tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post7862190549054428122..comments2024-03-18T04:36:26.547-04:00Comments on Paul Levinson's Infinite Regress: MSNBC Wrong and Self-Destructive to Suspend Keith OlbermannPaul Levinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-6030957798138744352010-11-07T01:20:17.876-04:002010-11-07T01:20:17.876-04:00Bottom line is both companies have two very differ...Bottom line is both companies have two very different sets of rules with it comes to political donations and if the roles were reversed, this discussion would go in a very different direction. There would be outcries of journalistic integrity because one has a policy that says “NO” and the other has a policy that says “policy? what’s that?”.<br />Why anyone here bothers to try and discuss this kind of stuff is beyond comprehension. Less that 5% of the regular posters here have an objective viewpoint, while the rest are so far in one direction or another, if it were boat it would be rocking port to starboard to port to starboard to port to starboard, etc.Charliehttp://www.sportsfantreasures.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-45651711193546798482010-11-05T19:41:13.736-04:002010-11-05T19:41:13.736-04:00Personally, I hate Olbermann. Nevertheless, I have...Personally, I hate Olbermann. Nevertheless, I have to agree that the rule cited, when applied to an analyst of known political leanings (indeed, that's how they make money off him in the first place) makes little sense.<br /><br />I noticed they suspended him without pay -- pretext for getting rid of him for what are essentially financial reasons?Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14088754734378348761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-52221965654631802512010-11-05T16:24:46.081-04:002010-11-05T16:24:46.081-04:00Outrageous!
We viewers have operated under the i...Outrageous! <br /><br />We viewers have operated under the illusion that our news sources were somehow independent of corporate influence when this has never been the case. <br /><br />The journalism/corporate balance shifted in the 80's when CBS announced that ALL divisions, including news, would be expected to show a profit. <br /><br />Go get 'em, Keith!Robert K. Blechmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552295127347803870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-59391580640271788492010-11-05T16:22:36.698-04:002010-11-05T16:22:36.698-04:00I agree completely, Paul. I don't see how the...I agree completely, Paul. I don't see how there could ever have been a question in anyone's mind that Olberman was speaking from a very biased perspective, and it's not as if he tried to hide that fact, so why is this an issue?<br /><br />Like you, I often felt that he was way over the top, even when taking the same side as I might myself regarding an issue, but this is just ridiculous, and will only hurt the network. Maybe they are trying to go the Fox News 'Fair & Balanced' route...but nobody would buy that anymore than we do Fox's claim. So why? I just don't get it.ArchieLeachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029183496639098287noreply@blogger.com