Monday, December 16, 2024

Why do so many in the media not strive for integrity?

"Or Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, could buy the network, as he has suggested, and transform it as he did Twitter. Whatever the case, MSNBC will remain in turmoil." . . .


Better cheesecake than CNN  . . ."As for CNN, they foolishly bought into fighting with MSNBC for the anti-Trump memes. Well, it didn't work, so it may be time to start having their hosts share their recipes and how they use coupons to save money. It might increase their audience, and isn't that what that business is all about?

"Hey Anderson -- what’s your recipe for cheesecake?"

At MSNBC, Rising Tensions Fuel Fears of Collapse    "MSNBC’s postelection viewership decline has surpassed its executives’ worst fears. Several top shows have lost more than half of their viewers since Nov. 5. This includes Rachel Maddow’s flagship show, as well as Joy Reid’s ReidOut, The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle, All In with Chris Hayes, and Inside with Jen Psaki. Morning Joe has suffered a fate nearly as bad, with hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough losing over 400,000 viewers in the same period.

"In total, MSNBC averaged more than one million viewers during election week, but that number fell to just above half a million two weeks ago. This decline comes even as Fox News is scoring huge ratings, as viewership jumped 21 percent at the network following Trump’s win. (RELATED: MSNBC’s Attacks on Pete Hegseth Are Not About Trump — It’s About Fox News) . . .

NBC and crime: who you gonna believe, them or Trump? . . ."As a necessary first step on what’s going to be a long journey to restoring FBI credibility, FBI Director Christopher Wray has announced his resignation. Restoring media credibility may be impossible, but reporting narratives rather than reality will help as one by one, networks go bankrupt." . .  .

Revoke the media's License to Lie   . . ."According to BBC:

During the 10 March broadcast, Stephanopoulos asked South Carolina Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace how she could endorse Trump.

The anchor falsely said “judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape.”

Stephanopoulos repeated the claim 10 times throughout the broadcast. Rather
than make Stephanopoulos face deposition this week, the network agreed on Saturday to pay $15 million to Trump and a million to his lawyers, and make its No. 1 news reader apologize on the air.

"After six decades of not being held liable for libel, corporate media knows Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito are itching to overturn Sullivan and revoke that License to Lie. This may save journalism from journalists, who are an unhappy lot right now that the people have restored the Trump presidency.

"Fox News reported, “60 Minutes reporter Lesley Stahl admits worry about future of legacy media: ‘I’m very dark about it.’ ” . . .

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