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

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

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.

THR literally said they weren't changing their political spin.
Nevertheless, all THR did was rewrite an article from NYT.

That's not reporting.

btw, Variety's dateline is an hour earlier than NYT's.

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/msnbc-evening-shake-up-joy-reid-alex-wagner-1236316524/

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.

The salary-cutting is up front! Maybe MSNBC could pay a host in the 100s
of thousand and get a well thought out opinion!

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