> http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,995669,00.html
>
> At MSNBC, a cable TV news network, meanwhile, a six-month experiment to
> develop a liberal programme featuring Phil Donahue ended just before the
> war began, when Donahue's show was cancelled and replaced with a
> programme titled Countdown: Iraq. Although the network cited poor
> ratings as the reason for dumping Donahue, the New York Times reported
> that Donahue "was actually attracting more viewers than any other
> programme on MSNBC, even the channel's signature prime-time programme,
> Hardball with Chris Matthews".
This violates the first tenet of liberal media apologism. No one's ever supposed to fire the guy with the highest ratings. And especially not on account of his ideology alone.
Michael