Posted on 02/23/2015 7:46:59 AM PST by Liz
The Brian Williams suspension has caused a shake-up at MSNBC. The Daily Beast is reporting that Rev. Al Sharpton may lose his nightly time slot. “Politics Nation with Al Sharpton,” has aired since 2011 and has had a successful run.
At issue is a steady slide in viewership....Chris Hayes is to be replaced by the “Rachel Maddow Show.” Maddow moves from 9 p.m. to 8 p.m., while a search is underway for a new host for the vacant time slot.
Sharpton’s show is rumored to be moving from nightly 6 p.m. to weekend-only. Sharpton attracts a solid 35 percent Black audience and is considered a lightning rod of controversy because of his activism on behalf of the oppressed. There has been no word from the Sharpton camp on the rumored changes.
The source at MSNBC stated the programming decisions were part of a change in MSNBC'S political mindset: “Going left was a brilliant strategy while it lasted, and made hundreds of millions of dollars for Comcast, but now it doesn’t work anymore…...The goal is to move away from left-wing TV.”
The msnbc article reads like newspeak from George Orwell.
MSNBC management is obviously racist. On the other hand, they might not want a man who looks weak and diseased on their screens anymore.
Brain Williams lied, Al Sharpton died.
My understanding is that Microsoft has wanted out for sometime but are contractually bound!!
The dyke is getting killed by Megyn. No one watches Ted Baxster.
If Weirder Al loses his tv news gig, he’ll just go into infomercials and be on EVERY channel for 30 minutes at time.
I guess a major cable station having a prime time news show with fewer viewers than attend an average college football game is deemed to be a successful run.
Heh-—good one.
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