Bernie Sanders criticizes MSNBC over coverage of his campaign

[left-of-center2012]

Sen. Bernie Sanders and his front-running presidential campaign have amped up their criticism of MSNBC, saying the liberal-leaning cable network has regularly slighted or ignored Sanders’s success in the early primaries.

Sanders (I-Vt.) long been critical of the “corporate” media, including The Washington Post, which he says has overlooked him and the popularity of his self-described democratic socialist agenda for years. He complained about his coverage during the 2016 campaign, when he finished second to Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.

The difference this time is that the Sanders camp is training its fire specifically on MSNBC, whose prime-time hosts are a left-of-center alternative to the more conservative, pro-Trump partisans on Fox News. As such, the network is presumed to have an influential role among Democratic voters, especially during the primaries.

Sanders reportedly confronted MSNBC president Phil Griffin and another network executive last week before the NBC-sponsored Democratic debate in Las Vegas to complain about its coverage. Sanders’ campaign manager, Faiz Shakir, told Vanity Fair last week that MSNBC “is constantly undermining the Bernie Sanders campaign.” He has even said Fox News has been “more fair than MSNBC”.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/bernie-sanders-criticizes-msnbc-over-coverage-of-his-campaign/2020/02/24/d81ff79e-5724-11ea-ab68-101ecfec2532_story.html

[msongs]

1. oh look bernie criticizing media again. whatta surprise nt

[SDANation]

2. 9 months from now...

“ the fake news media said we would be stopped, we can’t be stopped!” Fake news!

[HarlanPepper]

3. He must miss Chris Hayes' insufferable fan boy act every night.

[W_HAMILTON]

14. And Ari Melber, who was downright giddy after Nevada...

...and what few minutes I watched of his show tonight.

[HarlanPepper]

15. Melber is a clown.

And not an adult. He can’t get through a single show without some tedious musical reference. Nobody cares, Ari.

[Happy Hoosier]

4. They want uncritical coverage.

Sound familiar?

[SDANation]

5. Fake news!

[Gravitycollapse]

6. An MSNBC host compared him to Hitler.

[Happy Hoosier]

11. No he didn't. That's silly.

He compared his victory to the success of the blitzkrieg. And the fact that Sander might indeed be now unstoppable. There was no comparison to Hitler, FFS. It was a poorly chosen analogy, because Nazis, but the pearl blunt hung on the matter is ridiculous. He’ll!he was complimenting Bernie's campaign strategy through the whole clip.

[Gravitycollapse]

13. "No he didn't." -- He literally did. Don't defend that bullshit.

He also said Bernie would have him shot in Central Park.

[Lucky Luciano]

7. Maybe no more Fox News talking points...

...executions in Central Park etc.

[NurseJackie]

8. Aw.

[dalton99a]

9. Such a great Victory, but Fake News from the failing MSNBC never gives me credit. Very UNFAIR!

It's disgraceful

[tishaLA]

10. Did they catch Chris Hayes' hour long campaign commercial

for him tonight?

[boston bean]

12. I have heard this before. Trying to place where.

[octoberlib]

17. Bernie doesn't like transparency and doesn't like to be held accountable.

Expect a lot of media bashing.