Is David Gregory Orchestrating Hit Jobs on Other MSNBC Talent?

[DeepModem Mom]

Jossip: Is David Gregory Orchestrating Hit Jobs on Other MSNBC Talent?



There’s a rumor going around MSNBC that Howard Kurtz’s unfriendly article about the network, “MSNBC, Leaning Left And Getting Flak From Both Sides,” was a David Gregory-orchestrated hit job against his colleagues. Kurtz’s piece, which followed up earlier items about the (invisible?) controversy brewing now that NBC News and MSNBC are both housed at 30 Rock and sharing resources, slammed the network for the convergence of hard news reporting and opinion.

We’re hearing that when the article hit yesterday, Keith Olbermann and his camp began raging over Kurtz’s printed criticism about Olbermann manning the anchor chair during primary coverage, a time when, one might suggest, a newsman without obvious bias should be running the show....But what really sent Olbermann over the edge was this line: “Some top NBC journalists say privately they are troubled by the overlapping identities.”

All eyes have been on Gregory as one of those “top NBC journalists” who spoke with Kurtz. And to those who think so, one of the next lines, a pro-Gregory plug, wasn’t a surprise: “Andrea Mitchell and David Gregory, both well-regarded NBC correspondents, now anchor hour-long programs on the cable outlet. Gregory replaced Tucker Carlson, leaving former GOP congressman Joe Scarborough as the channel’s only conservative host.”

And if Olbermann needed more evidence that Gregory helped steer Kurtz’s item, it came here:

“But news and opinion often seem to merge on primary nights. MSNBC’s coverage is anchored by Matthews, a onetime Democratic operative, and Olbermann, the Countdown host who recently finished one anti-Bush commentary by instructing the president to ’shut the hell up.’”

One source tells us that top MSNBC management is convinced Gregory “must have been involved” with Kurtz’s reporting. And that it’s time for them to begin reining Gregory in.

http://www.jossip.com/is-david-gregory-orchestrating-hit-jobs-on-other-msnbc-talent-20080529/

[petersjo02]

1. Pet peeve

That would by "reining in" Gregory--rein as in reining in a galloping horse to slow it down. Reign refers to what kings and queens do over their kingdoms.

[DeepModem Mom]

6. How did I miss that? I'm a stickler, too, and I've taken the liberty of editing Jossip. nt

[CC]

10. Jossip, that place that loved KO

for a few weeks, put an "intern" in the Countdown group and then turned on him when Karmabites appeared? I avoid them. If Gregory is speaking out of turn he best remember that some of his following came about because of his appearances on Countdown. Course he lost a lot of them when he danced with Rove.


After reading further down thread maybe it is just MSNBC Jossip would like to bring down.

[curious one]

2. KO is the only talent on MSNBC and the rest should be retired.

DG needs to go back to his day job.

[Purveyor]

3. Just tell us Gregory who has the better ratings. You or KO? eom

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

4. The utter turd.

The trouble with palace revolutions is that if they turn out badly, you end up with your head under your arm.

[cynatnite]

5. I have wondered what the hell his going on with David for the last year or so...

Seems like his ego has gone into overdrive. He used to be so reliable in reporting the news and now I just shut him off most of the time.

[ErinBerin84]

7. oh my god. juicy!

David Gregory and Andrea Mitchell piss me off. David Gregory was shooting down every point that Rachel was trying to make tonight and being really condescending and dismissive, and Andrea Mitchell's less than honest reporting during the Plame case (and the Greenspan factor,I can't lie) just bugs. I would looovvvvee to know about all of the intrafighting between MSNBC people. I'm sure that Joe Scarborough and Keith hate each other too.

[tishaLA]

8. To be fair, Jossip has been after Gregory....

for a while now, talking about his rudeness in restaurants, his attempts to cut people in NBC off at the knees, etc. So, while the story may well be true--I have no doubts he wants Tweety's job when the contract is up--I'm still going to approach it with some skepticism.

[DeepModem Mom]

9. Thanks for that background, tisha. I'm not a regular reader of Jossip...

so I didn't know about previous postings.

[tularetom]

11. That piece a shit gregory belongs on Faux

dancing with rove.

[dkf]

12. David Gregory believes the media did a good job prior to the Iraq war.

He's a tool.