David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. Media Matters, more than free speech
MSNBC is Media Matters’ bitch.
MediaMatters.org is the liberal media watchdog that calls out the nation’s press (mainly, TV journalists) who present information with an erroneous conservative spin or, even, things that just kind of offend them. When they complain about shenanigans on Fox News Channel, Bill O’Reilly goes on the air and, spittle flying, decries the group as a “far-left hate organization,” and that’s that. Fox News Channel doesn’t issue corrections, because Fox News Channel never makes mistakes.
MSNBC – well, that’s a different story:
* On Don Imus’ radio show, aired mornings on MSNBC, Imus makes his idiotic remark calling the Rutgers’ womens basketball team “nappy headed ho’s.” Media Matters complains. MSNBC axes Imus, and CBS radio soon follows suit. (Eventually, Imus returns to the airwaves, but not to MSNBC.)
MSNBC wants to be colorful and provocative and borderline irresponsible like Fox News, but Media Matters (and MSNBC’s occasional moral compass) won’t let it. Hey, guys: What’s wrong with just covering the campaign and leaving the juvenile jokes to the late-night comics? But, also: Hey, Media Matters: What’s wrong with the First Amendment?
Comments
Whoa - Hillary Clinton pinched Chris Matthews on the cheek in a "grandiosely condescending gesture" I was watching the show and Chris seemed a bit taken aback. I am concerned about the first amendment as well. First Imus then Shuster what next. Protect us from the speech police! Do you think the Clintons' apologize to the people they have trashed over the years to get where they are? Disgusting!
Posted by: Nan | February 9, 2008 5:38 AM