{"id":2407665,"date":"2025-02-27T19:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T00:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maddow-gets-perfectly-timed-bad-news-right-after-ripping-msnbc-for-cutting-non-white-shows\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T19:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T00:53:48","slug":"maddow-gets-perfectly-timed-bad-news-right-after-ripping-msnbc-for-cutting-non-white-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maddow-gets-perfectly-timed-bad-news-right-after-ripping-msnbc-for-cutting-non-white-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Maddow Gets Perfectly Timed Bad News Right After Ripping MSNBC for Cutting &#8216;Non-White&#8217; Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaddow-gets-perfectly-timed-bad-news-right-after-ripping-msnbc-for-cutting-non-white-shows%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407665&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh article\u2064 discusses recent changes at MSNBC, especially focusing on the controversial dismissal of host Joy Reid and the subsequent staff layoffs from Rachel \u2064Maddow&#8217;s show. Rachel Maddow publicly criticized the network&#8217;s decision to let Reid go, expressing concern over the \u200dtreatment of minority hosts within the network, as now both non-white prime-time hosts have lost\u200c their shows. In the wake\u200d of\u2064 Maddow\u2019s \u200ccomments,MSNBC announced layoffs affecting most of \u2064her \u2063production team,although Maddow herself will retain a few senior staff \u2063members. The network indicated that these layoffs are \u2062part of a strategic shift rather than a widespread downsizing. This \u2064situation reflects\u2063 broader challenges faced by MSNBC as it seeks to redefine\u200b its identity and \u200daddress\u2063 criticisms of its programming, particularly in the context \u200cof the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ongoing\u2063 political landscape<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>MSNBC doesn&rsquo;t appear to be done shaking things up.<\/p>\n<p>After Monday&rsquo;s news of former host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stunned-msnbc-host-plays-race-card-receiving-joy-reid-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joy Reid<\/a> being let go, &ldquo;Rachel Maddow Show&rdquo; host Rachel Maddow used air time that evening to express her disapproval of the network&rsquo;s decision.<\/p>\n<p>Now the network is laying off staff of her own show.<\/p>\n<p>Maddow expressed her affection for Reid as a friend and a colleague, then brought up the issue of race, saying she found it &ldquo;unnerving to see that a network where we&rsquo;ve got two &mdash; count &rsquo;em two &mdash; non-white hosts in prime time. Both of our non-white hosts in prime time are losing their shows.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING &#127345;&#65039;<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Maddow says Joy Reid got fired because she&rsquo;s &lsquo;bIack&rsquo;&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&#128064; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/234BnHvBd7\">pic.twitter.com\/234BnHvBd7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; American AF &#127482;&#127480; (@iAnonPatriot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iAnonPatriot\/status\/1894230853015793878?\">February 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Maddow found it indefensible that these minority colleagues were being let go. Apparently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disgruntled-rachel-maddow-caught-msnbc-bloodbath-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSNBC<\/a> executives must have been watching that evening, as they later announced they found it necessary to cut staff from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/so-much-hatred-is-directed-at-us-cable-news-liberals-attack-then-play-the-victim\/\" title=\"\u2018So Much Hatred is Directed at Us\u2019: Cable ... Liberals Attack, Then Play the Victim\">prime-time show<\/a> with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yale-law-students-claim-invitation-to-trap-house-promotes-blackface-school-says-students-membership-in-federalist-society-makes-him-problematic\/\" title=\"Yale Law Students Claim Invitation To \u2018Trap House\u2019 Promotes \u2018Blackface.\u2019 School Says Student\u2019s Membership In Federalist Society Makes Him Problematic.\">white host<\/a> &mdash; Maddow&rsquo;s.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the U.K.&rsquo;s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/25\/msnbc-layoffs-rachel-maddow?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Guardian<\/a> reported MSNBC told most of Maddow&rsquo;s production staff that they are being let go.<\/p>\n<p>These staff can claim severance or reapply for another position with MSNBC if they choose, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Maddow will keep her executive producer and a few other senior producers.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Guardian, MSNBC did not say &ldquo;widespread <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/air-talent-will-not-spared-cnn-prepares-mass-layoffs-wake-election-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">layoffs<\/a>&rdquo; were happening, as this is part of an effort to shift the network to support &ldquo;new priorities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>You could say Maddow got her wish.<\/p>\n<p>Monday saw her complain that MSNBC was treating non-white employees unfairly.<\/p>\n<p>What better way to correct such treatment than to give a white host the bad news as well?<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desperate-cnn-set-undergo-significant-programming-overhaul-big-names-impacted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overhaul<\/a> at MSNBC is long overdue.<\/p>\n<p>What was once a respectable network has devolved into the 24\/7 anti-Donald Trump circus.<\/p>\n<p>CNN &mdash; in trying to save themselves from total collapse &mdash; recently recognized they, too, needed a rebranding.<\/p>\n<p>Pundit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-scott-jennings-teaches-cnn-panelists-federal-government-works-melt-dan-bongino-appointment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott Jennings<\/a> at times carries the weight of the entire network, as he seems to be the only conservative voice and likable personality at CNN among a roundtable of leftists.<\/p>\n<p>If MSNBC hopes to survive the second Trump term, it may be time they find their own Scott Jennings.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Following the announcement on Monday that former host Joy Reid was let go, Rachel Maddow, host of the &#8220;Rachel Maddow Show,&#8221; took to the air that evening to voice her discontent with the network&#8217;s choice. Now, staff members from her own show are facing layoffs. Maddow shared her fondness for Reid as both a friend and colleague and raised concerns about race, noting it was &#8220;unnerving&#8221; that in a network with only two non-white prime-time hosts, both were losing their shows. <\/p>\n<p>Maddow criticized the decision to let go of minority colleagues, and shortly after her comments aired, MSNBC announced layoffs affecting staff from Maddow&#8217;s show\u2014despite it being hosted by a white individual. On Tuesday, The Guardian reported that most of Maddow\u2019s production team had been informed they would be laid off but could either accept severance or apply for other positions within MSNBC.<\/p>\n<p>While Maddow will retain some senior producers and an executive producer, MSNBC stated these changes are part of a shift towards &#8220;new priorities,&#8221; not widespread layoffs. Ironically, this aligns with Maddow&#8217;s earlier complaints about unfair treatment towards non-white employees.<\/p>\n<p>An overhaul at MSNBC has been overdue; what used to be a reputable network has turned into an incessant anti-Trump platform. Similarly struggling CNN is also seeking rebranding efforts as they face challenges in maintaining their audience. If MSNBC wants to endure another Trump term successfully, they may need to find their own version of CNN\u2019s Scott Jennings\u2014a conservative voice amidst predominantly left-leaning commentary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2407666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Rachel-Maddow-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[51272,28592,33295,3746],"class_list":["post-2407665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diversity-2","tag-maddow","tag-media-criticism","tag-msnbc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Rachel-Maddow-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407665"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407669,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407665\/revisions\/2407669"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}