ABC says breitbart will appear only online -- not in its broadcast coverage---after heavy criticism

[spanone]

it pays to voice your criticisms

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Yesterday, Andrew Breitbart's Big Journalism website announced that Breitbart would be "featured" in ABC's "election night coverage." According to Big Journalism, Breitbart would be "bringing analysis live from Arizona."

Several hours later, ABC spokesman David Ford confirmed to Media Matters that Breitbart "will be one of many voices on our air, including Bill Adair of Politifact. If Andrew Breitbart says something that is incorrect, we have other voices to call him on it."

This afternoon, following heavy criticism -- including from within ABC's own newsroom -- ABC released a statement from Andrew Morse, executive producer for ABC News Digital. According to Morse, "Breitbart will not be a part of the ABC News broadcast coverage" and will instead be "participating in an online-only discussion and debate to be moderated by David Muir and Facebook's Randi Zuckerberg on ABCNews.com and Facebook":

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201010300014

[rurallib]

next they will put him on a website that can't be accessed

and that is where he belongs.

[Historic NY]

5. Why thats an excellent idea with a password only he has.

[BumRushDaShow]

1. ABC still = Epic Fail. n/t

[joeybee12]

2. What idiots...even Faux wouldn't take this...which right-wing cretin at ABC

gave the original green light, I wonder.

[Kurovski]

3. What are they hoping to achieve?

If he's dressing as a clown, okay, fine.

Incomprehensible.

If they think they'll get rightys, forget it. It's FOX 24 hours a day for them. Desperate and weird.

[applegrove]

4. Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead.

[tsuki]

6. I knew the newsroom would erupt when ABC elevated Breitbart to

ABC News Journalist status.

That is one reason that I didn't get upset. I just got some :popcorn: and waited for the blow back.



Think it's time for a :toast:




:rofl:

[spanone]

15. if the newsroom was opposed, who put him in there? management?

it must have come from outside the newsroom...higher ups

[tsuki]

18. Yup. The way I had it figured is that the conservatives will be watching

Rupert Roo TV, the young will watch Steward and be on the internet, the moderates, liberals will watch MSNBC, CNN, CSPAN or PBS, and so who is left?

Management was looking for oomph to get some of the desirable demographic, or at least someone not on Social Security, so they thought of Breitbart without consulting the News Division.

Andrew Moore is the Executive Producer, ABC News Digital. He's the one doing the backstroke.

[malaise]

7. Fuck ABC

Boycott that crap

[gateley]

8. Whoever came up with this WTF? idea should be fired. ABC is on My List -- look out! nt

[bullwinkle428]

9. Next headline : Fox News complains Breitbart's 1st Amendment rights being violated!

[spanone]

11. that's funny, but you're probably right!!

[gratuitous]

17. Yep, it's cnesorship!

ZOMG, when oh when will a conservative voice get on the nation's airwaves? Tell us, Rush, Michael, Sean, Bill, Ann, Michelle, George, Joe, and Wolf? When, when, WHEN?!

[66 dmhlt]

10. Bad enough ABC features ...

Jon "I-Wrote-A-Book-That-Proves-I-Luvs-Me-Some-Right-Wing-Militia" Karl to spew his Teapublican talking points on a regular basis.

And now Breitbart? It almost makes me want them to bring Charlie "GOTCHA-If-You're-A-Progressive" Gibson out of mothballs.

[Bozita]

12. Gonna be looking elsewhere for my election coverage regardless

The irresponsible original ABC decision really poisoned the well water at this house.

[Bluenorthwest]

13. ABC- Always Been Conservative

I am happy they felt the pressure on this. They get by with too much agenda leaking all over the place.

[shoreline]

14. Ha ha...

[jimlup]

16. Salvage your integrity ABC. Just say no to Bight-fart.

Come on ABC, turn the guy off. That is the only way you can salvage your integrity.