Word: msnbc
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Borges, MSNBC...
...Today, the only reliable ratings spike for CNN, MSNBC and FOX is a continuing saga - à la Monica or O.J. or Elian - which is why network execs won't be sad if the fliers have an extended holiday in the East. They will be able to have their fancy graphics and chirons; their running heds, like MSNBC's "U.S-China Showdown," or Fox's "U.S.-China STANDOFF' (yes, it's all-caps); their hot-headed guests, like Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (who called the fliers "hostages held by a hostile power" - nice alliteration, Dana!), and opportunities for young and pretty anchors...
...Larry Summers saga found its way into the punditocracy. MSNBC, the Hotline, and Slate.com--all media outlets that scrutinize the operations of the press--examined the evolution of mainstream's press attitude toward the The Crimson's coverage, seemingly critical of the mainstream press's reluctance to cite a student journal...
...What is most interesting about this story is the source," wrote Slate.com in reference to The Crimson's exclusive. MSNBC indicated that the Globe had finally succumbed to pressure to confirm the story it originally dismissed: "It, too, printed the rumor report on Sunday," the organization wrote on its website...
...democracy does not demand that every network televise a presidential speech. As long as one of them were to do it, allowing pretty much every American to see the speech who wanted to, that would be plenty good enough. But the networks, plus CNN and MSNBC, are afraid not to televise the speech. They're afraid that critics and pundits will call them shallow and mercenary. They do it so they can be perceived as good citizens. So why not just take turns from here...