Keith Olbermann suspended over political donations

MSNBC host Keith Olbermann will be back on the air Tuesday, after a two program suspension for contributing to Democratic candidates during the 2010 election in violation of NBC News policy. But the debate over what standards should apply to cable personalities who cover politics is likely to continue as the distinction between news and political organizations continues to blur. “Neither Fox nor MSNBC is really a news organization, at least not in the traditional sense,” American Journalism Review editor Rem Rieder wrote Friday on his blog. “They preach to the converted, they fire up the base.” via csmonitor.com MSNBC is saying that he broke their rules.  More likely he was costing the company money with his ratings via msnbc.msn.com Posted via email from noahdavidsimon's posterous
Republicans of the world, show you believe in the free expression of opinion! Tell the crony corporatists at NBC— keep Keith!	I find this exceedingly silly. Keith Olbermann is not shy about his personal views, and no one who has watched him has any doubt as to who he supports. Why he should be suspended for donating money to the candidates he supports is a mystery to me. via volokh.com