For Keith Olbermann and Glenn Beck, losing powerful cable news platforms were the TV news equivalent of one-way exile to Soviet-era Gorky.
Where Are Keith Olbermann or Glenn Beck? Richer, But Not Relevant Lucas Shaw The Wrap
- One of the best examples of Beck’s diminished presence is how the “liberal” media treats him. When he was on Fox, Jon Stewart would don the thick-rimmed glasses and make fun of Beck at least once a week. Now? Nary a mention.
- With Olbermann moving to Current TV and Beck leaving Fox for a subscription internet service, both have fallen out of the national conversation. The power of broadcast and cable has, in this case, trumped the power of their personal brands.
- Olbermann “is not on my radar anymore,” said Alissa Quart, a columnist for the Columbia Journalism Review and a senior editor at The Atavist, referring to the bombastic host who commands an audience on Current TV that's less than a third the size of his MSNBC viewership.
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