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Displaying all articles tagged:
Msnbc
encounter
Jan. 27, 2025
Chris Hayes Made a Chamber of His Own
How Kierkegaard and a book contract saved the MSNBC host from smartphone addiction.
By
Ryu Spaeth
cable news
Jan. 13, 2025
Biden’s Giving a ‘Last Word’ to MSNBC
The outgoing president’s “final interview” has been set.
By
Josef Adalian
buffering
Nov. 21, 2024
Welcome to SpinCo
Notes on the debundling of NBCUniversal.
By
Josef Adalian
2024 election
Nov. 6, 2024
Watching TV As America Descends Into the Abyss
I spent eight hours with two broadcasts that felt like stage plays from alternate realities.
By
Nicholas Quah
kornacki watch
Nov. 6, 2024
Every Single Thing Steve Kornacki Did on Election Night 2024
Tracking the master of MSNBC’s Big Board the night America decides.
By
Jen Chaney
just asking questions
Nov. 1, 2024
Steve Kornacki Is Undecided
Will he wear khakis? Will he sleep? MSNBC’s unlikely star prepares for Election Night.
By
Matt Stieb
365 party politics
July 23, 2024
News Anchors Eulogize
Brat
Summer
Kamala Harris’s historic campaign is adamant about aligning itself with 365 party girls.
By
Zoe Guy
the media
Apr. 23, 2024
Mehdi Hasan Wants to Debate You
His aggressive interviewing style landed him a Sunday show on MSNBC. Until he started talking about Palestine.
By
E. Alex Jung
the media
Mar. 28, 2024
NBC Forgot What Journalism Is For
The news outlet never should have hired Ronna McDaniel.
By
Sarah Jones
encounter
Aug. 16, 2022
Alex Wagner Is Ready for Anything
The 44-year-old journalist meets her moment as the new face of MSNBC.
By
Karen K. Ho
live from the white house
Apr. 1, 2022
Press Secretary Jen Psaki Reportedly Joining MSNBC
She’s said to be in talks to leave the White House for Peacock.
By
Ashley Shannon Wu
departure
Nov. 9, 2021
Longtime News Anchor Brian Williams to Leave MSNBC by the End of 2021
Williams has been with MSNBC for 28 years.
By
Alejandra Gularte
al roker: the last airbender
Aug. 29, 2021
Al Roker Will Drop Ya ‘Like a Bag of Dirt’ If You Get Between Him and His Storms
He’s gone Roker-mode, which is like Joker-mode but likable.
By
Rebecca Alter
the dc universe
May 30, 2021
Watch Regina King Learn She May Be in the Running to Direct New
Superman
Movie
“That is news to me.”
By
Charu Sinha
nbcuniversal
May 13, 2021
Place Your Bets on Steve Kornacki As He Develops a Game Show, Heads to the Games
The MSNBC wonk reportedly signed a multimillion-dollar deal with NBCUniversal.
By
Halle Kiefer
cable news
Jan. 29, 2021
Brian Williams’s On-Air Trump Troll Had Us at Hello
“Someone is of course gonna be in big trouble.”
By
Devon Ivie
last night on late night
Jan. 26, 2021
Jimmy Fallon Cleans Steve Kornacki’s Filthy Office As a Thank You From Us All
Touch his khaki heap and die, James.
By
Halle Kiefer
end-times
Jan. 16, 2021
The Most Important Takeaways From Big Tech’s Deplatforming of Trump
Between San Francisco and Washington, the power shifts by the day.
By
Scott Galloway
As told to
James D. Walsh
cable news
Jan. 6, 2021
Joy Reid Delivers Powerful Speech on Capitol Siege and Race on MSNBC
“White Americans aren’t afraid of the cops. White Americans are never afraid of the cops, even when they’re committing an insurrection.”
By
Chris Murphy
kornacki cam
Jan. 6, 2021
Leslie Jones Reaffirms Her Love for Steve Kornacki, His Khakis
“I’m scared but Steve is here so I’m good!”
By
Charu Sinha
the industry
Dec. 3, 2020
MSNBC Taps Two New Anchors to Replace Joy Reid on Weekends
Tiffany Cross and Jonathan Capehart are stepping in.
By
Josef Adalian
stay safe
Nov. 20, 2020
Rachel Maddow Reveals Her Partner Tested Positive for COVID-19, Warns Viewers
“Whatever you’re doing, however you’ve calibrated risk in your life, don’t get this thing.”
By
Zoe Haylock
election 2020
Nov. 7, 2020
When It Comes to Steve Kornacki, Please Don’t Cock Block Leslie Jones
“Don’t tell him I curse like that!”
By
Halle Kiefer
the coronavirus
Nov. 6, 2020
And on Top of Everything Else, Rachel Maddow Has to Go Into COVID-19 Quarantine
A “close contact” of the MSNBC anchor tested positive for the coronavirus.
By
Halle Kiefer
no sleep for map guy
Nov. 6, 2020
Steve Kornacki Has at Least Been Forced to Take a Break
“If I sit down, I’ll fall asleep.”
By
Jackson McHenry
last night on late night
Nov. 5, 2020
Steve Kornacki Recalls Accidentally Outlining a Penis on His Touchscreen in 2016
MSNBC’s touchscreen guru/Energizer bunny shared the story on
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
on Wednesday night.
By
Chris Murphy
election 2020
Nov. 4, 2020
Fox News Won the 2020 Election Night Ratings Battle
The biggest loser? Broadcast TV.
By
Josef Adalian
election 2020
Nov. 3, 2020
Steve Kornacki Is the Only Cute Thing About the Election
A khaki king.
By
Rebecca Alter
tv
July 9, 2020
Joy Reid to Take Over Chris Matthews’s MSNBC Slot
The ReidOut
begins July 20 at 7 p.m.
By
Zoe Haylock
media
Apr. 26, 2020
Chris Matthews Admits Workplace Behavior Was ‘Inappropriate’
“I didn’t argue about it. I didn’t deny it.”
By
Halle Kiefer
encounter
Mar. 5, 2020
Super Tuesday With Steve Kornacki, MSNBC’s Wonk Superman
“He has not stopped. He has not eaten. He’s only been drinking water for the past 18 hours.”
By
Jen Chaney
media
Mar. 2, 2020
Chris Matthews Announces He Is Retiring From MSNBC Amid Multiple Controversies
The 74-year-old host announced he is leaving MSNBC following criticism over his election coverage and alleged behavior toward women in recent weeks.
By
Matt Stieb
the national circus
Feb. 27, 2020
Frank Rich: Is Trump Ready for Coronavirus?
The president is, for the first time, facing a crisis not of his own making. The early signs aren’t good.
By
Frank Rich
debates
Nov. 21, 2019
More Than 6.6 Million People Watched Last Night’s Democratic Debate
It’s the smallest audience this year for a Democratic debate, but it’s common for ratings to slip as the campaign wears on.
By
Josef Adalian
how i get it done
Nov. 11, 2019
How I Get It Done: MSNBC Host Joy Reid
The talk-show host on working on the weekends, dealing with insomnia, and her love of Seamless.
By
Charlotte Cowles
sexual harassment
Oct. 26, 2019
Maddow Calls Out NBC, Network Releases Employees From Confidentiality Agreements
“It would be impossible for me to overstate the amount of consternation inside the building around this issue.”
By
Halle Kiefer
the grub street diet
June 28, 2019
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Loves a 7-Minute Egg
“It’s like the kind you get in ramen — it’s a miracle.”
By
Chris Crowley
yikes
May 2, 2019
Watch Kamala Harris Shut Down Chris Matthews’s Gross Virginity Metaphor
The MSNBC host compared giving up executive privilege to losing your virginity.
By
Amanda Arnold
podcasts
Jan. 29, 2019
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Is Doing a Live Podcast Taping With Stacey Abrams
The Democratic star will join Hayes for a special episode of
Why Is This Happening?
at Gramercy Theatre in February.
By
Josef Adalian
frank ocean sighting
Jan. 10, 2019
Why Frank Ocean Gave Us the Gift of His Instagram
“I feel like there was dissonance between how I was seen by the audience and where I was actually.”
By
Dee Lockett
cable news
Nov. 7, 2018
In Praise of MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki
He’s the best election night analyzer there is. He also might be a robot.
By
Jen Chaney
2018 midterms
Nov. 6, 2018
I Just Want This 77-Year-Old Beto Voter to Be Happy
She broke down in tears of pride after seeing O’Rourke at the polls in El Paso.
By
Amanda Arnold
tv ratings
Aug. 20, 2018
For an Hour Last Week, Rachel Maddow Was the Most-Watched Person on TV
The Rachel Maddow Show
was No. 1 on
all
of television during its 9 p.m. hour Friday.
By
Josef Adalian
a long talk
July 27, 2018
MSNBC’s Ari Melber Wants to Bring Hip-hop to Cable News
The host of
The Beat
explains why “culture is everywhere” in the Trump era — especially the nightly news.
By
Josef Adalian
May 16, 2018
The Democratic Party Has an ‘MSNBC Problem’
Fox News prioritizes the GOP’s messaging needs over chasing viewers. MSNBC doesn’t do Democrats the same favor.
By
Eric Levitz
May 8, 2018
Report: Pruitt Fast-tracks Superfund Cleanup After Hugh Hewitt–Brokered Sit-down
Just another totally aboveboard move from the EPA administrator.
By
Benjamin Hart
Feb. 21, 2018
Former MSNBC Host Dylan Ratigan Launches Bid for Congress
“Let’s face it: the political class is screwing ordinary people,” he wrote on his website.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Jan. 16, 2018
The Rachel Maddow Show
Just Had Its Best Ratings Week Ever
Maddow beat her Fox News rival Sean Hannity by nearly 400,000 viewers.
By
Josef Adalian
power
Jan. 12, 2018
Chris Matthews Joked About ‘Bill Cosby Pill’ Before Interviewing Hillary Clinton
In exclusive footage obtained by the Cut, the
Hardball
host jokes about slipping Hillary Clinton a “Cosby pill” ahead of interviewing her.
By
Noreen Malone
Jan. 12, 2018
MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace on Trump, Cable News, and Why Voters Are ‘Ripsh*t Mad’
“This is not a partisan observation — people are out of their mind!”
By
Josef Adalian
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