Joy Reid MSNBC show!

[elleng]

Congratulations to TheGrio managing editor Joy Reid, who will be the host of a new weekday program at 2pm on msnbc, right after Ronan Farrow's new show! We in ‪#‎nerdland‬ couldn't be more proud!

[Skidmore]

1. Yes!

I just love Joy! It is about time she receives recognition of her contributions by way of a platform.

[LeftofObama]

2. Congrats Joy!

One of my all time favorite people in the media!

[grasswire]

3. not my favorite

I just don't think that anyone who worked for a current sitting president ought to have that much voice on a political news network.

[elleng]

7. You referring to Farrow?

Did Reid work for PrezO?

Joy Reid has been the managing editor of TheGrio.com and msnbc contributor since July 2011. She’s also been a frequent substitute host on MSNBC during all dayparts. Reid is a political columnist for The Miami Herald and editor of the politics blog The Reid Report. Reid has worked in television and radio news since 1998 and her columns have appeared in a variety of outlets including Salon.com.

Farrow was a foreign policy official in the first Obama administration. He founded the State Department’s Office of Global Youth Issues and reported to the Secretary of State as the United States’ first Special Adviser for Global Youth during the Arab Spring revolutions. He also served for two years as a U.S. diplomat focused on the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan. A lawyer and a Rhodes Scholar, Farrow has written about human rights and foreign policy outlets including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times.

[grasswire]

11. I thought Reid had worked for Obama.

I know that she is an outspoken defender.

Here's from her bio:

In 2004, she took a break from media to serve as state deputy communications director for America Coming Together, which registered 50,000 voters in Florida, and in 2008, she worked on South Florida urban media outreach for the Barack Obama presidential campaign.

[elleng]

17. GOOD she worked registering voters.

[Cha]

41. Good for Joy.. I know this will drive the

Obama haters crazy. There's so many on tv that push teabagger talking points and actually fabricate news like morning joe, jon karl, david Gregory, etc, etc, etc that it will be refreshing to have people standing up for reality.

Pres Obama deals in reality.. whatever mistakes he's made or not made.

[grasswire]

30. Now that I see Farrow's bio, I will have to be sensitive to a bias there, too.

I've never seen him. And he does have history working for Obama administration.

Once again, I don't think that anyone who has worked for a sitting POTUS should have a significant role shaping news coverage of that POTUS.

[FarPoint]

59. Farrow....he so resembles his unofficial daddy.

Dead ringer for Frank Sinatra.

[mimi85]

77. Woody and Mia

named him Satchel after Satchel Paige. Should've used his real first name.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

70. he worked for the next president. n/t

[bonniebgood]

74. grasswire when anyone start off a sentence with 'I thought" should self delete. nt

[grasswire]

76. "I thought"

Then I researched and found I was right. She worked for Obama.

Anything else you'd like to say?

[Samantha]

4. Isn't Andrea Mitchell on from 1 until 2?

I don't watch MSNBC so much any more. Is she making a move?

Sam

[elleng]

5. Yes, she is.

Lineup changes: http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/new-msnbc-dayside-schedule-announced

[Samantha]

6. Thanks - I was not aware she was moving to the Noon Hour

I do think Joy Reid is super smart and am happy to see she is getting her own show. She deserves it.

Sam

[valerief]

86. Mrs. "formerly Federal Reserve" Greenspan. nt

[cally]

8. Are both Tweety and Sharpton off the schedule?

I'm happy about Joy Reid. I find her extremely smart and offers a new perspective.

[grasswire]

12. with all due respect...

....IMO her perspective is the same you will find daily and repeatedly from a segment of DU.

Smart, yes she is. But I personally think she has a bias.

[elleng]

14. And who hasn't a bias?

If her 'perspective' is that of 'a segment of DU,' its fine with me. I'll call it smart.

[Cha]

45. We just got called the

smart "segment" of DU. I knew that.

Everyone has a perspective in life from their personal experiences, education, heart, and soul.. how wonderful to be part of said "segment&quot which btw is a huge beautiful part of the USofAmerica).

[elleng]

46. Love you, Cha!

[Cha]

52. I love you, elleng!

You're amazing!

[cally]

15. She does

but I have appreciated her insights into racial issues at times. I prefer Melissa Harris-Perry but I'm not sure she wants or could maintain a daily show. I want more diversity in media.

[grasswire]

19. Yes, Harris-Perry is a great person.

Diversity on MSNBC has sure improved. Minority women include Alex Wagner, Karen Finney, Harris-Perry, and Joy Reid. All with their own shows!

[Tarheel_Dem]

94. MSNBC is giving it's actual "viewers" what they want. Perhaps you could find....

something else, if it's not to your specs? There's Russia Today, Al-Jazeera, and of course Fox News...all of whom come at the news from a decidedly anti-Obama slant. And best of luck to ya!

[grasswire]

95. MSNBC has never been on the side of its actual viewers.

MSNBC is decidedly on the side of the whims of the network suits. And often against the interests of truth and accuracy. To wit: Phil Donahue. Keith Olbermann. Martin Bashir.

Your assessment is narrow. Those who are critical of biased reporting are "decidedly anti-Obama"? Fox News watchers?

I really think you can be more objective than that.

[Tarheel_Dem]

96. I don't need to be "objective", and neither does MSNBC. They don't claim to be....

your source for "news". They are "the place for politics". And in the case of MSNBC, most of them champion those politics from the left. That they don't meet your special criteria makes them even more relevant, IMHO.

Like I said, it may not be the place for you. That's why there are so many networks. It's called "choices". And FWIW, Joy is an excellent addition to the lineup, and I don't particularly give a crap who she's "worked for", and if a previous employer just happens to be the sitting US president, so much the better.

[grasswire]

97. It isn't "the place" for me.

Because I don't have much use for synchophants of any stripe, or for those who will pull punches in fear of their jobs.

I used to watch MSNBC four or five hours a day. That viewing time has shrunk as Phil has cut the truth tellers one by one. Why should I support a corporate-first network?

These days I might watch Alex Wagner occasionally, or Ari Berman. Both smart and classy. Otherwise, my news comes from the Internet. I don't need opinions from pundits/news readers. I need truth and facts.

[Tarheel_Dem]

98. Then MSNBC isn't for you. Different strokes for different folks, which was...

pretty much my first response to you. MSNBC is catering to a more diverse audience, and there's a reason for that. If you don't like their style, there are other venues. This thread was about Joy Reid joining MSNBC as a host. Most on this thread seem elated about that. You decided to make it personal about "former employers", and your usual gripes with the Obama administration.

I'm sure you won't be missed much.

[grasswire]

102. FOX isn't for most of us either.

But that sure doesn't stop us from pointing out any lack of objectivity and balance, does it? It's really our duty to do so.

And btw, I don't believe I griped about the Obama administration at all. You are putting words in my mouth. I griped about MSNBC hosts being too close to a POTUS to be fully objective. And I meant ANY POTUS. That goes for Tweety, and Scarborough, and all of them.

[Tarheel_Dem]

110. Then it's good you have options, right? This thread wasn't about that.

[bluestate10]

100. Harris-Perry is a Professor at Tulane. I haven't seen that she wants to give that up for a

daytime show.

[Whisp]

29. so let's keep all the RW bias assholes and get rid of the LW good counter voices like Joy's.

Great idea!

[grasswire]

31. straw man much? nt

[Cha]

49. Sorry, Whisp.. if they worked for Pres Obama they

have a reality bias. Not acceptable.

SOTU~2011


President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet the Green family after the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 25, 2011. John and Roxanna Green are the parents of eleven-year-old Dallas and the late Christina Taylor, the nine-year-old girl killed when a gunman opened fire on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson earlier this month (Photo by Pete Souza)

TOD

[AAO]

47. I agree - she's not "Fair and Balanced".

[mimi85]

51. Everyone does.

Guess they gave the Rev the hook? Bummer.

[Cha]

71. No, Rev Al's is still there, mimi!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4397258

[mimi85]

78. Yep, I found that out.

Whew! I really like the Rev.

[Jamaal510]

91. Virtually MSNBC's

entire prime time block has a bias. It's not just her.

[elleng]

13. Kind of looks like it,

but I'd be surprised if tweety's gone. (Not sorry, surprised.)

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/new-msnbc-dayside-schedule-announced

[Tx4obama]

54. The rest of the schedule...

5pm ET - The Ed Show
6pm ET - Al Sharpton
7pm ET - Chris Matthews
8pm ET - Chris Hayes
9pm ET - Rachel Maddow
10pm ET- Lawrence O'Donnell

All of those stay the same.

[elleng]

56. Aha!

Thanks, Tx4.

[Tx4obama]

61. And the folks that are on Saturdays and Sundays during the daytime are...

UP- with Steve Kornachi
Melissa Harris Perry
Alex Witt
Craig Melvin
Disrupt - with Karen Finney

Not sure about all the times for those.

I'm hoping they will someday add a night-time line up on the weekends.

[elleng]

64. Ditto, Tx4,

as I never wake for their current early weekends!

[Jamaal510]

92. Phil Griffin probably is assuming

that most of his network's weekday viewers are out on weekends, so he doesn't want to fork over the extra money to start new shows in those LockUp slots.

[AAO]

66. Just the daytime schedule

That's why ED 5pm, Rev 6pm, Tweety 7pm, Chris 8pm, Rachel, 9pm, and Lawrence 10pm are not listed.

[Tx4obama]

55. The rest of the schedule...

The rest of the schedule...

5pm ET - The Ed Show
6pm ET - Al Sharpton
7pm ET - Chris Matthews
8pm ET - Chris Hayes
9pm ET - Rachel Maddow
10pm ET- Lawrence O'Donnell

All of those stay the same.

[madfloridian]

9. Joy Reid says those of us who support Glenn Greenwald are "creepy cultists"

This is the 2nd time I have seen her use the word "cult" to define anyone who respects his work. I much resent being called a "creepy cultist".

Here is her retweet from this week, pretty ugly.

Joy ReidVerified account ‏@TheReidReport

RT @JeffersonObama The problem with Glenn Greenwald and the creepy cult that surrounds him http://fw.to/eTIRnhP pic.twitter.com/PhaQoKRxbr

https://twitter.com/TheReidReport/status/427169629597757441

Nobody is perfect. Insults like this are not classy, and they are not funny at all.

[madfloridian]

10. Oh, and be sure to read some of the comments under the retweet.

I am not the only one who finds it distasteful.

[cally]

16. Did not know this about her--disturbing

[struggle4progress]

18. ... By amplifying a Twitter comment that “Barack Obama could rape a nun live on NBC” and

his followers would still back him up, Greenwald revealed one of his more unappealing traits — a nasty streak that holds those who disagree with him — and not just their ideas — in utter contempt ...

On bullying: Glenn Greenwald and the ‘Obama nun rape’ smear
Posted on January 3, 2012
by jreid

I kinda agree with her that Glenn can be creepy

[madfloridian]

20. I disagree. I also don't like her calling me a creepy cultist.

[madfloridian]

23. That's insulting also.

What is happening here? I think Greenwald is like anyone else. He is not perfect, but is taking up a cause that badly needs to be brought before the public.

[grasswire]

32. just stop with the old smear tactics. nt

[elleng]

34. Unappealing and nasty, I agree,

not to suggest he hasn't and doesn't do good, progressive and pro-democracy things.

[struggle4progress]

21. The problem with Glenn Greenwald and the creepy cult that surrounds him (Willard Foxton | Telegraph)

... He's an unabashed polemicist – absolutely open about the fact he's going to show you his side, and will pour scorn on any reasonable explanations the other side offers. That's fine if you're a trial lawyer, or an opinion writer – you want them to put forward a challenging opinion, a slanted version of the facts ... The path between activist and journalist is a road people have tried unsuccessfully for years ... I think Mr Greenwald should pick, before something goes wrong ...
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/10/glenn-greenwald-readers-tell-us-nsa-files

[madfloridian]

28. There is also a path between "activist" and apologist...

if you really stop and think about it.

Your quote from the guardian:

"The path between activist and journalist is a road people have tried unsuccessfully for years"

Actually that is not a fair statement at all.

There is also a middle road between people who believe in government transparency and those who say our party can do no wrong.

But go ahead, everyone, feel free to pile on. I think Greenwald and others have a right to tell truth whether pleasant or not.

I very much resent the remarks about cultists and feel some should look in the mirror before attacking me.

[mimi85]

53. Wells, I have to admit

I'm definitely not a fan of GG. He's his own biggest fan.

[babylonsister]

24. Just read on FB-GREAT NEWS! They wised up! So now

I wonder if Tamron is heading somewhere else?

[elleng]

35. Tamron's on at 11.

[Cha]

25. I call that reality tv I can

get behind.. thanks ellen! I saw Joy recently on Kornacki's first time I've heard her speak. Quite impressed.

What's Ronan Farrow's show going to be about?

[elleng]

36. Sounds like foreign policy for Farrow, Cha.

Msnbc announced Ronan Farrow’s show development in October 2013. Prior to joining msnbc, Farrow was a foreign policy official in the first Obama administration. He founded the State Department’s Office of Global Youth Issues and reported to the Secretary of State as the United States’ first Special Adviser for Global Youth during the Arab Spring revolutions. He also served for two years as a U.S. diplomat focused on the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan. A lawyer and a Rhodes Scholar, Farrow has written about human rights and foreign policy outlets including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times.

[Cha]

39. Wow.. I had no idea.. that's

compelling! Thank you for the backstory on Ronan Farrow, ellen.

[elleng]

43. You're welcome, Cha.

Its from MSNBC:

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/new-msnbc-dayside-schedule-announced

[hrmjustin]

26. K&R!

[Triana]

27. She's deserved that for a long time! Happy to see this! n/t

[Squinch]

33. I'd be happier if this move pushed out Scar or Toad. But that's good news.

[AlinPA]

37. Now, I hope they shitcan Matthews, Mika, Scarborough, Alex Witt, Mitchell and Jansing.

[elleng]

42. I can't tell where matthews is,

he's not on their new weekday/afternoon schedule. Or sharpton, or Ed

[AlinPA]

48. Probably 7:00 PM.

[malaise]

38. Wonderful News

Most excellent - Congrats Joy!!

Where's Tamron going?

[elleng]

40. 11 a.m., mal.

[malaise]

44. Saw that on Babylonsister's thread

Great news

[octoberlib]

50. MSNBC needs more investigative reporters like Kornacki and less pundits. Although, I do like

Joy Reid.

[elleng]

58. They might have given something to Ezra Klein,

'investigating' financial etc stuff, but he's found something else, and presumably will continue as a guest.

[Cha]

62. Who would you suggest, octoberlib?

Kornacki is awesome.. I just started watching him online and feel like others that all his investigative reporting on the Christie Corruption Scandal should lead to a higher profile job. Hopefully it will be trend for msnbc.

I'm really excited about Joy Reid having her own show!

Mon Jan 27, 2014 at 01:47 PM PST.

"Joy Reid Getting Her Own Show on MSNBC (w00t!)"


(photo credit: Adam Fagen)

...Reid’s news show, which is still being staffed, came as more of a surprise. It will launch at 2 p.m., where (Tamron) Hall has presided for the past three years.

Reid, a 44-year-old graduate of Harvard and, until now, a contributor to the cable network, is, along with Hall and Rev. Al Sharpton, one of three African-American hosts on MSNBC’s week-day lineup. She will give up her duties as managing editor of the TheGrio.com, MSNBC’s black-oriented web site, to anchor full-time.

“Joy is a really thoughtful journalist and analyst, and she’s found real success on this network,” Griffin told The Daily Beast. “She’s formidable on-air and very smart. She fits our sensibility and our audience really connects with her. She’s a natural.”

"Ronan Farrow, son of Mia Farrow, is also getting a show, to launch on the same day. But I have never seen so many tweets over the past year begging Phil Griffin, head of MSNBC, to give Joy Reid her own show. And I agree with all of them. She is really terrific

Best of luck, Joy! You deserve this, and we'll be watching. Her debut is Feb. 24 at 2pm ET."

JoyReid@dkos

[elleng]

72. Great to see:

'But I have never seen so many tweets over the past year begging Phil Griffin, head of MSNBC, to give Joy Reid her own show.'

[Cha]

83. I know, huh? Social Media pushing the agenda!

[7962]

57. Man, after reading all the posts, this is a tough room! nt

[elleng]

63. We don't mess around, 7962,

but respect peoples' rights to their own points of view.

[Ninga]

60. It's all about Joys ability to connect with people and convey her depth. She is OUTSTANDING!

Triple Kudos to MSNBC for giving her a slot.

She is amazing in the way she is very quick thinker, knows history, context and does not suffer fools.


All the very best success Joy!

[Cha]

67. Exactly, Ninga.. see post #62!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4397333

[Ninga]

75. Thanks Cha, for posting Reid's Vita, it is hugely impressive, and I'm not one bit surprised...

Maybe we'll get to see Steve Kornacki move "up" to head an investigative team of TV journalists.

I think if Al Gore would have crammed his programming with the likes of Reid, Hayes,Maddow, Kornacki, and more....he might still have a progressive network....

[Cha]

84. Hey that's right about the Current tv

lineup. Looks like Phil Griffin is paying attention to what people are asking for!

[rocktivity]

65. Absolutely fabulous, sweetie darling!

CUE THE VONAGE THEME!




rocktivity

[flamingdem]

68. I wonder if GG has heard the news?

Joy will probably tone down but she was very direct about him!

[mimi85]

80. Good for her!

I doubt GG sits and watches MSNBC anyway.

[Tarheel_Dem]

99. He's heard about it. Take a look upthread. His followers have weighed in.

[flamingdem]

103. Thanks for the tip!

It's been a while since we had a GG brawl here. I got posts hidden just for using variations of his name.

[madfloridian]

108. Is there a rule I don't know about? Are we not supposed to mention his name here now?

If that is true there should be something posted somewhere about it.

[Tarheel_Dem]

111. Same here.

[madfloridian]

107. Is one a "follower" if they defend him against such ugly insults?

Just wondering.

You are painting a lot of us as being "followers" and rolling on the floor laughing about it.

That is a big problem now. There are so many journalists and now posters here who are under the bus that there will never be one big enough for us all.

Why all the insults?

[Tarheel_Dem]

113. !!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017165892#post16

[madfloridian]

109. Once you start ridiculing those who differ with you, you shut down intelligent discussion.

That's kind of sad to me. I am used to the ridicule here, but it is a tactic that stifles thought.

[Iliyah]

69. K & R

I really like Joy Reid!

[Vashta Nerada]

73. Meh.

Still won't make me watch the channel.

I only get political news from one source, and I choose DU. I can't watch MSNBC because it's like it's preaching to the choir and it stresses me out.

[Mr.Bill]

79. My demographic is seriously under-represented on MSNBC

I'm an old white guy.

[elleng]

82. HA! Guess so,

but there IS the rest of the toobs!!!

[Mr.Bill]

89. Not for me,

I'm sticking with Rachel.

[elleng]

90. DITTO!

[CherokeeDem]

81. So excited about this...

About time she got her own show!!

[valerief]

85. Terrific! She's great. nt

[JI7]

87. her style kind of reminds me of Elizabeth Warren

they don't have the typical big media perosnality . but when you listen to them it's like listening to someone you know and trust. almost like someone you know personally.

[BumRushDaShow]

88. Big K&R

Would have liked to have seen her on at 4 but glad to see her on her own show regardless!

[Tarheel_Dem]

93. Y-E-S!!!!! I'll have to fire up the DVR for Joy!

[TheDebbieDee]

101. Well, it's about time.

Congrats, Joy!

[flamingdem]

104. Boy did she earn it

I've never seen her not on her game and full of energy.

[Cha]

105. Kick!

[ecstatic]

106. Yay! I've been waiting for this!

Didn't think it would happen!! Great news!

[lonestarnot]

112. She kicks ass! They made a great choice.