Really? Because two of the three got fired.
Via Hollywood Reporter:
MSNBC Chief Phil Griffin is accepting responsibility for a spate of recent gaffes that have led to anchor apologies and exits at the news network. “These were judgment calls made by some of our people,” Griffin tells THR. “We quickly took responsibility for them and took action. They were unfortunate, but I’m not going to allow these specific moments of lack of judgment to define us.”
The embarrassments began when host Alec Baldwin was caught on camera allegedly using a gay slur. Baldwin parted ways with MSNBC on Nov. 26 after only five shows. Eight days later, hostMartin Bashir resigned after criticism for a crude scatological suggestion involving Sarah Palin. Weekend host Melissa Harris-Perry is still at MSNBC after a heartfelt apology for ridiculing Mitt Romney’s adopted black grandson during a Dec. 28 segment. […]
Griffin is known as a hands-off manager, but MSNBC disputes a report that star host Rachel Maddowis taking a role in management decisions and that an executive has been asked to review scripts in the wake of the gaffes. “We don’t rely on one person to look at all scripts — there are too many scripts,” says Griffin, adding that he meets with producers daily. “Of course I’ve talked to everybody in the building about it — and we move on. Some of these mistakes are being played out far more inside the media world. I don’t think it hurt us in any way.”