Melissa Harris-Perry ‘Walks Off’ Her MSNBC Show

MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry is going on strike from her eponymous weekend morning talk show over what she alleges to be a loss of editorial control. In an email sent to staff this week, obtained by The New York Times, Harris-Perry said she feels “worthless” to NBC executives because of recent pre-emptions in coverage, adding, “Our show was taken—without comment or discussion or notice—in the midst of an election season.” Moreover, she wrote, “After four years of building an audience, developing a brand and developing trust with our viewers, we were effectively and utterly silenced.” Harris-Perry confirmed to the Times that she will not be in the hosting chair this weekend, and that she does not know the fate of her show. The leaked email also contained direct jabs at some of her most high-profile bosses: “I will not be used as a tool for their purposes. I am not a token, mammy, or little brown bobble head. I am not owned by Lack, Griffin or MSNBC. I love our show. I want it back.”

Good for her !  8)

I have pretty much gotten to the point where I just assume that everything now on television is just a ratings grab.  Even with the news these days.  There are so many shows that feature the people I just think that it begs for personalities like this and when they act out they get people to watch their show and then that becomes a thing.  Maybe it is just me being cynical again.

Americans TV are  sensationalists .... :

I say, good for her. The fact that someone can push around people for their own agendas is nothing new. Everyone does it, and because a lot of anchors prefer to keep their jobs instead of saying something, these people simply get away with whatever they want. I hope she gets a show on HBO because that would be a big slap for MSNBC, and she'll get to say what she wants.