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Third-Party Descriptions

July 2009: "A production company thinks it has found a dramatic new television format for the so-called age of terror: conducting international manhunts for suspected terrorists and war criminals, filming them and selling the finished product to television networks around the world. Its first bidder is NBC News."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/arts/television/14want.html

June 2008: "Phil Griffin, senior vice president of NBC News and the executive in charge of MSNBC, a particular target of criticism, said that although a few mistakes had been made [in covering Sen. Hilary Clinton's election campaign--Ed.], that they had been corrected quickly and that the network’s overall coverage was fair."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/us/politics/13women.html

April 2008: "the Pentagon recruited more than 75 retired officers, although some participated only briefly or sporadically. The largest contingent was affiliated with Fox News, followed by NBC and CNN, the other networks with 24-hour cable outlets. But analysts from CBS and ABC were included, too. Some recruits, though not on any network payroll, were influential in other ways — either because they were sought out by radio hosts, or because they often published op-ed articles or were quoted in magazines, Web sites and newspapers. At least nine of them have written op-ed articles for The Times."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/washington/20generals.html

May 2008: "The White House launched an unusual attack on a national news network yesterday for its editing of an interview with President Bush, whose controversial speech comparing negotiations with Iran to the appeasement of Nazis has prompted debate...'NBC News said in a statement that the story "accurately reflects the interview" and questioned the White House's criticisms."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/19/AR2008051902639.html

November 2007: “It happened naturally,” Phil Griffin, a senior vice president of NBC News who is the executive in charge of MSNBC, said Friday, referring specifically to the channel’s passion and point of view from 7 to 10 p.m. “There isn’t a dogma we’re putting through. There is a ‘Go for it.’”

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/business/media/06msnb.html

Relationships

RoleNameTypeLast Updated
Cooperation (past or present) Possible/Unclear MSNBC Source Jun 20, 2008
Owned by (partial or full, past or present) NBC (National Broadcasting Company) Organization Oct 3, 2006
Owner of (partial or full, past or present) National Election Pool Organization Feb 4, 2008
Organization Head/Leader (past or present) Steve Capus Person Dec 15, 2008
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Katie Couric Person Jun 21, 2008
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Lee Cowan Person Mar 3, 2008
Organization Executive (past or present) Sheldon R. Gawiser, Ph.D. Person May 4, 2007
Organization Executive (past or present) Phil Griffin Person Jun 21, 2008
Organization Head/Leader (past or present) Lawrence K. Grossman Person Oct 24, 2007
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Michael Isikoff Person Feb 5, 2013
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Brian McWilliams Person Mar 3, 2008
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Andrea Mitchell Person Mar 3, 2008
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Tim Russert Person Mar 3, 2008
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Maria Shriver Person May 21, 2011
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Kevin Sites Person Jul 24, 2007
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Chris Wallace Person Oct 3, 2006

Articles and Resources

Date Fairness.com Resource Read it at:
Sep 18, 2009 Fox Ad on Protest Coverage Draws Rivals’ Fire

QUOTE: Fox [News Channel] accused its competitors of missing the story of the so-called antitax protests in Washington last Saturday.

 New York Times
Jul 13, 2009 Chasing Terrorists (and TV Ratings)

QUOTE: the cooperation between the former intelligence officers and NBC News — that has raised red flags among a number of veteran journalists, including some within NBC. They say they find it troubling that “The Wanted” blurs the boundaries between government agents and supposedly impartial journalists.

 New York Times
Jun 13, 2008 Media Charged With Sexism in Clinton Coverage

QUOTE: Angered by what they consider sexist news coverage of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, many women and erstwhile Clinton supporters are proposing boycotts of the cable networks, putting up videos on a “Media Hall of Shame,” starting a national conversation about sexism and pushing Mrs. Clinton’s rival, Senator Barack Obama, to address the matter.

 New York Times
May 20, 2008 White House Says NBC Distorted Bush Response

QUOTE: "This deceitful editing to further a media-manufactured storyline is utterly misleading and irresponsible," Gillespie wrote, adding that NBC should air Bush's responses "in full."

 Washington Post
Nov 06, 2007 Cable Channel Nods to Ratings and Leans Left

QUOTE: Having a prime-time lineup that tilts ever more demonstrably to the left could be risky for General Electric, MSNBC’s parent company, which is subject to legislation and regulation far afield of the cable landscape. Officials at MSNBC emphasize that they never set out to create a liberal version of Fox News.

 New York Times