Tag: Olbermann

Olbermann, Objectivity or Opinion on TV

Keith Olbermann, the liberal host of “Countdown” on MSNBC, was recently suspended indefinitely without pay for making political donations to three Democrats.  The network policy prohibits such contributions. Most journalistic outfits discourage or outright prohibit campaign contributions by employees.  According to MSNBC policy, “Anyone working for NBC News who takes part in civic or other…

Stu Bykofsky: Olbermann fair? O’Reilly balanced?

   As reported by Romenesko in Poynter online, Stu Bykofsky, Philadelphia Daily News, decided to check out Fox News and MSNBC to test whether the point of view presented is fair and balanced or as one-sided as it is often said to be.    For a week, the columnist recorded and watched two television shows that…