i wrote MSNBC, i'm getting so fed-up with news coverage

[shireen]

and unfortunately, they're the best of the three news networks!

Some may call it a lost cause, but stupid me, I still cling to hope ....


Dear MSNBC,

during your regular newscasts (that is, anchored news, not Morning Joe, Countdown, Rachel, or Hardball, which are opinion shows), I'd like to suggest that you stop interviewing partisan talking heads, especially if they're affiliated with the McCain and Obama campaigns. Some of the people I'm hearing are telling outright lies or maliciously twisting the facts to misrepresent the opposing candidates. There's a large pool of credible journalists and impartial political science academics that can be tapped for interviews, people who provide un-spun FACTS.

Please also add more diverse news reporting of other events going on in the country and world, especially in science, education, agriculture, and industry. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, watch BBC World News. People are hungry to know what's really going on in our country and other nations. If you tap into that need for unbiased knowledge, your ratings will go up. I promise ....

Oh, and what's the deal with those prison shows?! Occasional documentaries are fine, but MSNBC seems to be obsessed with them!


Thanks,
Shireen




BTW, the "outright lies or maliciously twisting the facts" are coming from the McCain talking heads. I've never seen it with the Obama surrogates. But I can't say that, since I'm begging for impartial coverage!

[Lex]

1. 2 partisans screaming talkiing points at each other = crap tv.

I can't watch that anymore. I agree with you.

[Me.]

2. The Prison Shows Make A Lot Of Money

Until that stops we're likely to see more prison shows

[Terre]

4. Are you serious?

I instantly change the channel when those shows come on, and I'd imagine the majority of viewers do as well.

You wouldn't happen to have a link that shows the ratings during this nightly time period?

[Me.]

5. No Link

My reaction was the same as yours and when they first started showing them I was sure they'd be clunkers and taken off the air. Then I read that bring in good cash. That was a while ago and I don't have the link.

Of course I felt the same about those to catch a predator shows too.

[glowing]

3. AND when a candidate speaks, we'd rather hear with our own ears from

them, and not a silent pic of the rally with some pundits over talking the speach.. We can decide from what they say, who is lying and who isn't.. who would be a better leader.. who we can listen to for the next 4 yrs..