Keith Olbermann, Media Bias and Ethics - Las Vegas Democrat | Examiner.com
In case you missed last Friday’s big news story, MSNBC suspended Keith Olbermann who hosts the show “Countdown with Keith Olbermann.
Olbermann was suspended because he did not get prior permission from MSNBC for three campaign donations of $2400.00 each to Democrats running for congress as his contract stipulates.
Joe Scarborough who hosts MSNBC’s early morning show called “Morning Joe”, made contributions and even campaigned for some candidates, but was not suspended. But we are told he had permission.
According to Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC’s rule say “there is an explicit employee rule against hosts making contributions like that. You can do it if you ask in advance and management tells you OK. That‘s what I understand happened with our morning show host‘s political donations in 2006 under previous management. But if you don‘t ask in advance for an exemption from the rule, you are bound by the rule.”
MSNBC's President Phil Griffin issued statement on Friday regarding his decision to suspend Keith Olbermann.
“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,” Griffin wrote.
But not all News channels are the same. Fox marches to a different set of ethics and standards, one that is unprecedented in the field of journalism.
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