MSNBC Name Change?

by La Shawn on May 1, 2005

in General

Update (5/2): The New York Post picks up on Drudge’s report.

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From the Drudge Report:

**EXCLUSIVE** MSNBC TO CHANGE ITS NAME, THE DRUDGE REPORT HAS LEARNED. THE ALL-NEWS CABLE NETWORK, WHICH WAS FOUNDED AS JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN MICROSOFT AND NBC, WILL SIMPLY BECOME ‘THE NBC NEWS CHANNEL’… TOP SOURCE EXPLAINS: ‘THE NEW NAME IS CLEANER, LESS CONFUSING… REPRESENTS THE PROGRAMMING’… DEVELOPING…

The other day a producer called me, and I thought I heard her say, “…from NBC News.”

If I’d blogged it then, I’d have the scoop instead of Drudge. Early birds and worms.

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05.02.05 at 9:54 am

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RepJ 05.01.05 at 7:46 pm

D’oh!

Scott Ferguson 05.01.05 at 7:53 pm

So I wonder … will CNBC be changing its name also? Hmmm.

Andy 05.01.05 at 8:03 pm

350 D’ohs!!! ;)

Ian 05.01.05 at 8:09 pm

Ah don’t feel down La Shawn .. if I was told that, I wouldn’t of thought much of it either.

Evon Bachaus 05.01.05 at 8:51 pm

So, how did Atlanta go? I hope you had a great time.

El Cid 05.02.05 at 12:24 am

Scooped by Drudge…oh well, i still come to LBC each day before heading to Drudge!!

Allan 05.02.05 at 1:38 am

It’s about time…I’m sure they’ll turn that channel around 360 degrees.

BTW LaShawn, “I thought I heard her say, “…from NBC News.”” Since NBC news already exists there is no scoop there. Had she followed it with “channel” however, there would have been a story.

Better luck next time.

La Shawn 05.02.05 at 7:07 am

Evon – I’ll post something later today about the conference.

Mwalimu Daudi 05.02.05 at 9:47 am

La Shawn:

Instead of changing the name, they ought to change the management instead – by putting you in charge!

mj 05.02.05 at 11:01 am

I like how you’re transparent–you put your aspirations out there for your readers. We usually don’t get to see those kinds of “behind-the-scenes” attitudes of successful media people.

Ron 05.02.05 at 12:11 pm

Hi LaShawn,
I agree with mj in that your candor is so refreshing. You show your vulnerabiity, your disappointment, your highs and lows and seem to always be ‘just you’. Keep in up – a breath of fresh air in this world.

Ron

firebird 05.02.05 at 2:41 pm

No matter what they call themselves its still going to be the same amount of BS as before no matter what they say is all baloney.

Larry 05.02.05 at 2:51 pm

BSNBC

Erbo 05.02.05 at 3:02 pm

At least, if this is true, they’ll be getting rid of the initials of the Beast of Redmond at the front of their name. Unfortunately, I can’t see the name change improving the content any.

AWG 05.02.05 at 4:10 pm

They’re probably just sick of Rush (and others) referring to the network as PMSNBC. :D

Jim R 05.03.05 at 1:03 am

“I agree with mj in that your candor is so refreshing. You show your vulnerabiity, your disappointment, your highs and lows and seem to always be ‘just you’. Keep in up – a breath of fresh air in this world.”

I agree Ron. La Shawn is like the Oprey Winfrey of the blogosphere. Confident enough to be herself and tell others about it.

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