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Re: Olbermann Cancelled

2 by highdesert
Van wrote:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_tv_olbermann

Spokesman Jeremy Gaines would say only that the acquistion of NBC Universal by Comcast, which received regulatory approval this week, had nothing to do with the decision.

Riiiiiiight..... :roll:
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After Keith's campaign contribution suspension (one campaign he contributed to was Gabrielle Giffords) and viewers force Olbermann's return, there was uneasiness. Wonder if he'll go to another TV network of become a radio personality like Limbag. :hmmm:
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Re: Olbermann Cancelled

3 by MetalSlugIV
He could give a boost to struggling CNN's prime-time lineup, but Olbermann would mean CNN would make an abrupt shift in its nonpartisan policy.
I'm sorry not all stories have "another side" inviting people with complete batshit opinions for the sake of "balance" is missing the point of journalism. I don't remember who made the joke but it went like "civil rights leaders in the 60's didn't say "Well those Southern sheriffs with fire-hoses have a point".
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Re: Olbermann Cancelled

4 by Sonofagun
He could give a boost to struggling CNN's prime-time lineup, but Olbermann would mean CNN would make an abrupt shift in its nonpartisan policy.

Too bad. I just started watching MSNBC due to the attitude change at CNN which started after the last elections. CNN is about ratings and nothing more. They don't stand for anything like Stewart said. I like CNN but I'm disappointed with the change in attitude and the new catering to the right wingnuts. John King is a good example of a traitor as far as I'm concerned. He's very smart and has always leaned toward the left and liberal side of things. Not anymore. Watch, now that Obama's ratings are on the rise, they'll swing back to old times. I don't care. I'm sticking with MSNBC. And the Onion. He He.
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Re: Olbermann Cancelled

7 by mark
Man, that sucks.

Was there any indication of why the show was canceled? I always thought he probably pulled fairly decent ratings since he seemed high profile.

Edit: Now that I am actually reading the article, it isn't entirely clear whether he quit or they fired him. It also mentions that his was their highest rated show.
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Re: Olbermann Cancelled

8 by highdesert
mark wrote:Man, that sucks.

Was there any indication of why the show was canceled? I always thought he probably pulled fairly decent ratings since he seemed high profile.

Edit: Now that I am actually reading the article, it isn't entirely clear whether he quit or they fired him. It also mentions that his was their highest rated show.
I heard awhile back that he had the highest rating of any MSNBC show. TMZ (Thirty Mile Zone) usually has inside scoops - and they say it was Comcast. If he's benched for six months he'll be doing something, Keith's tough.
http://www.tmz.com/2011/01/21/keith-olb ... y-or-play/

Some suggestions from the Hollywood Report:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/ ... mann-74564
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Re: Olbermann Cancelled

14 by Antiquus
Guys, it's the internet age - he just moves the show over to the same place people get half their Jon Stewart fix - Youtube. Networks are becoming mostly irrelevant, watched by the technically backward and elderly.
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Re: Olbermann Cancelled

15 by JJR1971
MetalSlugIV wrote:
He could give a boost to struggling CNN's prime-time lineup, but Olbermann would mean CNN would make an abrupt shift in its nonpartisan policy.
I'm sorry not all stories have "another side" inviting people with complete batshit opinions for the sake of "balance" is missing the point of journalism. I don't remember who made the joke but it went like "civil rights leaders in the 60's didn't say "Well those Southern sheriffs with fire-hoses have a point".
That was Bill Maher, in a moment of rare brilliance. He went on to say words to the effect that "Martin Luther King had a dream. The other side had a nightmare."

I also remember a satire of "giving both sides equal time" wherein the fictional news program had a NASA scientist on one side and "a man who believes the sky is a tapestry hung across the firmament, with the stars being points of light shining through..."

-JJR

Re: Olbermann Cancelled

16 by highdesert
JJR1971 wrote:
MetalSlugIV wrote:
He could give a boost to struggling CNN's prime-time lineup, but Olbermann would mean CNN would make an abrupt shift in its nonpartisan policy.
I'm sorry not all stories have "another side" inviting people with complete batshit opinions for the sake of "balance" is missing the point of journalism. I don't remember who made the joke but it went like "civil rights leaders in the 60's didn't say "Well those Southern sheriffs with fire-hoses have a point".
That was Bill Maher, in a moment of rare brilliance. He went on to say words to the effect that "Martin Luther King had a dream. The other side had a nightmare."

I also remember a satire of "giving both sides equal time" wherein the fictional news program had a NASA scientist on one side and "a man who believes the sky is a tapestry hung across the firmament, with the stars being points of light shining through..."

-JJR
Reminds me of a quote from the noted biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins:

"I think it's important to realize that when opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly between them. It is possible for one side to be simply wrong."
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." - Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Re: Olbermann Cancelled

17 by lemur
highdesert wrote: Reminds me of a quote from the noted biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins:

"I think it's important to realize that when opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly between them. It is possible for one side to be simply wrong."
Not only that but both sides can be wrong.
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