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ABC Reporter Walks Back Comments on Suspect's Texts

Matt Gutman said they provided a 'very intimate portrait' of a relationship

(Newser) - ABC News correspondent Matt Gutman is backtracking after facing criticism for describing the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's texts as "very touching in a way we did not expect" and as providing "a very intimate portrait into this relationship between the suspect's roommate and the suspect...

MSNBC Drops Analyst Over Charlie Kirk Comments

Matthew Dowd criticized for seeming to blame the victim for his own shooting

(Newser) - MSNBC has reportedly parted ways with political analyst Matthew Dowd after his on-air comments about the Charlie Kirk shooting sparked swift backlash and a rare apology from the network. During breaking news coverage Wednesday afternoon, anchor Katy Tur asked Dowd about the broader climate surrounding the shooting. Dowd went...

MSNBC Has a New Name
MSNBC Has a New Name
Aug 18, 2025 9:15 AM CDT

MSNBC Has a New Name

Network rebrands, aims for independence as it parts ways with NBCUniversal

(Newser) - MSNBC is set to rebrand as MS NOW, breaking away from its longtime identity and launching into direct competition with NBC News after a major corporate split. The change to "MS NOW"—short for "My Source for News Opinion and the World"—follows NBCUniversal's...

MSNBC Cans Most of Maddow's Staff
MSNBC
Cans Most of
Maddow's Staff
Feb 26, 2025 10:25 AM CST

MSNBC Cans Most of Maddow's Staff

Network says move amid layoffs of Joy Reid, Alex Wagner is simply a reorg to support new priorities

(Newser) - MSNBC's decision to ax Joy Reid's show after five years in its lineup got some internal and public reaction on Monday night, with one of Reid's most famous colleagues now stepping up to praise her. "In all of the jobs I have had in all of...

MSNBC Moves Shut Out Joy Reid, Alex Wagner
MSNBC Drops
Joy Reid Show
Feb 23, 2025 10:35 AM CST

MSNBC Drops Joy Reid Show

The ReidOut 's last episode is to air this week

(Newser) - MSNBC's new president has made her first major move, a programming change that leaves evening hosts Joy Reid and Alex Wagner out. The ReidOut, which has the 7pm ET slot, will air its final episode after five years on the schedule this week, the New York Times reports. Wagner,...

For Trump's First 100 Days, Maddow Expands Her Schedule

Her MSNBC show is going back to 5 nights a week

(Newser) - Since April 2022, the Rachel Maddow Show has only been airing Monday nights. But Maddow will revert to her old schedule and appear on MSNBC five nights a week for the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second presidential term, Maddow tells USA Today . The network lost half its...

You Know Who's Exhausted by Political News? Americans
Politics Coverage?
Americans Are Tuning Out
NEW POLL
Dec 26, 2024 3:20 PM CST

Politics Coverage? Americans Are Tuning Out

Two-thirds of Americans, largely Democrats, are stepping back from media consumption

(Newser) - As a Democrat who immersed himself in political news during the presidential campaign, Ziad Aunallah has much in common with many Americans since the election: He's tuned out. "People are mentally exhausted," says Aunallah, 45, of San Diego. "Everyone is ... just taking some time off."...

Morning Joe Criticizes Guest's Joke, He Fires Back

David Frum suggests MSNBC hosts are in 'fear' of incoming Trump White House

(Newser) - The Morning Joe team is again making headlines over its handling of the incoming Trump administration. Once more, critics say Joe Scarborough and wife Mika Brzezinski are kowtowing, while the MSNBC hosts defiantly reject the idea. The latest flap stems from an appearance on Wednesday by Atlantic writer David Frum,...

MSNBC Lost Half Its Viewers After Election

Fox News held 62% of cable news audience this month

(Newser) - When Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. mused this week about Musk buying MSNBC , they made reference to the network's poor ratings as of late. A week after the US election, the New York Times reported that MSNBC had seen a 39% decline in viewers from October. But that...

Musk Suggests He Might Buy MSNBC
Musk Muses
About Buying
MSNBC
Nov 25, 2024 12:30 AM CST

Musk Muses About Buying MSNBC

'How much is it?' he asks in response to Donald Trump Jr.'s idea

(Newser) - With Comcast spinning off some of its media properties, including MSNBC , could Elon Musk end up buying the network, which is often described as left-leaning ? On Friday, Donald Trump Jr. retweeted a reference to the possibility of an impending sale and, addressing Musk, said that he had "the...

MSNBC May No Longer Be 'MSNBC' Under Change

Cable TV networks to be split from NBC News

(Newser) - MSNBC Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski said Tuesday they could be fired as soon as "tomorrow" amid reports that Comcast planned to spin off a bundle of cable TV networks, per Mediaite . The picture became a little clearer Wednesday as Comcast announced its media division, NBCUniversal,...

Comcast Offloading the Likes of MSNBC, CNBC

Comcast is spinning off those networks and others, though Bravo is staying

(Newser) - Telecoms and media giant Comcast is spinning off most of its NBCUniversal cable-TV networks—assets that brought in about $7 billion in revenue over the last year. Sources tell the Wall Street Journal that the company is shedding news and entertainment networks MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Oxygen, E!, Syfy, and the...

Mika, Joe Meet With Trump for First Time in Years

'Why wouldn't we,' Brzezinski asks on Morning Joe

(Newser) - Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski have ended their estrangement from the man they regularly criticize on their MSNBC program—Donald Trump. The pair revealed Monday that they traveled to Mar-a-Lago to meet with the president-elect, the first meeting of the three of them since 2020, reports Politico...

Takeaways From Harris' MSNBC Interview

She chose a 'friendly forum' for first one-on-one network interview as nominee

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle on Wednesday for her first one-on-one interview with a major network since she became the Democratic nominee. The interview was a "friendly forum" for Harris, who spoke to Ruhle in Pittsburgh after delivering a speech that focused on...

People Believe These 10 Brands Are Most Partisan

Quartz lists the brands people consider liberal or conservative

(Newser) - As people become more divided over politics , brands choosing to stay neutral so they don't alienate consumers makes financial sense. But Quartz reports that whether or not US companies take a public stand, most Americans attribute liberal or conservative values to them. Using data from YouGov, the outlet reports...

After Trump Shooting, a Brouhaha at Morning Joe
After Trump Shooting,
a Brouhaha at Morning Joe
the rundown
Jul 16, 2024 11:19 AM CDT

After Trump Shooting, a Brouhaha at Morning Joe

Hosts are livid after MSNBC pulled their show on Monday

(Newser) - The co-hosts of Morning Joe are seething over MSNBC's decision not to air their show on Monday, and they let all their viewers know about it on Tuesday. Joe Scarborough even suggested he and wife Mika Brzezinski would quit if the same scenario played out again. The details:
  • Pulled:
...

McDaniel NBC Backlash May Be 'Seminal Moment'
McDaniel
NBC Backlash
May Be 'Seminal
Moment'
the rundown
Mar 25, 2024 12:00 PM CDT

McDaniel NBC Backlash May Be 'Seminal Moment'

Anchors rebuke hiring of former RNC chief, but it exposes a 'toxic' strategy of cable news

(Newser) - On Sunday, NBC's Chuck Todd rebuked his network bosses on Meet the Press for hiring former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel. "Many of our professional dealings with the RNC over the last six years have been met with gaslighting," he said. On Monday, Joe Scarborough and...

New NBC Colleagues Give McDaniel a Rough Reception

Flop on election fraud doesn't convince 'Meet the Press' panelists

(Newser) - Inside and outside the network, objections were raised immediately when NBC News hired a Republican Party boss who's slammed the news media and supported Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. On Sunday, Ronna McDaniel was confronted with those criticisms, live, in her...

Say Hello to NBC News' Latest Political Analyst

Former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel will offer her takes on MSNBC as well

(Newser) - If Ronna McDaniel needed a long vacation after stepping down from her seven-year role as the head of the Republican National Committee, she's putting that break off till later. The 51-year-old is starting a new gig as political analyst for both NBC News and MSNBC, with her first appearance...

Newsmax Viewership Triples in Carlson's Old Timeslot

MSNBC steals Fox's ratings title in 8pm ET hour

(Newser) - Viewers who flocked to Fox News to watch Tucker Carlson in the 8pm ET hour appear to now be looking elsewhere. Fox News Tonight with Brian Kilmeade drew just 1.33 million viewers Wednesday night—down from 2.59 million on Monday and 1.7 million on Tuesday—topped by...

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