Erik Wemple: MSNBC


Posted at 07:59 AM ET, 06/05/2013

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow condescends to Fox News viewers

By Erik Wemple
They're loud and unintelligible, suggests MSNBC host.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:59 AM ET, 06/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow

Posted at 06:25 PM ET, 05/28/2013

MSNBC's Axelrod smacks down Obama critiques
By Erik Wemple
Former Obama campaign guy speaks to the "larger" issues of interest to Americans.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:25 PM ET, 05/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  David Axelrod, MSNBC, Obama administration

Posted at 08:10 AM ET, 05/24/2013

Maddow shames Republicans and InfoWars conspiracist Alex Jones
By Erik Wemple
Alex Jones speaks of "weather weapon" in regard to the Oklahoma twister.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:10 AM ET, 05/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Alex Jones, MSNBC, Oklahoma tornado, Rachel Maddow

Posted at 06:18 PM ET, 05/20/2013

MSNBC's Chris Hayes attacks "braaahzen intransigence"

By Erik Wemple
"All In" with Chris Hayes: Brainy liberalism, novel English pronunciation.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:18 PM ET, 05/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Chris Hayes, MSNBC

Posted at 08:28 AM ET, 05/10/2013

Fox News guy: MSNBC is a PR firm
By Erik Wemple
The cable-news ideological chasm -- example 2,345.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:28 AM ET, 05/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, MSNBC

Posted at 09:51 AM ET, 05/09/2013

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell hearts Hillary Clinton on Benghazi
By Erik Wemple

By Erik Wemple  |  09:51 AM ET, 05/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Hillary Clinton, Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC

Posted at 08:14 AM ET, 05/03/2013

MSNBC's Chris Hayes torches American 'gun culture'
By Erik Wemple
Chris Hayes has an enormous problem with a 5-year-old having his own lethal weapon

By Erik Wemple  |  08:14 AM ET, 05/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Caroline Sparks, Chris Hayes, MSNBC

Posted at 03:08 PM ET, 04/22/2013

The problem with cable news: Cable news
By Erik Wemple
As Friday proved, there will never be enough news of national import for networks to break and analyze every minute of every day.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:08 PM ET, 04/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston bombings, cable television, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC

Posted at 10:38 AM ET, 04/11/2013

Biden credits Scarborough with changing gun-control debate
By Erik Wemple
Joe Scarborough and Michael Bloomberg, says Vice President Joe Biden, have changed the debate.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:38 AM ET, 04/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun control, Joe Biden, Joe Scarborough, Morning Joe, MSNBC

Posted at 09:34 AM ET, 04/11/2013

Fox News AGAIN runs MSNBC's ad for free
By Erik Wemple
Will Fox News ever stop running MSNBC's ads?

By Erik Wemple  |  09:34 AM ET, 04/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC

Posted at 04:12 PM ET, 04/10/2013

MSNBC's Maddow asserts 'rivalry' with Fox News
By Erik Wemple
Yes, the cable networks compete. But do they have a bona fide rivalry?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:12 PM ET, 04/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, ratings

Posted at 07:47 AM ET, 04/10/2013

Fox News, please stop promoting MSNBC!

By Erik Wemple
Ten minutes and 55 seconds: That's how long "The Five" spent discussing an MSNBC ad.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:47 AM ET, 04/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC, Roger Ailes

Posted at 03:56 PM ET, 04/08/2013

MSNBC hits home run with Harris-Perry ad
By Erik Wemple
Conservative voices pummel a host over references to the role of the "community" in bringing up children.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:56 PM ET, 04/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Glenn Beck, MSNBC, MSNBC Melissa Harris-Perry, Sarah Palin

Posted at 08:51 AM ET, 03/28/2013

O'Reilly-Limbaugh gay-marriage feud satirized on MSNBC
By Erik Wemple
Lawrence O'Donnell trashes Bill O'Reilly, which is precisely what Bill O'Reilly wants.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:51 AM ET, 03/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, MSNBC, Rush Limbaugh

Posted at 12:12 PM ET, 03/25/2013

MSNBC not an 'instrument' of Democratic Party, New Republic argues
By Erik Wemple
But Fox News is an "instrument" of the Republican Party, writes Rebecca Dana. How to prove that?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:12 PM ET, 03/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, MSNBC, New Republic

Posted at 05:10 PM ET, 03/21/2013

MSNBC says it doesn't comment on Pew reports (but it has!)
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC wants no piece of that Pew Center study on media, which found that MSNBC was tilted massively toward opinion and commentary.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:10 PM ET, 03/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, MSNBC, Pew research center, Phil Griffin

Posted at 07:41 AM ET, 03/20/2013

Fox News contributor Krauthammer disses MSNBC
By Erik Wemple
Bill O'Reilly complains that it's tough to get objective information "out there" these days.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:41 AM ET, 03/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Charles Krauthammer, Fox News, MSNBC

Posted at 12:09 PM ET, 03/18/2013

On cable TV, talk is cheap -- and profitable
By Erik Wemple
Interviews, talk, chatter, gossip, shouting -- these are the ways cable news makes its money.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:09 PM ET, 03/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cable news, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC

Posted at 07:32 AM ET, 03/15/2013

Signing off, Ed Schultz says 'we're going to build those hours'
By Erik Wemple
Cable host pledges quixotic quest to make Saturday and Sunday dinnertime programming the best hours in cable news.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:32 AM ET, 03/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ed Schultz, MSNBC

Posted at 07:18 PM ET, 03/14/2013

MSNBC boss: 'I don't care' about media reaction on Schultz
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC President Phil Griffin is casting his lot with 'smart."

By Erik Wemple  |  07:18 PM ET, 03/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ed Schultz, MSNBC, Phil Griffin

Posted at 06:45 PM ET, 03/14/2013

Union chief: MSNBC's Schultz move a 'big loss' for middle class
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC may be alienating union folks with its decision to move Ed Schultz to weekends. But what other cable outlet will they move to?

By Erik Wemple  |  06:45 PM ET, 03/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ed Schultz, MSNBC, Scott Prouty

Posted at 10:20 AM ET, 03/14/2013

Chris Hayes to take over key MSNBC slot
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC wants younger and more viewers in prime time. Thus, the ascension of Chris Hayes.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:20 AM ET, 03/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Chris Hayes, Ed Schultz, MSNBC

Posted at 08:08 AM ET, 02/26/2013

Gibbs to Maddow: Drone secrecy was 'unsustainable'
By Erik Wemple
Robert Gibbs does a little followup interview after his Sunday revelation about drone secrecy.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:08 AM ET, 02/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Drones, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow

Posted at 05:17 PM ET, 02/12/2013

State of the Union: Tour objects to Nugent invitation
By Erik Wemple
What objection could the MSNBC host possibly have to the rocker's attendance at one of the most sacred events in American politics? That he said a few edgy things?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:17 PM ET, 02/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  MSNBC, State of the Union, Ted Nugent, Toure

Posted at 08:16 AM ET, 01/31/2013

Hannity compares 'heckling' case to Zimmerman tape edits
By Erik Wemple
Following MSNBC's treatment of the Neil Heslin non-heckling incident, critics of NBC News and MSNBC are connecting some dots.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:16 AM ET, 01/31/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  MSNBC, NBC News, Newtown

Posted at 09:01 PM ET, 01/30/2013

MSNBC, Huffington Post respond to 'heckling' issue
By Erik Wemple
Once news orgs dig in on a judgment, they show their creativity in dancing around corrections.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:01 PM ET, 01/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  huffington post, MSNBC, Newtown

Posted at 07:40 AM ET, 01/30/2013

MSNBC 'reviewing' Newtown 'heckled' video
By Erik Wemple
Was the father of a Sandy Hook victim really "mocked" at a hearing?

By Erik Wemple  |  07:40 AM ET, 01/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  MSNBC

Posted at 07:53 AM ET, 01/29/2013

O'Donnell: Palin 'unceremoniously dumped' by Fox News
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC host reminds viewers---many times over---that he was right about the Alaskan guv-turned-pundit.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:53 AM ET, 01/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC, Sarah Palin

Posted at 07:37 AM ET, 01/23/2013

Inauguration 2013: Cable news gets the 'Daily Show' treatment
By Erik Wemple
Daily Show finds plenty to satirize in cable's inaugural coverage. What a surprise.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:37 AM ET, 01/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Daily Show, Fox News, MSNBC

Posted at 12:23 PM ET, 01/11/2013

Scarborough: Gun-control debate is over money

By Erik Wemple
Opposition to current proposals, says "Morning Joe" host, is motivated only by money.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:23 PM ET, 01/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun control, Guns, Joe Scarborough, MSNBC

Posted at 07:52 AM ET, 01/11/2013

Armed schools: MSNBC's Schultz goes deeper on Utah
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC explores the arming of schools in Utah, where neither students nor parents may know that teacher is carrying a gun.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:52 AM ET, 01/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ed Schultz, MSNBC, Utah

Posted at 07:50 AM ET, 01/10/2013

Ed Schultz and the right to know if a teacher is packing
By Erik Wemple
Utah grade school teacher tells MSNBC host that parents and students needn't know if she has a gun in the classroom.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:50 AM ET, 01/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ed Schultz, Journal News, MSNBC

Posted at 02:41 PM ET, 12/12/2012

MSNBC's Matthews pulverizes guest
By Erik Wemple
Should guests on cable television have to disclose who funds the organizations that they represent.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:41 PM ET, 12/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Americans For Prosperity, Chris Matthews, MSNBC

Posted at 03:11 PM ET, 12/05/2012

MSNBC chief cites Fox News's benching' of Karl Rove, Dick Morris
By Erik Wemple
Phil Griffin argues anew that a Pew study putting MSNBC on comparable footing as Fox News in terms of presidential election coverage was faulty.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:11 PM ET, 12/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Dick Morris, Fox News, Karl Rove, MSNBC

Posted at 01:27 AM ET, 11/07/2012

CNN destroys cable competition on election night
By Erik Wemple
CNN clear winner on elections coverage among cable nets

By Erik Wemple  |  01:27 AM ET, 11/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn fox news msnbc, cnn election night, fox news election night, msnbc election night, cnn cable, cnn john king, cable, fox news cable

Posted at 03:39 PM ET, 10/25/2012

Fox News doesn’t like Mourdock story
By Erik Wemple
Fox News finds a lot of stuff to cover aside from Mourdock story.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:39 PM ET, 10/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news mourdock rape comment, mourdock rape comment fox, mourdock rape fox msnbc, media matters mourdock rape msnbc

Posted at 05:37 PM ET, 10/23/2012

MSNBC’s Cupp blasts undecideds

By Erik Wemple
MSNBC channels media feelings of contempt for undecideds.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:37 PM ET, 10/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  msnbc undecided voters, msnbc s.e. cupp undecideds, msnbc kerry ladka undecided

Posted at 04:22 PM ET, 10/08/2012

Stifle it, Andrea Mitchell
By Erik Wemple
NBC complains about Obama campaign’s fair play.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:22 PM ET, 10/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  andrea mitchell obama campaign, ad, mitchell nbc ad obama, andrea mitchell ad romney, msnbc ad obama fact-checking

Posted at 03:01 PM ET, 09/26/2012

NBC’s Todd pummels Obama aide on foreign-leader meetings
By Erik Wemple
Question on meeting with world leaders is KO.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:01 PM ET, 09/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  chuck todd, stephanie cutter, mitt romney, president bush, foreign leaders, bill o'reilly, ted koppel, fox news, msnbc

Posted at 09:34 AM ET, 09/21/2012

O’Reilly, Koppel disagree on Fox, MSNBC
By Erik Wemple
Ted Koppel pooh-poohs O’Reilly’s contention that Fox does ‘hard news.’

By Erik Wemple  |  09:34 AM ET, 09/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news, bill o'reilly, ted koppel, megyn kelly, america live, daytime programming, msnbc

Posted at 08:31 AM ET, 09/04/2012

MSNBC, why cite Fox?
By Erik Wemple
Conversation with Sandra Fluke goes south.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:31 AM ET, 09/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sandra fluke, msnbc, fox, ed schultz, bill o'reilly, condoms

Posted at 05:51 PM ET, 08/31/2012

MSNBC’s Matthews, GOPers shout at each other

By Erik Wemple
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews shouts at GOPers at restaurant.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:51 PM ET, 08/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  chris matthews, the hill, gop, tampa restaurant, msnbc, uncivil

Posted at 10:47 PM ET, 08/27/2012

Gingrich plus Matthews: Win
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC: Hire Gingrich!

By Erik Wemple  |  10:47 PM ET, 08/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  RNClive, newt gingrich, msnbc, chris matthews, race, mitt romney, work requirements

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 08/19/2012

Touré and MSNBC — cheating viewers
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC starts a controversy, then backs out in 12 seconds.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:30 PM ET, 08/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  toure, mitt romney, president obama, niggerization, nbc, msnbc, the cycle

Posted at 02:56 PM ET, 08/17/2012

Romney, Touré and ‘niggerization’: What they could be saying
By Erik Wemple
A guess at the Romney-MSNBC brawl

By Erik Wemple  |  02:56 PM ET, 08/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  MITT ROMNEY, toure, msnbc, niggerization

Posted at 11:13 AM ET, 08/17/2012

Romney campaign upset over Touré’s ‘niggerization’ remark
By Erik Wemple
Romney campaign complains about Touré’s ‘niggerization’ remark.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:13 AM ET, 08/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  touré, msnbc, nbc, mediaite, andrew kirell, mitt romney, the cycle, s.e. cupp

Posted at 07:08 AM ET, 08/17/2012

Media news derivatives: Aug. 17
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for Aug. 17.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:08 AM ET, 08/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  andrea mitchell ben labolt, new york times, president obama, joe pompeo, capital, huffington post, fox news the five, cnn, msnbc

Posted at 04:35 PM ET, 07/10/2012

Roger Ailes biographer encounters third-rate online taunting
By Erik Wemple
Biographer of Roger Ailes faces lame online campaign.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:35 PM ET, 07/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gabriel sherman, new york magazine, roger ailes, biography, new america foundation, jennifer stahl, foundations exposed, msnbc

Posted at 08:52 AM ET, 07/09/2012

Media news derivatives: July 9
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for July 9

By Erik Wemple  |  08:52 AM ET, 07/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  new york times, s.e. cupp, cnn, newspapers, david carr, msnbc, national journal

Posted at 07:09 AM ET, 06/26/2012

Media news derivatives: June 26
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 26.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:09 AM ET, 06/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  laura Ingraham, fox news, atheism, new york times, mathew ingrahm, bill carter, mediaite, matt lewis, msnbc, new york times

Posted at 09:24 PM ET, 06/25/2012

Can ‘The Cycle’ rollick?

By Erik Wemple
MSNBC’s new program opens with a question.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:24 PM ET, 06/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  msnbc, "the cycle", fox news network, "the five", michael bloomberg, s.e. cupp, brian kilmeade, kimberly guilfoyle

Posted at 04:41 PM ET, 06/25/2012

MSNBC takes more shots on Romney-Wawa
By Erik Wemple
We all sound silly when we say ‘Wawa’

By Erik Wemple  |  04:41 PM ET, 06/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, wawa, msnbc, newsbusters, fox news, howard kurtz

Posted at 07:35 PM ET, 06/22/2012

Joe Williams blasts ‘small group’ in statement
By Erik Wemple
Joe Williams issues statement on suspension

By Erik Wemple  |  07:35 PM ET, 06/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  joe williams, politico, suspension msnbc, breitbart.com, politico, joe williams

Posted at 02:41 PM ET, 06/22/2012

Politico’s Joe Williams questions Ann Romney retweet
By Erik Wemple
Politico reporter questions tweet on Ann Romney

By Erik Wemple  |  02:41 PM ET, 06/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  msnbc, the cycle, toure krystal ball, steve kornacki, fox news, the five

Posted at 12:20 PM ET, 06/20/2012

Commenter: Attack MSNBC and become Tea Party darling
By Erik Wemple
We get a comment from a reader about MSNBC.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:20 PM ET, 06/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  msnbc, erik wemple blog, mitt romney, wawa, commenter, uncommoncommoner

Posted at 08:33 AM ET, 06/20/2012

Media news derivatives: June 20
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 20

By Erik Wemple  |  08:33 AM ET, 06/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, andrea mitchell, msnbc, buzzfeed, jonah lehrer, jon stewart, laura hazard owen

Posted at 07:48 PM ET, 06/19/2012

Andrea Mitchell resists regret on Wawa
By Erik Wemple
Mitchell not contrite regarding Romney-Wawa

By Erik Wemple  |  07:48 PM ET, 06/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  andrea mitchell, wawa, msnbc, u.s. postal service

Posted at 02:54 PM ET, 06/19/2012

Andrea Mitchell’s Wawa comment is ill-informed
By Erik Wemple
Does Andrea Mitchell understand the convenience-store business?

By Erik Wemple  |  02:54 PM ET, 06/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, msnbc, wawa, convenience stores, sandwich kiosks, nacs, jeff lenard

Posted at 11:21 AM ET, 06/19/2012

MSNBC faces pressure on Romney’s Wawa moment
By Erik Wemple
Romney campaign, media question editing of Wawa moment.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:21 AM ET, 06/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, wawa, msnbc, andrea mitchell, sandwich, sandwich-ordering system, touchtone

Posted at 10:17 AM ET, 06/13/2012

Ed Schultz kneecaps Limbaugh boycott
By Erik Wemple
Ed Schultz has a problem with the Rush Limbaugh boycott.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:17 AM ET, 06/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ed schultz, msnbc, huffington post, advertisers, rush limbaugh, media matters

Posted at 08:16 AM ET, 06/11/2012

Media news derivatives: June 11

By Erik Wemple
Roundup of media stories for June 11

By Erik Wemple  |  08:16 AM ET, 06/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  david carr, new york times, dylan ratigan, msnbc, megyn kelly, carl bernstein, twitter, wall street journal, newspaper crisis

Posted at 08:06 AM ET, 06/08/2012

Media news derivatives: June 8
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 8.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:06 AM ET, 06/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  joe scarborough, msnbc, jon stewart, guardian, boston herald, sally quinn, el huffington post, commonWealth

Posted at 08:14 AM ET, 06/07/2012

Media news derivatives: June 7
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 7.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:14 AM ET, 06/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  msnbc, ed schultz, el huffington post, frances martel, mediaite, mitt romney, police uniform, harry shearer, cjr, barbara walters, bashar al-assad, poynter, rick edmonds, jack shafer

Posted at 04:16 PM ET, 06/04/2012

MSNBC’s Roberts mounts successful interruptions
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC host shows us how to interrupt

By Erik Wemple  |  04:16 PM ET, 06/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  thomas roberts, msnbc, mitt romney, alice stewart, unemployment

Posted at 08:15 AM ET, 06/01/2012

MSNBC plans to ‘revise’ ad for ‘The Ed Show’
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC to tone down activist ad for ‘The Ed Show.’

By Erik Wemple  |  08:15 AM ET, 06/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  msnbc, fox news, "the ed show", ed schultz, wisconsin, scott walker, recall

Posted at 11:47 AM ET, 05/29/2012

Chris Hayes and the need to ‘marshal’ facts
By Erik Wemple
Just what was Chris Hayes trying to say about heroes?

By Erik Wemple  |  11:47 AM ET, 05/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  msnbc, chris hayes, newsbusters, heroes, heroism

Posted at 04:53 PM ET, 05/23/2012

The dumbing effect of cable news
By Erik Wemple
Fox News viewers don’t take kindly to a survey.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:53 PM ET, 05/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fairleigh dickinson university, fdu, npr, msnbc, fox news, new jersey, dan cassino, peter woolley

Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 05/23/2012

Dylan Ratigan shows why guests are irrelevant
By Erik Wemple
Is there any way to talk over Dylan Ratigan?

By Erik Wemple  |  11:30 AM ET, 05/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  dylan ratigan, msnbc, peter schiff, karen finney

Posted at 10:46 AM ET, 05/18/2012

Chuck Todd nearly corners Mitch Daniels
By Erik Wemple
How to turn the tables on a potential VP spinner.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:46 AM ET, 05/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitch daniels, chuck todd, vice president, mitt romney, msnbc

Posted at 07:54 AM ET, 05/15/2012

Media news derivatives: May 15
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for May 15

By Erik Wemple  |  07:54 AM ET, 05/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  the daily, news corp., polish dentist, retraction, msnbc, new york times, rebekah brooks, melissa chan, bristol palin, jesse angelo

Posted at 03:56 PM ET, 05/14/2012

How not to retract a falsehood
By Erik Wemple
News outlets attempt to cover their tracks on dentist story.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:56 PM ET, 05/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  msnbc, polish dentist, hoax, daily mail, msnbc, huffington post, new york daily news, new york post, msn, yahoo, fox news

Posted at 12:09 PM ET, 05/09/2012

Daily Mail cannot figure out origins of dentist story
By Erik Wemple
Where did the Daily Mail get its Polish dentist story from?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:09 PM ET, 05/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  daily mail, polish dentist, erin tennant, msnbc, huffington post, los angeles times, new york daily news, new york post, yahoo news, san francisco chronicle

Posted at 08:09 AM ET, 05/09/2012

Media news derivatives: May 9

By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for May 9

By Erik Wemple  |  08:09 AM ET, 05/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  david cameron, jon stewart, daily show, msnbc, polish dentist, wendy ruderman, daily news, chronicle of higher education

Posted at 04:43 PM ET, 04/27/2012

MSNBC, Obama campaign at odds over video
By Erik Wemple
Can the Obama campaign use ‘Ed Show’ material?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:43 PM ET, 04/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bill o'reilly, msnbc, obama campaign, mitt romney, education, video, ed schultz, the ed show

Posted at 05:44 PM ET, 04/23/2012

Women in the Secret Service: ‘Quota mongering?’
By Erik Wemple
S.E. Cupp and Secret Service ”quota mongering.”

By Erik Wemple  |  05:44 PM ET, 04/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  s.e. cupp, secret service, msnbc, martin bashir

Posted at 02:18 PM ET, 04/19/2012

Nugent’s problem: Word choice!

By Erik Wemple
Ted Nugent needs more artfulness, says analyst

By Erik Wemple  |  02:18 PM ET, 04/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ted nugent, alice stewart, msnbc, secret service

Posted at 04:44 PM ET, 03/27/2012

Al Sharpton and MSNBC’s activist TV
By Erik Wemple
The civil rights agitator-cum-television host has hopped back and forth across that line in recent weeks.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:44 PM ET, 03/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  the rev. al sharpton, msnbc, trayvon martin, sybrina fulton, tracy martin, benjamin crump

Posted at 07:20 AM ET, 03/27/2012

Media news derivatives: March 27
By Erik Wemple
For March 27

By Erik Wemple  |  07:20 AM ET, 03/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  lawrence o'donnell, msnbc, trayvon martin, helen thomas, huffington post, joe oliver, enw york times, supreme court

Posted at 11:09 AM ET, 03/26/2012

Supreme Court on health care law: What’s going on in there?

By Erik Wemple
Supreme Court on health care law: What’s going on in there?

By Erik Wemple  |  11:09 AM ET, 03/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  supreme court, health care, cameras in the courtroom, fox news channel, msnbc, cnn, dan lothian

Posted at 12:28 PM ET, 03/16/2012

O’Reilly: Boycotts/threats are un-American

By Erik Wemple
The guy doesn’t like boycotts.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:28 PM ET, 03/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill o'reilly, rush limbaugh, boycotts, msnbc

Posted at 01:20 PM ET, 03/13/2012

On Fox, three men slam Obama
By Erik Wemple
Next channel?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:20 PM ET, 03/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news, stuart varney, president obama, president bush, gas prices, msnbc

Posted at 10:28 AM ET, 02/15/2012

Maddow, PolitiFact and the non sequitur
By Erik Wemple
Again

By Erik Wemple  |  10:28 AM ET, 02/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  marco rubio, rachel maddow, msnbc, americans, conservative