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swchandler
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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Unfortunately, what we are seeing is a growing "Foxization" of journalism and news reporting. With 24/7 cable news, there isn't enough real news to support the concept, so what they do is to try to create news and develop theatre that focuses on perceived target audiences. Most often the moderator pushes repeatedly to corral the person or persons being interviewed into a divisive position on someone or something. Todd attempted several times to get former Senator Webb to come out against President Obama, but it was clear that Webb was far too smart to be so cheaply used. I have to admit that I found it funny that Todd seemed to lose control in a couple lively exchanges between David Axelrod and Joe Scarbourgh. |
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nw30
Joined: 21 Dec 2008 Posts: 6485 Location: The eye of the universe, Cen. Cal. coast
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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NBC not liberal?
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NBC Wanted to Hire Jon Stewart As Host of Meet the Press
By Gabriel Sherman
This Sunday marks Chuck Todd’s one-month anniversary in the anchor chair at Meet the Press. Despite an opening-week ratings spike from his exclusive sit-down interview with President Obama, the Todd-helmed show has settled back into third place behind ABC's This Week and CBS's Face the Nation. This has been frustrating to NBC News executives, who at one point had considered going in a radically different direction with the show.
Before choosing Todd, NBC News president Deborah Turness held negotiations with Jon Stewart about hosting Meet the Press, according to three senior television sources with knowledge of the talks. One source explained that NBC was prepared to offer Stewart virtually “anything" to bring him over. "They were ready to back the Brink's truck up," the source said. A spokesperson for NBC declined to comment. James Dixon, Stewart's agent, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
It makes sense that NBC would make a run at Stewart. The comedian-cum-media-critic possesses something that broadcast executives covet: a loyal, young audience. And it's not the first time NBC tried recruiting him. According to sources, NBC Entertainment courted Stewart several years ago for a 10 p.m. variety show (the slot ultimately went to Jay Leno). This April, CBS announced Stewart's Comedy Central colleague Stephen Colbert will replace David Letterman next year.
Though not a traditional journalist, Stewart can be a devastatingly effective interrogator, and his Meet the Press might have made a worthy successor to Tim Russert’s no-bullshit interviews. During the home stretch of the 2012 campaign, Stewart grilled Obama for his wan presidential debate performance, asking: "Do you feel you have a stronger affirmative case for a second Barack Obama presidency or a stronger negative case for a Romney presidency?” And last October, Stewart's clinical dissection of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius laid bare the disaster of the Obamacare rollout, from which Sebelius never recovered.
Perhaps NBC executives were hoping Stewart’s sabbatical from The Daily Show to direct his first feature film last year indicated a certain restlessness they could capitalize on. Alas, they were unsuccessful. Stewart, whose Comedy Central contract extends through next year, declined NBC’s aggressive courtship. He probably recognized that much of his audience wouldn’t rush to turn on their televisions early on a Sunday morning. As Todd told a reporter last month, it’s a tough time slot for the young folks: “Are they rejecting the brand or are they just not getting up?"
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/10/jon-stewart-might-have-been-meet-the-press-host.html |
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uwindsurf
Joined: 18 Aug 2012 Posts: 968 Location: Classified
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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nw30 wrote: | NBC not liberal?
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NBC Wanted to Hire Jon Stewart As Host of Meet the Press
By Gabriel Sherman
This Sunday marks Chuck Todd’s one-month anniversary in the anchor chair at Meet the Press. Despite an opening-week ratings spike from his exclusive sit-down interview with President Obama, the Todd-helmed show has settled back into third place behind ABC's This Week and CBS's Face the Nation. This has been frustrating to NBC News executives, who at one point had considered going in a radically different direction with the show.
Before choosing Todd, NBC News president Deborah Turness held negotiations with Jon Stewart about hosting Meet the Press, according to three senior television sources with knowledge of the talks. One source explained that NBC was prepared to offer Stewart virtually “anything" to bring him over. "They were ready to back the Brink's truck up," the source said. A spokesperson for NBC declined to comment. James Dixon, Stewart's agent, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
It makes sense that NBC would make a run at Stewart. The comedian-cum-media-critic possesses something that broadcast executives covet: a loyal, young audience. And it's not the first time NBC tried recruiting him. According to sources, NBC Entertainment courted Stewart several years ago for a 10 p.m. variety show (the slot ultimately went to Jay Leno). This April, CBS announced Stewart's Comedy Central colleague Stephen Colbert will replace David Letterman next year.
Though not a traditional journalist, Stewart can be a devastatingly effective interrogator, and his Meet the Press might have made a worthy successor to Tim Russert’s no-bullshit interviews. During the home stretch of the 2012 campaign, Stewart grilled Obama for his wan presidential debate performance, asking: "Do you feel you have a stronger affirmative case for a second Barack Obama presidency or a stronger negative case for a Romney presidency?” And last October, Stewart's clinical dissection of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius laid bare the disaster of the Obamacare rollout, from which Sebelius never recovered.
Perhaps NBC executives were hoping Stewart’s sabbatical from The Daily Show to direct his first feature film last year indicated a certain restlessness they could capitalize on. Alas, they were unsuccessful. Stewart, whose Comedy Central contract extends through next year, declined NBC’s aggressive courtship. He probably recognized that much of his audience wouldn’t rush to turn on their televisions early on a Sunday morning. As Todd told a reporter last month, it’s a tough time slot for the young folks: “Are they rejecting the brand or are they just not getting up?"
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/10/jon-stewart-might-have-been-meet-the-press-host.html |
Did you even bother to read the article? It makes the case that Stewart is unbiased.
"Though not a traditional journalist, Stewart can be a devastatingly effective interrogator, and his Meet the Press might have made a worthy successor to Tim Russert’s no-bullshit interviews. During the home stretch of the 2012 campaign, Stewart grilled Obama for his wan presidential debate performance, asking: "Do you feel you have a stronger affirmative case for a second Barack Obama presidency or a stronger negative case for a Romney presidency?” And last October, Stewart's clinical dissection of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius laid bare the disaster of the Obamacare rollout, from which Sebelius never recovered." |
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nw30
Joined: 21 Dec 2008 Posts: 6485 Location: The eye of the universe, Cen. Cal. coast
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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I don't care, he's about as unbiased as you are, and I believe you know that as well but you will never admit it, which is fine, we know where you come from, you've made it obvious over time. |
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real-human
Joined: 02 Jul 2011 Posts: 14890 Location: on earth
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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nw30 wrote: | NBC not liberal?
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NBC is owned by GE. What about GE is liberal in any way. look at the last moron that was at the helm. Man was he a partisan hating ultra right winger. What about GE and their businesses in Banking, Defence Contracting, Medical, Chemical, do you find liberal?
MSNBC did not have one partisan liberal show until about 2006 when the dems were getting elected and talking about bringing the fairness doctrine back.
Again past any right wingers logic level but why are the right wingers against the fairness doctrine if you are some how being persecuted in your delusional mind. Again you only are against the fairness doctrine if you have the advantage. The right wingers killed it and they will not allow it to come back.
This is what this thread is about and I just posted many simple simon examples, post real examples and attack my points or do as normal when you can not back up your lies cut and run and whine like you are the victims of the right wing owned media... _________________ when good people stay silent the right wing are the only ones heard. |
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uwindsurf
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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nw30 wrote: | I don't care, he's about as unbiased as you are, and I believe you know that as well but you will never admit it, which is fine, we know where you come from, you've made it obvious over time. |
Is that a run-on sentence?
Here is another I don't care quote from you: "...I don't care what media matters says, that is just their opinion."
You don't seem to care about much. Are you a nihilist?
When you say "...we know where you come from...", who is the "we" you refer to? Who are you speaking for? What use of "we" are you employing? Is it the royal, editorial, author's or patronizing we?
And where exactly is it that I come from that is so obvious to "we"?
Have you watched the Daily Show? I've watched Fox "News".
I breathlessly await your scintillating reply. I know you say you don't care but your anticipated response says you really do care. |
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nw30
Joined: 21 Dec 2008 Posts: 6485 Location: The eye of the universe, Cen. Cal. coast
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2014 12:10 am Post subject: |
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youwindsurf wrote: |
I breathlessly await your scintillating reply. I know you say you don't care but your anticipated response says you really do care. |
Sorry, but that sounds too sexual, I'm too old for you, among other things, like plumbing, so I'm not going to touch it. |
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jp5
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2014 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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nw30 wrote: | .. among other things, like plumbing, so I'm not going to touch it. |
huh? I thought youwindsurf was female? Maybe it was the avatar..oops, my bad. |
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MalibuGuru
Joined: 11 Nov 1993 Posts: 9300
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2014 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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bajaDean wrote: | nw30 wrote: | NBC not liberal?
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NBC is owned by GE. What about GE is liberal in any way. look at the last moron that was at the helm. Man was he a partisan hating ultra right winger. What about GE and their businesses in Banking, Defence Contracting, Medical, Chemical, do you find liberal?
MSNBC did not have one partisan liberal show until about 2006 when the dems were getting elected and talking about bringing the fairness doctrine back.
Again past any right wingers logic level but why are the right wingers against the fairness doctrine if you are some how being persecuted in your delusional mind. Again you only are against the fairness doctrine if you have the advantage. The right wingers killed it and they will not allow it to come back.
This is what this thread is about and I just posted many simple simon examples, post real examples and attack my points or do as normal when you can not back up your lies cut and run and whine like you are the victims of the right wing owned media... |
Jeff Imelt was Obama's top economic advisor at one point. GE owns Obama. GE will go along with any ideology, and today's ideology is Obama's. Buffet, Gates, Immelt, Richard Rich, are all in Obama's pocket or vise verse. Just yesterday Obama was at a $35,000 per plate dinner with Mr. Rich. (a billionaire, and that really is his name)
It is hilarious that the left here listen to Obama's populist outcry, yet ignore how much big money sits in his lap. You see, they would be all too happy with a socialist nation. The oligarchs would be unfettered by supply and demand under this system. We are dangerously close to unrest because of the unequal distribution of wealth in this nation. My opinion and most conservatives is big government is the culprit. The left believes big business is the culprit. |
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boggsman1
Joined: 24 Jun 2002 Posts: 9120 Location: at a computer
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Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 8:59 am Post subject: |
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Let me bring you guys up to speed. Comcast is the majority owner of NBC. So, you can shelve your little Jeff Immelt/Global warming, alt energy/Obama BS theory.
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