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Networks Urge Caution on a Chaotic Midterm Night
After a bitterly contested and partisan midterm election campaign, television’s top news anchors delivered a uniform message on Tuesday to Americans eager for a resolution: Check back tomorrow. Or, better yet, Thursday or Friday. Or maybe next month. Two years after a presidential race that took nearly four days to yield a winner — and […]
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Alex Wagner to Succeed Rachel Maddow at MSNBC
MSNBC has named Alex Wagner to succeed Rachel Maddow as the weekday host of its 9 p.m. hour four days a week, turning to a political news veteran to fill one of the network’s most important time slots. Ms. Wagner, 44, is a fixture of Washington journalism with roots in progressive news and opinion outlets. […]
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Jen Psaki Is Said to Be in Talks to Join MSNBC
Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, is in advanced talks with MSNBC to join the network after she leaves the Biden administration, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. Ms. Psaki could leave the White House as soon as next month, one of the people said. While the details of her role are […]
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Rachel Maddow Is Taking a Hiatus at MSNBC
Rachel Maddow, the top-rated anchor on MSNBC and one of the most influential figures in liberal media, is set to take a hiatus from her nightly cable program. Her break is expected to last until April, although a return date has not been specified, according to two people at the network with knowledge of her […]
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Can CNN’s Hiring Spree Get People to Pay for Streaming News?
A couple of months ago, CNN’s forthcoming streaming channel was perceived as little more than a curiosity in the television news business: just another cable dinosaur trying to make the uneasy transition into the digital future. In fact, the plan to start CNN+, which is expected to go live by late March, amounted to a […]
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