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| − | '''MSNBC''' is a 24-hour cable news channel. | + | '''MSNBC''' is a 24-hour cable news channel. It was started in 1996 as a joint venture between [[Microsoft]] and [[NBC]]. On December 23, 2005, ending a partnership that soured long before, Microsoft and NBC announced that they would dissolve their joint ownership of the cable news channel, with NBC taking control. NBC completed a deal to assume majority control of the channel, with an 82 percent stake.[[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30610F93E540C778EDDAB0994DD404482]] |
The channel is the lowest rated of the three major cable news channels. | The channel is the lowest rated of the three major cable news channels. | ||
Revision as of 19:30, April 23, 2007
MSNBC is a 24-hour cable news channel. It was started in 1996 as a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC. On December 23, 2005, ending a partnership that soured long before, Microsoft and NBC announced that they would dissolve their joint ownership of the cable news channel, with NBC taking control. NBC completed a deal to assume majority control of the channel, with an 82 percent stake.[[1]]
The channel is the lowest rated of the three major cable news channels.
MSNBC has received criticism from both liberal and conservative groups regarding the channel's perceived biases. The conservative media watchdog group the Media Research Center[1] argues that MSNBC has a liberal slant, citing shows by Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, while the ultra-liberal Media Matters for America[2] decries the channel's alleged conservative slant, citing shows by Tucker Carlson and Joe Scarbourough.
In the past, MSNBC shows have featured Mitch Albom, Ann Coulter, Phil Donahue, Bill Moyers, Maury Povich, and Michael Savage, among others. That varied programming was gradually reduced as NBC veered more leftist in its POV.
External links
References
- ↑ About Media Research Center www.mediaresearch.org
- ↑ Media Matters for America homepage www.mediamatters.org
