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openleft.com - 8/5/2009
Olbermann's New & Conflicting Statements Fan Flames of GE-MSNBC-Fox Controversy
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In my morning post on the MSNBC-Fox-GE controversy, I noted that all we learned last night is that Keith Olbermann said he wasn't "party to any deal" - something the New York Times reported in its original story. To my mind, whether Olbermann was or was not a party to a deal is far less ...
GE's silencing of Olbermann and MSNBC's sleazy use of Richard Wolffe - Glenn Greenwald
salon.com - 8/1/2009
GE's silencing of Olbermann and MSNBC's sleazy use of Richard Wolffe - Glenn Greenwald
— salon.com — The New York Times this morning has a remarkable story, and incredibly, the article's author, Brian Stelter,... doesn't even acknowledge, let alone examine, what makes the story so significant. In essence, the chairman of General Electric (which owns ... (more) GE's silencing of Olbermann and MSNBC's sleazy use of ...

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More facts behind the GE/Fox deal and a new Olbermann statement - Glenn Greenwald
salon.com - 8/4/2009
More facts behind the GE/Fox deal and a new Olbermann statement - Glenn Greenwald
— salon.com — (updated below) On Saturday, I wrote a post under the headline : "GE's silencing of Olbermann and... MSNBC's sleazy use of Richard Wolffe." In it, I wrote: "now we have an example of GE's forcibly silencing the top-rated commentator on MSNBC ... (more) More facts behind the GE/Fox deal and a new Olbermann ...

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Keith Olbermann Gives Contradictory Statement to Glenn Greenwald
firedoglake.com - 8/4/2009
Keith Olbermann Gives Contradictory Statement to Glenn Greenwald
— firedoglake.com — Last night Keith Olbermann took to the airwaves to defend himself against charges made by the New... York Times , and amplified by Glenn Greenwald , that there had been a "deal" struck between General Electric and Newscorp to end the ... (more) Keith Olbermann Gives Contradictory Statement to Glenn ...

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Rising Hegemon — David Sirota, Jane Hamsher and Glenn Greenwald are all correct on the inconsistencies of Olbermann's statement and GE & NewsCorps role in trying to smother or smooth over shit all in the name of controlling the news. No matter how much you may like or approve of many of the very good things Olbermann has done, papering over this because you like him, ignores the real problem. Multi-national conglomerates own ABC, CBS, and NBC. A right-wing carnival Barker owns FoxNews. Each and everyone of them requires that their news divisions operate at a profit. News is no ...

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