Comcastic? Fans smell a political rat in moving MSNBC

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by No author listed | Jul. 19, 2008 (Editorial)

Hours before a televised presidential debate last December in Portland, Ore., Comcast moved the liberal-leaning MSNBC from basic cable to digital premium. Viewer fury was immediate. Comcast was inundated with complaints from thousands of cable subscribers who would not have been able to switch to the higher-priced package to see the debate on time even if they had wanted to. Full Story »

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 by Fred Gatlin - Jul. 22, 2008

This is a good article but I am choosing to write about the use of conservatives and liberal labels. I know that conservative used to define peoples views is a mis-use of the term. Now it seems that all who do not agree with conservatives are liberal. I suggest a change of terms. This story is an example of what happens when there is only one company that provides televison.

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