Headline RoundupAugust 6th, 2020

Former MSNBC Producer Says Cable News 'Blocks Diversity of Thought' In Resignation Letter

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Former MSNBC producer Ariana Pekary penned a resignation letter on Monday criticizing her network and other cable news networks, saying that the ratings scheme distorts content, "blocks diversity of thought” and causes “skilled journalists to make bad decisions on a daily basis.” Pekary said when she resigned on July 24 that ratings had already impacted election coverage, with the network focusing more on President Donald Trump and less on Joe Biden. A representative for MSNBC said Tuesday that the network takes the “public trust granted to us very seriously and even more so in today’s unprecedented news environment.” Right-rated news outlets tended to highlight this letter an example of “far-left” bias often attributed to MSNBC by conservatives, though Pekary said in her letter that the ratings scheme applied to all cable news in the country. As of Wednesday, there is very little coverage of this story from left-rated outlets.

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