Re: News-ish: Joy Reid Is Finally Getting Canned of MSNBC

On 2/23/25 7:29 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
 

As per THR:

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/msnbc-shakeup-joy-reid-canceled-jen-psaki-primetime-1236144587/

 

Idiotic that they still intend to keep the whole channel left-wing,
though...

 Uh, The Hollywood Reporter didn't report that.

The article calls it "the left-leaning cable news channel" and makes no mention of a change in direction.
A change may come later, esp. after Comcast spins off its cable channels. But it's clear they will be no change in direction now, esp. with the changes outlines.

It merely summarized the
New York Times story.
 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/business/msnbc-joy-reid.html
 She'd been offered a pay cut to remain on air earlier. Apparently she
didn't agree to it, or her rants came with a penalty.
 TV News Terror: Joy Reid Pay Cut; CNN Anchor Switch; ABC News
'Demoralizing' Decision
SCOOPS! Plus: A new name emerges as a contender for MSNBC chief
Lachlan Cartwright
The Ankler
Dec 18, 2024
https://theankler.com/p/tv-news-terror-abc-msnbc-cnn-pay-cuts