Though one can agree that the Olbermann-O’Reilly sniping was getting out of hand – and that there are far more important matters facing the country – the larger message is that the Left’s enthusiasm at having a few news shows reflecting a liberal outlook survives only at the forbearance of GE executives.
There is, after all, a big difference between Murdoch’s News Corporation’s longstanding commitment to a right-wing perspective on Fox ...
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The article overlooks the fact that Mr. Olbermann specifically stated that he was going to stop mentioning "fixed news" after the murder of Dr. Tiller because of their complicity in that act.
The observations about GE's "commitment" to liberal views only being a bottom line strategy is probably correct (unfortunately).
Parry presents an important opinion on corporate censorship of news, along with the longer history of MSNBC as it searched for ratings dollars.
The emergence of the Olbermann-Maddow-Schultz lineup on MSNBC also may have the unintended consequence of lulling American liberals into ... More »
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