Breaking on Olberman: MSNBC didn't follow NBC standards on journalism

[JCMach1]

...it's common knowledge within the organization that MSNBC's increasingly left-wing programming and personalities aren't required to abide by NBC News' exacting rules—if they were, it would be a much less bombastic and politically charged network. So while Olbermann's donations may have run counter to the NBC News brand and Griffin's wishes, there doesn't appear to be a chapter-and-verse policy applying to MSNBC employees barring them.

"The standards department has told us that MSNBC doesn't answer to NBC News standards," the insider said. "They don't have coverage over MSNBC. They used to, back before MSNBC went political, but at some point it became too hard and MSNBC was taken out of their portfolio... http://gawker.com/5682789/

[Kalyke]

1. OK - is it a company policy or a contractual policy? eom

[Bitwit1234]

2. I hate to see him suspended for contributing to Democrats

but if he signed a contract saying he couldn't then I suppose he couldn't.

[Ian David]

3. "NBC News Source: Our Rules Don't Apply to Olbermann and MSNBC"

"NBC News Source: Our Rules Don't Apply to Olbermann and MSNBC"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9490298

[EFerrari]

4. Translation: You were right, this is bullshit. n/t