Posted by
Garnet92 on Monday, September 08, 2008 5:19:32 PM
Here is some interesting news - a couple of my favorite television "personalities" are taken to the woodshed. It's about time.
Here are just a few excerpts from the article:
By Howard Kurtz, Washington Post Staff Writer, Monday, September 8, 2008; C01
MSNBC is removing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews as the anchors of live political events, bowing to growing criticism that they are too opinionated to be seen as neutral in the heat of the presidential campaign.
The move, confirmed by spokesmen for both networks, follows increasingly loud complaints about Olbermann's anchor role at the Democratic and Republican conventions. Olbermann, who regularly assails President Bush and GOP nominee John McCain on his "Countdown" program, was effusive in praising the acceptance speech of Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
MSNBC's more liberal outlook has boosted its ratings, though it remains the third-place cable news channel. But both parties began castigating its coverage last spring. Steve Schmidt, McCain's top strategist, called the network "an organ of the Democratic National Committee," and Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe said Matthews was "in the tank" for Obama.
Here is the link if you want to read more (my apologies for sending you to WaPo, but that's where the article is):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090800008_pf.html