MSNBC Reverts to Campaign-style Coverage of "Good for ratings" tRump

[stopbush]

For the last hour, MSNBC has devoted 75% of the space available on the TV to display a live picture of two EMPTY podiums, awaiting tRump and his foreign guest, who are supposed to make comments.

In the meanwhile, live guests and newsreaders are consigned to the upper right 12.5% of the screen, with the rest of the screen devoted to a shot of Irma tracking.

Really? Those empty podiums are the most-important things we need to be seeing right now? Why not put the empty podium shot down in the lower corner of the screen? Why show it at all?

Reminds me of the campaign, where the media would show an empty tRump stage for an hour, followed up by uninterrupted coverage of his bullshit, no matter how long it ran or how embarrassing it was.

[jalan48]

1. MSNBC is Comcast.

[TeamPooka]

2. change the channel. Turner Classic Movies is nice

[stopbush]

9. Watching the Yankees/Orioles game.

[spanone]

3. never forget, the media gave trump $2 BILLION of free airtime during the election.

they have their reward....24/7 trump.

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Thanks friend for the post,

been screaming about this for two years. Andy Lack is just carrying water for Phil Anshutz Comcast single largest investor. The same Guy who wants to Privatize Amtrak or Steal it by Trump Executive Order.

[spanone]

7. folks upset about russia spending $100,000 on facebook seems silly by comparison.

[Wellstone ruled]

8. The Facebook thing is

appears to have more legs than a Octopus,and most likely used to infest every electronic platform in the US. Comcast and It's investors made it clear years back they wanted control along with Time Warner of all Electronic Pipe in the US. In effect,dual control of all Messages via their Pipe's.

Noticed NBC/MSNBC went pro Trump over the week end. Last week Ali Velshi had a Weather Channel Reporter live,the fellow said the words Climate Change and bam,his mic feed goes dead. Again,telling us that Comcast does not superscribe to anyone saying Climate Change on Air.

Lack wants his two entities to mirror the Roger Alies,Rupert Murdoch Model for Cable News.

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. They are starved for content during the day.

[emulatorloo]

5. The real shows aren't until evening. The rest is filler as well as some misguided "balance" to

the evening lineup.

This has been true since day one of MSNBC.

Daytime "balanced" news and a conservative show or so for more "balance"

Evening shows left opinion and news coverage.

Evening shows are their bread and butter. Daytime is filler until the evening shows come on.

[Vinca]

10. This afternoon CNN almost made me throw something at the television.

Dear Leader talked in generalities for about 5 minutes about the hurricane. He didn't drool or mock anyone for the entire statement and John King called him "impressive." I swear. That's all it takes.