#Musk is a free-speech absolutelynotist.
"This is why right-wing #billionaires sue people reporting on them," continued Collins, who previously worked as a reporter for #NBC News covering, among other thing, right-wing disinformation. "They know they can't win these lawsuits. But they also know legal fees will cripple the little guy reporting on their lies & crimes. This is how free speech is actually chilled—vengeful dipshit billionaires.
"This is the latest example of billionaires & pandering politicians abusing the legal system to retaliate against their critics & harm the public's right to know,"" https://www.commondreams.org/news/elon-musk-media-matters-suit
When you hear calls from #NBC about why Biden should debate Trump, just remember they just want more people watching shows they produce. They'd have them on a rope bridge with scimitars if they could.
State Supreme Court judge blocked #Trump’s attempt to gain access to #NBC’s documentary material related to adult film actress #StormyDaniels.
Manhattan Judge Juan #Merchan said Trump atty’s subpoena was “far too broad” & did not meet the #legal standard to compel #NBCUniversal to turn over docs & other items related to the documentary “Stormy.”
The NBC Ronna McDaniel matter is not over, and nor should it be. As the details emerge, the rot and institutional disregard for the truth at NBC becomes more apparent.
"The Comcast boss is watching an unceasing five-alarm fire rage at 30 Rock, scarring the reputation of NBC News and threatening to consume multiple parts of the Cesar Conde-run NBC Universal News Group."
"NBC — and most of the press — have yet to accept the reality that this is not a normal election between a Republican and a Democrat. Donald Trump and his enablers represent an extraordinary threat to democracy. This industry, which prizes objectivity above all else, is incapable of accurately covering an election where one candidate is a normal politician and the other is a dishonest, corrupt insurrectionist."
Ronna Romney is, thankfully, gone from NBC. But details of her contract are leaking out. It turns out MSNBC prez Rashida Jones was directly involved in recruiting and hiring Ronna, and executives had indeed intended for her to appear on MSNBC in addition to NBC -- even agreeing to pay her extra for it.
Now, Ronna is gearing up to sue NBC for breach of contract.
This highly recommended discussion, which could be co-title The War On Truth, is essential to a broader understanding of the media today as it tries to apply normal methods to a candidate and party that fundamentally play by different rules.
#NBC#MSNBC trying to hire Ronna McDaniel show how out of touch the executives and the #GOP are with regular Americans. The majority of people consider her too radical but she wasn't radical enough for the #GOP
The fmr #RNC chair is in talks w/a prominent #mediatalent lawyer about potential #legal claims.
…McDaniel expects to be fully paid out for her contract — 2 yrs at $300k annually — since she did not breach its terms, acc/to a person close to McDaniel. That means that her single, not-quite-20-min interview Sunday could cost NBC >$30k per min, or $500 per sec.
Breaking: In a message to staff, NBC's Cesar Conde announces that #RonnaMcDaniel will not be an #NBC News contributor.
"No organization, particularly a newsroom, can succeed unless it is cohesive and aligned … [I]t has become clear that this appointment undermines that goal."
"The hiring of a rancid fascist who conspired with Donald Trump to try to overturn an election is just one more example of the rot at the top of the mainstream media in this country. Look at the front page of the New York Times, which has pounded 'Biden is old' like a bass drum."
#NBC News is re-evaluating its hiring of former RNC head #RonnaMcDaniel as a paid contributor following a major internal backlash from some of the network’s top on-air personalities.
Who could have predicted that Carrie Budoff Brown would have made such a miscalculation by hiring Ronna McDaniel at NBC? Her credentials are impeccable:
Rutgers grad, spent time at the illustrious New York Times, former editor of Politico, named one of "The 50 Most Powerful People In Trump's Washington" by GQ.
She has it all. She had a pipeline to top-management glory. What lessons did she learn on the way that led her to do what she just did?
"Ahead of the network’s decision, McDaniel spent the day Tuesday interviewing attorneys in preparation for a potential legal battle with NBC, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. Creative Artists Agency, the talent agency that brokered McDaniel’s deal with NBC, also parted ways with her, the person said."