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DC Staff Irked As NBC News Eyes Cuts
New York Post ^ | 12/21/13 | Claire Atkinson

Posted on 12/22/2013 3:22:19 PM PST by Lmo56

NBC News boss Deborah Turness is spending the last few days of the year eyeing cuts — moves that could include axing some senior on-air talent, The Post has learned.

Turness, brought on in August to shake up the moribund news division — where “Meet the Press” and “Today” had stumbled — is in the midst of a host of end-of -year buyouts and cost reductions, sources said.

The current moves are not the first time Turness has irked journalists under her command.

NBC veterans have complained privately that Turness is not serious enough, sources said.

“Instead of getting better, NBC News has been getting worse,” said one executive. “It’s a mess.”

The grumblings are centered on Turness’ more aggressive tabloid style.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: media
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Memo to Deborah:

First to go - Andrea Mitchell and her Golden Kneepads ...


1 posted on 12/22/2013 3:22:20 PM PST by Lmo56
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To: Lmo56

NBC doesn’t do news anymore, they do Democrat and gay propaganda.
Tough to make money, when making money isn’t your first priority.


2 posted on 12/22/2013 3:26:22 PM PST by tcrlaf (Well, it is what the Sheeple voted for....)
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To: Lmo56

ABCNNBCBS to really save money should fire all of its DC faux reporters and use Carney’s Obamaganda without the paying their faux reporters to spin the Obamaganda.


3 posted on 12/22/2013 3:26:51 PM PST by Grampa Dave ( Obamacare is a Trinity of Lies! Obamaganda is failing 24/7! Soon Obamaganda will fail 24/365!)
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To: Lmo56

The Peacock is the only one worth keeping around.


4 posted on 12/22/2013 3:31:03 PM PST by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: Lmo56

All they need is a fax machine from the White House


5 posted on 12/22/2013 3:32:48 PM PST by Mr. K (If you like your constitution, you can keep it. Period.)
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To: Lmo56

When all you do is read DNC talking points you just don’t need as many people.


6 posted on 12/22/2013 3:35:17 PM PST by FreeAtlanta (Liberty or Big Government - you can't have both.)
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To: Grampa Dave

That’s all the reporters are doing now anyway. They get told what to report and are even given the pictures to publish.

All those NBC types who lose their jobs and who hate Fox, are going to be begging for a job.


7 posted on 12/22/2013 3:39:09 PM PST by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: Lmo56

I doubt that I have seen ABC/CBS/NBC in the last 13 years.
I assume that FOX, which I get via G-Sat, has cleaned all of their clocks.


8 posted on 12/22/2013 3:43:06 PM PST by AlexW
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To: tcrlaf

Allowing alternative views on NBC will never cross her mind of course. Apparently she thinks MSNBC has it right, look at their ratings. lol.


9 posted on 12/22/2013 3:48:58 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: AlexW

Unfortunately, the major channels still beat out cable for viewership.


10 posted on 12/22/2013 3:50:24 PM PST by Twotone (Marte Et Clypeo)
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To: AlexW

Fox News Channel as distinct from the FOX network.

FNC is not really conservative, it’s just a whole heck of a lot less liberal. The FOX network gives us some of the gayest and liberal shows on TV


11 posted on 12/22/2013 3:50:26 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: Lmo56
First to go - Andrea Mitchell and her Golden Kneepads ...

The latest word is that NBC is doing away with "Meet The Press".

Andrea Mitchell will be the host of the replacement show titled "Press The Meat".


12 posted on 12/22/2013 3:56:00 PM PST by Iron Munro (Orwell: There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.)
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To: Lmo56
First to go - Andrea Mitchell and her Golden Kneepads ...

Don't forget to toss out the kneepads of Brian Williams and Lester Holt. And, given their fifth-column antics supporting Barry and his thugs, they likely to have several pair laying around.

13 posted on 12/22/2013 4:01:26 PM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: Lmo56

... “moves that could include axing some senior on-air talent” ...

NBC has no “talented” journalists. They have Marxist hacks.


14 posted on 12/22/2013 4:05:49 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Lmo56
“Instead of getting better, NBC News has been getting worse,” said one executive. “It’s a mess.”

It is even worse than that. It is a liberal Democrat cesspool, spewing propaganda lite.

15 posted on 12/22/2013 4:06:36 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done!)
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To: Twotone

“Unfortunately, the major channels still beat out cable for viewership.”
__________________________________________
It would be interesting to know what percentage of Americans
have ONLY broadcast TV, as opposed to cable or satellite.
I know there are some FOX broadcast stations, but do any broadcast stations have FOX news?


16 posted on 12/22/2013 4:07:19 PM PST by AlexW
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To: GeronL

“Fox News Channel as distinct from the FOX network.”
_________________________________________
I assumed that was the case, but I never had FOX network via broadcast.


17 posted on 12/22/2013 4:10:06 PM PST by AlexW
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To: Lmo56
When all you do is read DNC talking points you just don’t need as many people.

SO TRUE !

18 posted on 12/22/2013 4:15:13 PM PST by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: pocat

ping


19 posted on 12/22/2013 4:20:58 PM PST by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: Mr. K
“All they need is a fax machine from the White House”

Mr K, did you send this in by smoke signal from the swamps of Louisiana? The fax machine went the way of the Dinosaur Just in case, I hope you are as rich as the Robertsons.

20 posted on 12/22/2013 4:32:00 PM PST by billhilly (Has Pelosi read it yet?)
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