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merrily

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10. I don't think of MSNBC as a liberal network at all.
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 01:48 AM
Jun 2015

First, it's run by NBC News, which leans decidedly right.

Second, during the Bush administration, MSNBC tried to outdo FOX as far as right wing programming.

Third, if you believe Cenk, and I do, management expressly told him they were "establishment." The WH complained about Cenk's coverage and MSNBC took away his show, although it was, at the time, second in ratings only to Maddow.

PBS and NPR never recovered from changes made during the Bush administration.

That would include Pacifica, Democracy Now (which is independent of Pacifica), The Real News Network, and a few others.


Thank you for those recommendations. I do catch Democracy Now on TV often, but not the others. I'm guessing I can check them out online, though, as I also do with Democracy Now.

P.S. "Follow the money" and the related "Cui bono?" are always good sayings to keep in mind when discussing US politics.

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