Bill Bratton Casually Reveals To Cenk Uygur That LAPD Coordinated With The CIA
Former LAPD Police Chief and Collaborate Or Perish! author William Bratton seems to have dropped something of a bomb on Current TV's The Young Turks, telling host Cenk Uygur Tuesday night that his LAPD "had interactions with the CIA" to "to make them aware of our capabilities and our needs."While the CIA's coordination...
Olbermann Announces He Will Be ‘Running’ Current’s New Hampshire Coverage
The enigmatic feud between Countdown host Keith Olbermann and his network, Current TV, has ended, not with a bang, but with a Sunday announcement that the fiery liberal provocateur has agreed to anchor the network's New Hampshire Primary coverage, which was the network's preferred outcome. Still unresolved is the reason for this...
Cenk Uygur To Al Gore In 2000: ‘For The Love Of God, Stop!’
Friday's year-end review episode of Current TV's The Young Turks was a veritable feast for longtime Young Turks viewers and noobs alike, as host Cenk Uygur gave each of his fellow Young Turks a turn in the spotlight. Among the treats was a piece of video, courtesy of longtime co-host Ben Mankiewicz, in which Cenk commits...
Cenk Uygur Blasts New York Times Coverage Of Eric Holder’s Voting Rights Speech
On Wednesday night's The Young Turks (on Current TV), host Cenk Uygur took The New York Times to the woodshed for that most irritating of mainstream media foibles: "some say"-variety false objectivity. Uygur took apart the Times' Charlie Savage for his coverage of Attorney General Eric Holder's Tuesday speech on voting rights...
Cenk Uygur: Glenn Beck doesn’t get the Internet
It's no surprise that Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks doesn't like Glenn Beck's politics. However, Uygur also thinks that Beck doesn't get online video. Uygur recently signed up with YouTube for its new content initiative instead of relying on a pay wall like Beck.
Cenk Uygur: Glenn Beck doesn’t get the Internet
It's no surprise that Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks doesn't like Glenn Beck's politics. However, Uygur also thinks that Beck doesn't get online video. Uygur recently signed up with YouTube for its new content initiative instead of relying on a pay wall like Beck.
Is Phil Griffin Stalling On Offering Al Sharpton A Paid Gig At MSNBC?
Although MSNBC has benefited, ratings-wise, from Al Sharpton's unpaid stint on the network, it has yet to make him a firm offer.Sources have told The Daily that MSNBC head Phil Griffin is stalling on giving Sharpton a temporary position at the network, where he's been filling in for the recently...
Howard Kurtz Challenges Cenk Uygur’s Claim That MSNBC Dumped Him For Criticizing Obama
Former MSNBC host Cenk Uygur appeared on CNN's Reliable Sources to further explain his separation from the network and to speculate why he is likely being replaced by Al Sharpton. However, Howard Kurtz wasn't really convinced by Uygur's theories, and instead was curious why he gets "ticked off" by an employer giving...
Why The Young Turks–MSNBC dispute is a cautionary tale
This week's drama between The Young Turks creator and host Cenk Uygur and MSNBC has a sad tinge of inevitability to it, given the compromises required by the mainstream media. The major twist is just how loudly Uygur is raging against his former employer. 
Keith Olbermann Trashes MSNBC Over Rev. Sharpton Hire, Suggests Quid Pro Quo
While introducing his segment with departed MSNBC host Cenk Uygur Thursday night, Countdown host Keith Olbermann trashed MSNBC's reported hiring of Rev. Al Sharpton to replace Uygur, and even suggested a quid pro quo between MSNBC and Sharpton's National Action Network.
White House Denies That Cenk Uygur Ouster Is Administration ‘Programming’ MSNBC
In explaining his departure from MSNBC, Cenk Uygur related a conversation with the "head of MSNBC" in which he was told that “people in Washington are concerned about your tone.”The story caught the attention of conservative website The Blaze, which asks "Is the White House Programming a News Channel?"White House Press Secretary...
Cenk Uygur On Why He Left MSNBC: ‘I Didn’t Want To Work In A Place… That Didn’t Challenge Power’
Former MSNBC host Cenk Uygur's departure from the network earlier today was fairly quiet for a close-to-primetime host, and the network made it clear it was his choice to leave. It didn't take long for the newly liberated Uygur to address his fans, however, and explain what exactly he was doing with his...
