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'''MSNBC''' is a  24-hour cable news channel. Started in 1996, it is a joint venture of [[Microsoft]] and [[NBC]].
 
'''MSNBC''' is a  24-hour cable news channel. Started in 1996, it is a joint venture of [[Microsoft]] and [[NBC]].
  
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The channel is the lowest rated of the three major cable news channels. In 2002 the network was even regularly beaten in the ratings by ''CNN Headline News''. In June of 2006, Don Kaplan of the ''New York Post'' wrote a column titled "Do We Need MSNBC?" Addressing MSNBC'S low ratings, Kaplan quoted CNN co-founder Reese Schoenfeld, who said that "Everybody compares MSNBC to [[Fox News Channel|Fox]] and CNN - when its real competition is Headline News". Schoenfeld pointed out that the ratings for MSNBC and Headline News are roughly the same, about 300,000 viewers on average and that "by comparison, Fox and CNN regularly average three or four times as many viewers." In the column Kaplan even joked that "the running joke in TV news is Fox and CNN are news channels with websites, but MSNBC is a website with a cable channel".
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The channel is the lowest rated of the three major cable news channels.  
  
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MSNBC has received much criticism for its programming and journalistic ethics. The conservative media watchdog group the Media Research Center<ref> [http://www.mediaresearch.org/about/aboutwelcome.asp About Media Research Center] www.mediaresearch.org</ref> has found that MSNBC has a very politically [[liberal]] slant. The MRC particularly points to liberal [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Keith Olbermann]]'s and liberal Democrat [[Chris Matthews]]' programs as examples of the network's liberal bias. In the past, MSNBC shows have featured such prominent liberals as Bill Press, Phil Donahue, and Bill Moyers. The network does broadcast programs by such centrist as [[Joe Scarbourough]] and left-[[libertarian]] [[Tucker Carlson]].
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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<ref> [http://www.mediaresearch.org/about/aboutwelcome.asp About Media Research Center] www.mediaresearch.org</ref> argues that MSNBC has a [[liberal]] slant, citing shows by [[Keith Olbermann]] and [[Chris Matthews]], while liberal media watchdog Media Matters for America<ref> [http://mediamatters.org/ Media Matters for America homepage] www.mediamatters.org</ref> decries the channel's alledged conservative slant, citing shows by [[Tucker Carlson]] and [[Joe Scarbourough]].
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In the past, MSNBC shows have featured [[Mitch Albom]], [[Ann Coulter]], [[Phil Donahue]], [[Bill Moyers]], [[Maury Povich]], and [[Michael Savage]], among others.
  
 
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MSNBC is a 24-hour cable news channel. Started in 1996, it is a joint venture of Microsoft and NBC.

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 liberal media watchdog Media Matters for America[2] decries the channel's alledged 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.

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References

  1. ↑ About Media Research Center www.mediaresearch.org
  2. ↑ Media Matters for America homepage www.mediamatters.org
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