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MSNBC replacing Joy Reid and Alex Wagner

Joy Reid and Alex Wagner Axed From MSNBC Lineup in Major Network Shakeup

MSNBC will replace anchors Joy Reid and Alex Wagner in its evening lineup, some of the first big moves from new president Rebecca Kutler

variety.com

 

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MSNBC replacing Joy Reid and Alex Wagner

Joy Reid and Alex Wagner Axed From MSNBC Lineup in Major Network Shakeup

MSNBC will replace anchors Joy Reid and Alex Wagner in its evening lineup, some of the first big moves from new president Rebecca Kutler

variety.com

The show with Symone Sanders and Michael Steele has been one of my favorite political shows over the past year, though selfishly I like it on weekend mornings (they’ll be taking Reid’s 7 pm weekday slot.)

 

[Calheel]

MSNBC replacing Joy Reid and Alex Wagner

Joy Reid and Alex Wagner Axed From MSNBC Lineup in Major Network Shakeup

MSNBC will replace anchors Joy Reid and Alex Wagner in its evening lineup, some of the first big moves from new president Rebecca Kutler

variety.com

No surprise there.

 

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MSNBC replacing Joy Reid and Alex Wagner

Joy Reid and Alex Wagner Axed From MSNBC Lineup in Major Network Shakeup

MSNBC will replace anchors Joy Reid and Alex Wagner in its evening lineup, some of the first big moves from new president Rebecca Kutler

variety.com

MSNBC's new news chief said just a couple of weeks ago that in the "Trump Era" MSNBC would lean into its "progressive roots" and continue to hold Trump accountable. Firing two of the network's more liberal (and in Joy Reid's case, better-known) hosts and commentators doesn't exactly sound like that's what is happening.

 

[korgguy1971]

Ayman Mohyeldin, Katie Phang, and Jonathan Capehart also now out at MSNBC.

MSN

Lester Holt "retiring to spend more time with his family" at NBC (j/k, he's going to Dateline I believe).

MSN

 

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[JCTarheel82]

Oh man, the Trumpers who were super upset that Biden didn't face enough tough questions are going to be outraged by this.

 

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Ayman Mohyeldin, Katie Phang, and Jonathan Capehart also now out at MSNBC.

MSN

Lester Holt "retiring to spend more time with his family" at NBC (j/k, he's going to Dateline I believe).

MSN

Interesting how most of the people they're firing are minorities. Again, the new news manager for MSNBC said that something like this wouldn't happen. After today it's very hard to see this as anything other than MSNBC caving to Trump, no matter what they say.

 

[korgguy1971]

Interesting how most of the people they're firing are minorities. Again, the new news manager for MSNBC said that something like this wouldn't happen. After today it's very hard to see this as anything other than MSNBC caving to Trump, no matter what they say.

Agreed. That's exactly what it is.

 

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Rachel Maddow not particularly happy about the changes at MSNBC and not particularly shy about expressing such on air tonight.

 

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[Zoo_View]

She should resign and move into the podcast world.

 

[Mulberry Heel]

Good for her. It seems clear that the new news director's claims were a lie and that MSNBC is caving to Trump. Good luck maintaining what little audience they had left!

 

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[BlueSteel]

Welcome to State media, folks. "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

 

[lawtig02]

Welcome to State media, folks. "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

 

[Zoo_View]

Viktor Orban looks like a kindly grandfather in that photo.

 

[Calheel]

Good for her. It seems clear that the new news director's claims were a lie and that MSNBC is caving to Trump. Good luck maintaining what little audience they had left!

I don't get that at all. The fired anchors had terrible ratings and MSNBC is trying to turn around the ship. Rachel acknowledged that, she just didn't like how it was done (especially for the producers).

Also, Rachel is effectively giving cover by getting out front of the minority-only terminations -- kinda like when you raise the bad stuff in direct examination so the cross doesn't seem so bad. The reality is that the replacements are almost all minorities and just as liberal as the prior hosts.

 

[superrific]

The reality is that the replacements are almost all minorities and just as liberal as the prior hosts.

That doesn't make the point you think it makes.

I don't know why a news organization cares if it's in the white house press pool. Those are just wastes of time anyway, and prone to sanewashing.

If the NY Times isn't included, good. Don't report the Baghdad Bob bullshit. Report the facts.