Saturday, August 1, 2015

MSNBC Shakeup: The Cycle, Alex Wagner, Ed Show Canceled — Disgraced Anchor Brian Williams to the Rescue




MSNBC Shakeup: The Cycle, Alex Wagner, Ed Show Canceled — Disgraced Anchor Brian Williams to the Rescue
by John Sexton 30 Jul 2015
MSNBC is expected to announce big lineup changes coming to the network, as first reported last week. In an attempt to climb out of its disastrous ratings slump, the network is canceling three liberal programs and replacing them with straight news and breaking news coverage.

The coming line up change was first reported last week by Mediaite. Shows being canceled outright include The Cycle, a multiple-host show similar to Fox’s The Five, Now with Alex Wagner, and The Ed Show. Politico reports that MSNBC President Phil Griffin is expected to make the formal announcement as soon as Thursday.

Not all of the hosts of the three canceled shows are leaving. Alex Wagner is expected to remain with the network as is Ari Melber, one of the co-hosts of The Cycle. However, TV Newser reports that Ed Schultz, Abby Huntsman, Toure, and Krystal Ball are “out.”

The Ed Show, which aired at 5pm, will be replaced by a new hour-long program at 5pm hosted by Chuck Todd. Also coming to the network’s rescue is disgraced NBC anchor Brian Williams, who was pushed out of his job at the Nightly News in February when it became clear he had repeatedly exaggerated some of his reporting from Iraq and New Orleans (after hurricane Katrina).

The changes are being made by NBC News chief Andrew Lack in an effort to bring the network’s ratings out of the dump. MSNBC‘s ratings hit an 8-year low in May.

The network’s decline is being blamed on the heavy focus on progressive commentary over straight news. A Pew Research report published in 2013 found that MSNBC was 85% commentary and 15% “factual reporting.”

Andrew R. Lack
Andrew R. Lack is the chairman-appointee & former president & CEO for NBC, was the president of the NBC News, the chairman for the Bloomberg Media Group, the CEO for the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and a director at the Reader's Digest Association Inc.

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Chelsea V. Clinton is a correspondent for the NBC News, and the vice chair for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee, the Robin Hood Foundation, the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, is a political commentator at MSNBC, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Tom Brokaw is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, was an anchor for the NBC Nightly News, and a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.
Brian Williams was an anchor for the NBC Nightly News, and is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.
Jeff Zucker was an executive producer for the NBC Nightly News, the president & CEO for NBCUniversal, is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, and the president of CNN Worldwide.
NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of NBC.
Emma Bloomberg was a senior planning officer for the Robin Hood Foundation, is Michael R. Bloomberg’s daughter, and a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation.
Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, is Emma Bloomberg’s father, the founder of Bloomberg LP, and the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.
Bloomberg Media Group is a division of Bloomberg LP.
Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Walter Isaacson is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank), was a chairman for the Broadcasting Board of Governors, a director at the Reader's Digest Association Inc., and a chairman & CEO for CNN.
CNN Worldwide is a division of CNN.
Ted Turner is the founder of CNN, and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Sam Nunn is a co-chairman & CEO for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank). 
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(The investigation into the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace uncovered the plans for population control by involving the United States in war)
Peter G. Peterson was the chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and is the founder of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Peter G. Peterson Foundation was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Chelsea V. Clinton is the vice chair for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, a correspondent for the NBC News, married to Marc Mezvinsky, and Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky’s daughter-in-law.
Marc Mezvinsky is married to Chelsea V. Clinton, and Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky’s son.
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky is Marc Mezvinsky’s mother, Chelsea V. Clinton’s mother-in-law, and was a reporter for the NBC News.
NBC News is a subsidiary of NBC.
Andrew R. Lack is the chairman-appointee & former president & CEO for NBC, was the president of the NBC News, the chairman for the Bloomberg Media Group, the CEO for the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and a director at the Reader's Digest Association Inc.

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