBC to hear Fox News. What the heck is going on?

I've always said that at some point, the media will have to choose between saving their financial butts and progressivism. Looks like MSNBC is saving their financial butts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is my first thread in this forum, but I feel compelled to comment after watching MSNBC all day. I found it odd that Mika Brzezinski (Morning Joe) seemed to be so opposed to release of the alleged Obama/Trump briefing paper that came out yesterday (Buzzfeed and CNN). Throughout the day, various commentators continued to discredit the report, calling it 'disinformation', not intelligence. Then Chuck Todd interviewed the Buzzfeed editor and accused him of putting out fake news. Later, Chris Matthews categorically stated that the briefing paper had been revealed as 'disinformation', not 'intelligence'. As far as I could tell, no one identified how it had been determined to be disinformation.

So I did a Google search on 'CNN disinformation' and came up with a bunch of outlier sites that referenced MSNBC. These sites indicated that an unnamed 'senior intelligence official' had told MSNBC (or more generally NBC) that the report was disinformation. MSNBC clearly must have told their show hosts that this was the party line.

I am really starting to question the integrity of the media - or at least MSNBC. It has not escaped my attention that MSNBC has fired their most liberal hosts (see Ed Schultz and most of the daytime lineup), and hired Greta Van Susteren and Megyn Kelley. I don't watch MSNBC to hear Fox News. What the heck is going on?

I've always said that at some point, the media will have to choose between saving their financial butts and progressivism. Looks like MSNBC is saving their financial butts.

Yep they did not want to be sued.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just turn it off. If ratings fall, they will get the message. Chuck Toodl,however, has always been horrible as has Mika.

MSNBC could not get any lower ratings. They are trying not to be a podcast at this point.

http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/august-2016-ratings-msnbc-delivers-significant-growth-and-beats-cnn-in-total-prime-time-viewers/302930

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is my first thread in this forum, but I feel compelled to comment after watching MSNBC all day. I found it odd that Mika Brzezinski (Morning Joe) seemed to be so opposed to release of the alleged Obama/Trump briefing paper that came out yesterday (Buzzfeed and CNN). Throughout the day, various commentators continued to discredit the report, calling it 'disinformation', not intelligence. Then Chuck Todd interviewed the Buzzfeed editor and accused him of putting out fake news. Later, Chris Matthews categorically stated that the briefing paper had been revealed as 'disinformation', not 'intelligence'. As far as I could tell, no one identified how it had been determined to be disinformation.

So I did a Google search on 'CNN disinformation' and came up with a bunch of outlier sites that referenced MSNBC. These sites indicated that an unnamed 'senior intelligence official' had told MSNBC (or more generally NBC) that the report was disinformation. MSNBC clearly must have told their show hosts that this was the party line.

I am really starting to question the integrity of the media - or at least MSNBC. It has not escaped my attention that MSNBC has fired their most liberal hosts (see Ed Schultz and most of the daytime lineup), and hired Greta Van Susteren and Megyn Kelley. I don't watch MSNBC to hear Fox News. What the heck is going on?

I've always said that at some point, the media will have to choose between saving their financial butts and progressivism. Looks like MSNBC is saving their financial butts.

Liberals watch or read real news, not MSNBC. As y'all have pointed out, pretty much all news outlets are liberal. Cable news is for pandering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just turn it off. If ratings fall, they will get the message. Chuck Toodl,however, has always been horrible as has Mika.

MSNBC could not get any lower ratings. They are trying not to be a podcast at this point.

How MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Made History Last Week in Ratings Race With Fox News’ Megyn Kelly:
http://www.thewrap.com/rachel-maddow-beat-fox-news-megyn-kelly-msnbc-ratings/