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His contributions went to three [[U.S. Democratic Party|Democrats]], [[Kentucky]] Senate candidate [[Jack Conway]] and to [[Arizona]] Reps. [[Raul Grijalva]] and [[Gabrielle Giffords]]. He announced <blockquote>I did not privately or publicly encourage anyone else to donate to these campaigns, nor to any others in this election or any previous ones, nor have I previously donated to any political campaign at any level.</blockquote> | His contributions went to three [[U.S. Democratic Party|Democrats]], [[Kentucky]] Senate candidate [[Jack Conway]] and to [[Arizona]] Reps. [[Raul Grijalva]] and [[Gabrielle Giffords]]. Conway lost to [[Rand Paul]], Grijalva won, and no winner has been declared in Giffords' race. He made the legal maximum individual contribution of $2,400 to each. | ||
He announced <blockquote>I did not privately or publicly encourage anyone else to donate to these campaigns, nor to any others in this election or any previous ones, nor have I previously donated to any political campaign at any level.</blockquote> | |||
The suspension has been compared to that of the firing of [[Juan Williams]], a full-time [[National Public Radio]] journalist who also appeared on [[Fox News]]. MSNBC fired him for making an allegedly racist comment. ''Politico'' also observed that MSNBC's parent, [[NBC News]], was increasingly uncomfortable with the ideological stance being taken by the cable network. | The suspension has been compared to that of the firing of [[Juan Williams]], a full-time [[National Public Radio]] journalist who also appeared on [[Fox News]]. MSNBC fired him for making an allegedly racist comment. ''Politico'' also observed that MSNBC's parent, [[NBC News]], was increasingly uncomfortable with the ideological stance being taken by the cable network. | ||
Revision as of 19:02, 5 November 2010
Keith Olbermann (1959) is a U.S. Prime-time news and opinion host on MSNBC, a cable network generally considered liberal. He started sports broadcasting in high school, and then worked in sports for print and radio outlets. He was part of the ESPN sports network launch in 1992. Moving to general news at MSNBC in 1997, but became frustrated with reporting on the Bill Clinton impeachment, and moved to Fox News as a sports anchor. Leaving Fox in 2001 for ABC News, he won an Edward R. Murrow award for coverage of the 9-11 Attacks. He later returned to MSNBC, [1] first in pure news, and then became more of a opinion broadcaster, positioned against Fox News.
November 2010 suspension
Olbermann was suspended in November 2010 for making campaign contributions. MSNBC President Phil Griffin explained: “I became aware of Keith's political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay." [2]
His contributions went to three Democrats, Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway and to Arizona Reps. Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords. Conway lost to Rand Paul, Grijalva won, and no winner has been declared in Giffords' race. He made the legal maximum individual contribution of $2,400 to each.
He announced
I did not privately or publicly encourage anyone else to donate to these campaigns, nor to any others in this election or any previous ones, nor have I previously donated to any political campaign at any level.
The suspension has been compared to that of the firing of Juan Williams, a full-time National Public Radio journalist who also appeared on Fox News. MSNBC fired him for making an allegedly racist comment. Politico also observed that MSNBC's parent, NBC News, was increasingly uncomfortable with the ideological stance being taken by the cable network.
Industry sources told the New York Times that the decision might be a way for NBC to differentiate it from Fox,"underscoring that MSNBC, while featuring prime-time shows that overtly support Democratic policy, remains a channel that adheres to fundamental journalistic values."[3]
References
- ↑ Biography of Keith Olbermann, Internet Movie Data Base
- ↑ Simmi Aulja (5 November 2010), "Keith Olbermann suspended after donating to Democrats", Politico
- ↑ Brian Stelter and Bill Carter (5 November 2010), "Olbermann Suspended From MSNBC for Campaign Donation", New York Times