red states rule
08-28-2008, 06:47 PM
Things are not going well over at DNC TV
Their ratings stink, they are in the tank for Obama with slanted coverage, and Keith Overbite thinks he runs the network
MSNBC prez defends convention team
By: Michael Calderone
August 28, 2008 12:58 PM EST
DENVER — Amid a spate of awkward on-air conflicts among MNSBC anchors at this week’s Democratic convention, some staff members say there are sharp internal disputes at the cable network over whether its opinion and personality-driven political coverage has crossed the line.
“The situation at our channel is about to blow up,” a high-ranking MSNBC journalist told Politico on Wednesday.
Two other MSNBC sources said some of the testy on-air exchanges between Keith Olbermann — whose quick-witted and often caustic commentary has fueled ratings growth — and other network personalities were a public glimpse of much more intense behind-the-scenes turmoil.
As replays of the conflicts became YouTube hits, MSNBC President Phil Griffin gave his first public defense in a Politico interview.
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=0647E705-18FE-70B2-A881F2A2BBFFD875
Their ratings stink, they are in the tank for Obama with slanted coverage, and Keith Overbite thinks he runs the network
MSNBC prez defends convention team
By: Michael Calderone
August 28, 2008 12:58 PM EST
DENVER — Amid a spate of awkward on-air conflicts among MNSBC anchors at this week’s Democratic convention, some staff members say there are sharp internal disputes at the cable network over whether its opinion and personality-driven political coverage has crossed the line.
“The situation at our channel is about to blow up,” a high-ranking MSNBC journalist told Politico on Wednesday.
Two other MSNBC sources said some of the testy on-air exchanges between Keith Olbermann — whose quick-witted and often caustic commentary has fueled ratings growth — and other network personalities were a public glimpse of much more intense behind-the-scenes turmoil.
As replays of the conflicts became YouTube hits, MSNBC President Phil Griffin gave his first public defense in a Politico interview.
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=0647E705-18FE-70B2-A881F2A2BBFFD875