In the liberal media it was for "ideological" reasons: they perceived Trump's success as discrediting the GOP, so rooted for him
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Reed F. Richardson Retweeted Michael M. Grynbaum
Well, "liberal media" is vague canard, I'm referring to all cable news doing this (purely for ratings).https://twitter.com/grynbaum/status/737661559640621056 …
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"Vague canard?" I'm talking MSNBC, Mother Jones, and so forth: the actual liberal media.
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MSNBC has more liberal pundits, but its *news coverage* has notably tacked right. http://www.mediaite.com/online/msnbc-now-openly-bragging-about-abandoning-its-liberal-brand-in-new-ad/ …pic.twitter.com/MW9OvKj87t
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You're really going to deny that MSNBC is "liberal media"?
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Replying to @mtracey
I just gave you examples contradicting this premise. And I didn't even mention Morning Joe, which pumped up Trump for months.
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Replying to @reedfrich
I reject your premise. I am comfortable characterizing MSNBC as "liberal."
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Replying to @mtracey @reedfrich
still, besides Maddow+Hayes it axed its liberal stable last year, and the people who run it are not liberal
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The channel caters to liberal audiences for profit-driven reasons.
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And since Lack took over again its moving away from that liberal voice, as anyone who covers media will tell you.
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Are you saying it would be wrong to situate MSNBC within the broadly-construed "liberal media" ecosystem?
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Replying to @deep_beige @reedfrich
Well, ok. It's driven principally by business considerations. Agreed
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