MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news network known for its left-leaning opinion programming and political commentary, now rebranded as MS NOW following Comcast's Versant spinoff in January 2026. The network operates a dual-revenue model combining carriage fees from cable distributors with advertising, while its primetime lineup is dominated by opinion-driven shows rather than traditional news reporting.
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Score History
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MSNBC launches as a Microsoft-NBC joint venture with $221 million in Microsoft investment, conceived as a tech-forward news network. The network struggles for identity and viewership, averaging just 24,000 households per night against CNN's 578,000. The dual-revenue cable model of carriage fees plus advertising is established from inception, but competitive pressures and programming instability keep most enshittification dimensions low.
Under GE's defense-contractor ownership, MSNBC fires its highest-rated host Phil Donahue for antiwar views weeks before the Iraq War, requiring him to book two conservatives for every liberal. The firing signals editorial priorities driven by corporate interests over journalistic value. The network's identity remains unsettled, cycling through hosts and formats while trailing CNN and Fox News in ratings. Standard cable news ad loads and carriage fee practices are entrenched.
MSNBC completes its transformation into a left-leaning opinion network, with Keith Olbermann's Countdown driving the primetime lineup leftward during the 2008 election. The opinion-as-news blur solidifies as the network's business model: editorial commentary presented using the visual language of news without consistent labeling. Microsoft fully divests its TV stake. Ad revenue grows alongside rising viewership, while the cable bundle model continues to force distributors to carry the network.
Comcast acquires 51% of NBCUniversal in January 2011 and completes the full $16.7 billion buyout by 2013, creating the largest vertically integrated media-distribution company in the U.S. Over 150 behavioral conditions are imposed by the DOJ and FCC to prevent anti-competitive conduct. The Roberts family gains control through dual-class super-voting shares with 33.3% voting power on about 1% economic ownership. The Tennis Channel carriage discrimination dispute reaches the FCC, and Olbermann departs amid contract tensions.
The 150+ behavioral conditions from the Comcast-NBCU merger expire in 2018, removing restrictions on content licensing, open internet rules, and anti-discrimination provisions. MSNBC reaches record-high viewership during Trump's first term, with Maddow averaging 2.55 million primetime viewers, but the ratings boom depends entirely on partisan engagement rather than journalistic value. The PolitiFact scorecard (45% false ratings), Melissa Harris-Perry diversity controversy, and increasing ad loads compound pre-existing problems. Comcast begins aggressive stock buyback programs exceeding $9 billion annually.
MSNBC enters a contraction phase as Rachel Maddow shifts to once-weekly hosting despite earning $30 million annually, leaving the nightly lineup without its biggest draw. The 'uterus collector' defamation suit exposes systemic failures in editorial standards after a judge rules NBC aired demonstrably false claims. The NLRB finds NBC violated federal labor law with unilateral union salary cuts. Comcast executes a record $13.3 billion in stock buybacks in 2022 while the Chris Matthews misconduct scandal and Rittenhouse courtroom ban further erode credibility.
MSNBC rebrands as MS NOW and is spun off into Versant, whose stock drops 15% on its first trading day. Mass layoffs gut the network: 99 WGA East union staffers in February 2025 and 150 NBC News Group positions in October 2025, eliminating diversity coverage teams. Joy Reid is fired and Alex Wagner demoted. Viewership hits 25-year lows. The $30 million defamation settlement, Sharpton pay-to-play scandal, and YouTube TV carriage dispute compound a network in institutional decline, planning a paid streaming subscription service marketed around progressive activism rather than journalism.
Alternatives
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Dimensional Breakdown
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Dimension History
Timeline (48 events)
MSNBC launches as Microsoft-NBC joint venture
MSNBC debuts as a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC, with Microsoft investing $221 million for a 50% share of the cable channel. The network replaces NBC's America's Talking channel and shares a $200 million newsroom in Secaucus, New Jersey. MSNBC is conceived as a tech-forward news network targeting younger, internet-savvy audiences.
MSNBC lays off 20% of staff amid low ratings
Facing dismal viewership averaging just 24,000 households per night compared to CNN's 578,000, MSNBC cuts 20% of its staff and cancels The Site, one of its earliest tech-focused programs. The layoffs signal the failure of the network's original tech-news identity and trigger a pivot toward event-driven coverage.
MSNBC fires Phil Donahue over antiwar stance
Despite hosting MSNBC's highest-rated show, Phil Donahue is fired weeks before the Iraq War invasion. An internal NBC memo describes him as 'a difficult public face for NBC in a time of war' who could provide 'a home for the liberal antiwar agenda.' Donahue later revealed that management, under General Electric's defense-contractor ownership, required him to book two conservative guests for every liberal, counting himself as two liberals.
Michael Savage fired for homophobic on-air tirade
Conservative radio host Michael Savage loses his MSNBC show, The Savage Nation, after directing homophobic slurs at a prank caller on live television, telling him to 'get AIDS and die.' The incident highlights MSNBC's pre-partisan-identity era when the network hosted voices across the political spectrum without a coherent editorial identity.
Cable news ad revenue surges as dual-revenue model matures
Combined advertising revenue for Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC grows from $1.78 billion in 2006 to $2.48 billion in 2008, a 39% increase in two years. MSNBC's ad rates rise alongside its growing primetime viewership under Keith Olbermann, while the cable bundle model ensures per-subscriber carriage fees flow regardless of actual audience. By 2008, license fees account for over half of cable news revenue, establishing the dual-extraction model of charging both advertisers and distributors.
Microsoft divests MSNBC television stake
Microsoft reduces its stake in the MSNBC cable channel to 18% in 2005, eventually exiting entirely by 2007. NBC acquires full control of the television operation, dissolving the original joint venture structure. Microsoft retains its 50% stake in the msnbc.com website until 2012.
MSNBC crystallizes partisan opinion identity under Olbermann
During the 2008 election cycle, MSNBC's primetime lineup fully embraces a left-leaning opinion format anchored by Keith Olbermann's Countdown. A New York Times article notes the network's 'prime-time lineup is tilting more to the left.' MSNBC VP Phil Griffin describes the shift as natural rather than strategic: 'There isn't a dogma we're putting through. There is a Go for it.' The network adds Ed Schultz and Rachel Maddow to solidify the opinion primetime block.
MSNBC adds Ed Schultz to primetime, deepening opinion ad block
MSNBC signs liberal radio host Ed Schultz as its 6 p.m. anchor, expanding the primetime opinion block that now includes Olbermann, Maddow, and Schultz. The all-opinion lineup allows MSNBC to sell advertisers a consistent, politically engaged audience across multiple hours, increasing ad yield per block. Combined cable news ad revenue reaches $2.48 billion in 2008, with MSNBC's share growing alongside its 61% primetime viewership increase from mid-2007 to mid-2008.
Comcast announces intent to acquire NBCUniversal from GE
Comcast announces its plan to acquire a majority stake in NBCUniversal from General Electric, triggering an FCC and DOJ review of the largest vertically integrated media-distribution merger in U.S. history. Consumer advocates and competitors raise antitrust concerns about Comcast controlling both the distribution pipes and the content flowing through them, including MSNBC. The American Antitrust Institute urges the FCC to reject the transaction.
MSNBC normalizes 'Breaking News' chyron for routine political coverage
MSNBC's primetime opinion shows increasingly deploy 'Breaking News' banners for routine political developments, a practice that intensifies during the 2010 midterm elections. The network uses identical visual urgency markers -- red-background chyrons, dramatic music stings, and scrolling tickers -- for both genuinely breaking events and scheduled political commentary. The technique becomes a standard engagement mechanism across all cable news but is particularly pronounced on MSNBC's opinion-heavy programming, where entire shows run under 'Breaking News' headers regardless of content timeliness.
Keith Olbermann suspended for political donations
MSNBC President Phil Griffin suspends Keith Olbermann without pay after it is revealed he donated $2,400 each to three Democratic congressional candidates, violating NBC News policy prohibiting political contributions without prior approval. An online petition for his reinstatement garners over 250,000 signatures, and he returns after a two-day suspension, but the incident foreshadows his departure two months later.
Keith Olbermann abruptly departs MSNBC
Keith Olbermann announces his departure from MSNBC during his final Countdown broadcast, with MSNBC confirming it ended his contract. The exit follows months of tension after his political donation suspension. Olbermann was the architect of MSNBC's leftward pivot and its highest-rated host, and his departure leaves a programming vacuum that Rachel Maddow eventually fills.
Comcast acquires 51% of NBCUniversal from GE
Comcast completes its acquisition of a 51% controlling stake in NBCUniversal, gaining ownership of NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, and Universal Pictures. The DOJ and FCC impose over 150 behavioral conditions to prevent anti-competitive conduct, including requirements to license programming to online competitors and prohibitions on discriminating against unaffiliated networks. The merger creates the largest vertically integrated media-distribution company in the U.S.
Microsoft exits msnbc.com, ending joint venture entirely
NBC buys Microsoft's remaining 50% interest in msnbc.com for approximately $300 million, dissolving the final remnant of the 1996 joint venture. The website rebrands as NBCNews.com, while MSNBC.com is relaunched as a companion site for the cable channel's personalities and content. The split completes MSNBC's transition from tech-news hybrid to pure cable opinion network.
Comcast acquires remaining 49% of NBCUniversal for $16.7 billion
Comcast announces it will purchase General Electric's remaining 49% stake in NBCUniversal for approximately $16.7 billion, completing the buyout on March 19, 2013. The full acquisition gives the Roberts family, through their dual-class share structure granting 33.3% voting power with about 1% economic ownership, uncontested control over MSNBC and the entire NBCUniversal portfolio.
Martin Bashir resigns after vulgar on-air Palin comments
British journalist Martin Bashir resigns from MSNBC after weeks of controversy over comments suggesting Sarah Palin should be subjected to a degrading punishment. The incident exemplifies the network's opinion-first culture where hosts regularly made inflammatory statements, damaging the network's credibility as a news organization.
Cable TV ad minutes per hour climb to 14+ minutes industry-wide
Nielsen data shows commercials now comprise 14 minutes and 15 seconds of each hour of TV on broadcast networks, up from 13 minutes and 25 seconds in 2009. Cable networks, including MSNBC, run even higher ad loads. The trend reflects steady ad load inflation across the cable news industry. MSNBC's growing opinion-first format, with its simulated urgency and fear-based segues, is designed partly to retain viewers through commercial breaks and maintain advertising yield.
Comcast spends $4 million lobbying against net neutrality rules
From late 2014 through early 2017, Comcast spends almost $4 million lobbying Congress specifically on net neutrality, including $470,000 in Q1 2015 when the FCC votes on open internet rules. Despite MSNBC and CNBC being Comcast-owned news networks, they barely mention the lobbying campaign on-air. At least 31 members of Congress own Comcast shares during this period. The lobbying demonstrates Comcast's use of its political influence to shape the regulatory environment governing its distribution monopoly.
PolitiFact finds 45% of MSNBC pundit claims rated false or worse
PolitiFact publishes its PunditFact network scorecards, finding that 45% of claims checked from NBC and MSNBC pundits and on-air personalities were rated Mostly False, False, or Pants on Fire. The analysis quantifies the gap between MSNBC's news branding and its actual accuracy, though PolitiFact notes the selection of checked claims is not random.
MSNBC primetime ratings hit all-time lows in Q1 2015
MSNBC reaches its worst quarterly ratings since at least Q2 2005, with a 39% drop in the key adult demo compared to Q1 2014. The decline prompts a mid-decade shift under new NBC News Chairman Andy Lack toward hard news coverage, sidelining opinion hosts. The pivot displaces several minority hosts and contributors.
Carriage fee blackouts cost cable networks $37 million in 2016
The cable industry experiences its most expensive year of carriage dispute blackouts, with networks losing an estimated $37.4 million in affiliate revenue. NBCUniversal leverages its portfolio bundling strategy, forcing distributors who want NBC broadcast affiliates and high-demand sports properties to also carry MSNBC and other lower-viewership channels. Retransmission fees now account for more than half of total revenues for cable news networks including MSNBC, making the bundling leverage critical to the business model.
Melissa Harris-Perry exits amid diversity concerns
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry refuses to return after her weekend show is repeatedly preempted for election coverage, calling it evidence of the network sidelining diverse voices. MSNBC fires her in March. The departure sparks a broader controversy as the National Association of Black Journalists raises concerns about MSNBC's diversity record, noting that hosts Al Sharpton, Alex Wagner, Joy Reid, and contributors Toure and Karen Finney had all been dismissed or reassigned.
NBC News turns off autoplay video, bucking industry trend
NBC News disables autoplay video on its digital properties after finding that it actually improved engagement metrics, an unusual anti-dark-pattern decision in the cable news industry. The move demonstrates that MSNBC's digital operations remain more restrained than competitors in engagement manipulation, even as on-air tactics like 'Breaking News' banners remain standard.
MSNBC becomes highest-rated cable news in primetime
For the first time in its history, MSNBC surpasses Fox News in primetime viewership during May 2017, fueled by intense interest in the Trump-Russia investigation coverage. Rachel Maddow's show averages 2.55 million viewers. MSNBC's primetime audience doubles from 897,000 at the same point in 2016, making it the third-most-watched basic cable network overall.
Comcast-NBCU merger conditions expire
The behavioral conditions imposed by the DOJ and FCC as part of the 2011 Comcast-NBCUniversal merger begin expiring, with the final conditions lapsing on September 1, 2018. The expiration removes restrictions on content licensing to competitors, open internet rules, and anti-discrimination provisions. Senator Richard Blumenthal calls for renewed DOJ investigation, warning that Comcast will now have 'incentives to engage in behavior that prioritizes its own content.'
beIN Sports dropped from Comcast over carriage fee dispute
Comcast drops beIN Sports from its cable lineup after a fee dispute, while continuing to carry its own competing NBC Sports Network on lower-cost tiers. beIN Sports files an FCC carriage complaint alleging Comcast discriminated against them by placing beIN on premium tiers while Comcast-owned sports channels enjoyed broader distribution. The FCC partially dismisses the complaint, finding differential treatment but not affiliation-based discrimination.
MSNBC ad unit costs surge 87% from 2016 levels
Standard Media Index reports MSNBC has a 'breakout year with advertisers' in 2019, with average ad unit costs rising 19% year-over-year and 87% compared to 2016. Primetime ad costs grow 29% over 2018 and 129% over 2016. Early fringe ad costs increase 114% from 2016. The surge reflects MSNBC's Trump-era ratings boom translating into premium ad pricing, even as the cable industry's standard 16-18 minute ad load per hour remains unchanged. The network ranks second among all cable networks in primetime ratings, up from 12th in 2016.
Chris Matthews resigns from Hardball amid misconduct allegations
Chris Matthews abruptly announces his retirement from MSNBC's Hardball on-air after journalist Laura Bassett accuses him of inappropriate comments in a GQ essay. It emerges that NBC paid a Hardball assistant producer $40,000 in 1999 to settle a prior sexual harassment claim against Matthews. His departure ends a 23-year run at the network and follows controversies over comparing Bernie Sanders' campaign victories to the Nazi invasion of France.
Court rules Maddow offers 'opinion, not facts' in OAN defamation case
A federal judge dismisses One America News Network's $10 million defamation suit against Rachel Maddow and MSNBC, ruling her statement that OAN is 'paid Russian propaganda' was protected opinion. The court finds Maddow's audience would reasonably understand she offers 'exaggeration and opinion, not facts.' The Ninth Circuit upholds the dismissal in 2021, ordering OAN to pay $250,000 in legal fees. The ruling effectively acknowledges the opinion-as-news opacity central to MSNBC's programming model.
MSNBC airs false 'uterus collector' claims about ICE doctor
MSNBC broadcasts claims on shows hosted by Rachel Maddow, Chris Hayes, and Nicolle Wallace labeling Dr. Mahendra Amin as 'the uterus collector' performing mass hysterectomies at an ICE detention facility in Georgia. NBC's own investigation fails to corroborate the accusations. Dr. Amin later sues for $30 million in damages, receiving death threats and losing patients as a result of the coverage. A federal judge later rules the statements were false.
NLRB finds NBC violated federal law with unilateral salary cuts
The National Labor Relations Board rules that NBC News violated federal labor law by cutting union salaries in 2020 without bargaining with the NewsGuild of New York. The DC Circuit later affirms the ruling, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay for affected union members. The violation occurred while NBC had been refusing to agree to a contract since the union's founding in 2019.
MSNBC banned from Rittenhouse trial courtroom
Judge Bruce Schroeder bans MSNBC and all NBC-affiliated personnel from the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial courthouse after police detain a freelance producer who allegedly followed the jury bus and ran a red light. The producer tells police a supervisor in New York instructed him to follow the bus. NBC claims he never contacted or photographed jurors, but the judge calls it 'an extremely serious matter.'
Rachel Maddow shifts to once-weekly hosting
Rachel Maddow, MSNBC's highest-rated host earning approximately $30 million annually, transitions from nightly to Monday-only broadcasts to pursue podcasts, documentaries, and other NBCUniversal projects. The move leaves MSNBC's primetime lineup without its biggest draw four nights a week. Alex Wagner takes over the 9 p.m. Tuesday-Friday slot but averages significantly lower ratings than Maddow had commanded.
CNN acknowledges 'Breaking News' overuse; MSNBC declines to follow
CNN's new president Chris Licht publicly acknowledges that the network 'way overuses Breaking News' and announces plans to reduce its usage. When asked whether MSNBC would adopt similar reforms, the network declines to comment. Media critics note that MSNBC's Deadline: White House regularly runs its entire hour-long broadcast under a 'Breaking News' banner for segments that do not qualify as breaking news. The refusal to reform engagement-manipulation graphics while a competitor acknowledges the problem highlights MSNBC's reliance on manufactured urgency.
Comcast executes $13.3 billion in stock buybacks
Comcast repurchases $13.328 billion of its own stock in fiscal year 2022, the largest annual buyback in the company's history. The massive capital return to shareholders occurs while Comcast simultaneously manages declining cable subscribers and news division viewership. The buyback pattern continues at $11.3 billion in 2023 and $9.1 billion in 2024.
200+ NBC/MSNBC journalists walk off job over union layoffs
More than 200 employees represented by the NewsGuild of New York stage a 24-hour walkout at NBC News and MSNBC to protest the illegal layoff of seven union-covered journalists and management's refusal to negotiate a contract after more than 1,000 days since the union's founding. Staffers rally outside NBC's Midtown Manhattan headquarters demanding an end to what they call 'union-busting.'
Comcast announces $15 billion share repurchase program
Comcast authorizes a new $15 billion stock buyback program on top of ongoing repurchases. The announcement signals continued prioritization of shareholder returns over investment in news operations, even as MSNBC faces declining viewership and aging infrastructure. CEO Brian Roberts earns $33.9 million in total compensation for 2024, a 380:1 ratio to the median employee salary.
MSNBC anchors revolt over Ronna McDaniel hiring
MSNBC hosts stage an unprecedented on-air rebellion after NBC News hires former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid political analyst. Joe Scarborough, Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid, Nicolle Wallace, Jen Psaki, and Lawrence O'Donnell all publicly denounce the decision on their shows. Chuck Todd calls it inexcusable. NBC reverses the decision within days, firing McDaniel. The incident demonstrates MSNBC's opinion hosts' power over editorial decisions.
MSNBC viewership crashes 55% after 2024 election
Following the November 2024 presidential election, MSNBC's total primetime audience plummets 55% from November 4 through December 15. The post-election collapse is the steepest in the network's history, far exceeding the typical 38% average post-election decline seen across cable news since 2004. The crash signals that MSNBC's ratings were dependent on partisan electoral engagement rather than journalistic value.
Comcast announces cable network spinoff into Versant
Comcast announces it will spin off most of its cable networks, including MSNBC, CNBC, USA, E!, and Syfy, into a new publicly traded company later named Versant. The spinoff separates declining cable assets from the higher-performing Peacock streaming and NBC broadcast operations. The networks generated $7.1 billion in revenue in 2024, down from $7.8 billion in 2022, entering the ninth consecutive year of cable subscription decline.
Al Sharpton pay-to-play scandal revealed via FEC filings
FEC filings reveal the Kamala Harris presidential campaign gave two $250,000 payments to Al Sharpton's National Action Network nonprofit in September and October 2024, weeks before Sharpton conducted a friendly on-air interview with Harris on MSNBC on October 20. MSNBC executives claim they were 'unaware' of the payments. Sharpton did not disclose the conflict of interest during either segment. An MSNBC insider calls it 'grifty and gross.'
NBC settles $30 million 'uterus collector' defamation suit
NBC settles the defamation lawsuit brought by Dr. Mahendra Amin after a federal judge ruled that 'the undisputed evidence establishes that multiple NBC statements are false,' noting Amin performed only two hysterectomies at the ICE facility, not mass procedures. Amin had sued for $10 million in compensatory and $20 million in punitive damages. Settlement terms are undisclosed. The case represented MSNBC's most significant legal liability in years.
MSNBC fires Joy Reid, lays off 99 union staffers
New MSNBC president Rebecca Kutler fires anchor Joy Reid and demotes Alex Wagner from the 9 p.m. slot to a contributor role, while 99 WGA East union staffers are laid off from at least nine shows. Rachel Maddow publicly calls the layoffs 'indefensible,' noting that MSNBC's 'two non-white hosts in primetime' both lost their shows. The WGA East condemns the 'mass layoff' and notes affected staffers were told they could reapply for their own jobs.
NBCUniversal threatens to pull channels from YouTube TV
NBCUniversal publicly threatens to pull all NBC networks, including MSNBC, from YouTube TV over carriage fee disputes. NBCU demands higher per-subscriber fees from streaming services than it charges legacy cable providers, and requires bundling of its entire portfolio including low-viewership channels. Fubo accuses NBCU of demanding it carry 'expensive, non-sports channels' to access popular properties. The dispute briefly results in a channel blackout before a deal is reached in October.
NBC News Group cuts 150 positions before Versant split
NBC News lays off approximately 150 employees, about 7-8% of its staff, as it prepares for the separation of MSNBC and CNBC into the Versant spinoff. The cuts eliminate dedicated teams covering Black, Asian American, Latino, and LGBTQ+ communities. Affected employees are given 60 days' notice and encouraged to apply for 140 open roles. Over 200 journalists subsequently protest with a walkout.
MS NOW announces paid subscription streaming service for 2026
Versant confirms plans to launch a direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service for MS NOW in summer 2026, described as 'a home for progressives on digital' that will combine a 24/7 live TV feed, curated host insights, community features, and civic engagement tools. The service creates new switching costs by tying content access to a paid membership with community lock-in, moving beyond the frictionless channel-changing of cable to a model requiring subscription commitment and building identity-based retention around political community features.
MSNBC rebrands as MS NOW with $20 million campaign
MSNBC officially rebrands as MS NOW ('My Source News Opinion World') on November 15, backed by a $20 million 'We The People' advertising campaign featuring Rachel Maddow reading the U.S. Constitution. The rebrand accompanies the network's relocation from 30 Rockefeller Plaza to Versant's headquarters at 229 West 43rd Street. Branding experts express skepticism, and the rebrand immediately precedes the network hitting 25-year viewership lows.
Versant completes spinoff, stock drops 15% on first trading day
Comcast completes the Versant spinoff effective January 2, 2026. Versant begins trading on Nasdaq under ticker VSNT on January 5, opening at $45.17 before falling more than 15% below $40 per share. The spinoff inherits cable networks including MS NOW (MSNBC), CNBC, USA, E!, and Syfy, entering an industry in its ninth consecutive year of subscription decline. Versant's assets generated declining revenue: $7.1 billion in 2024, down from $7.8 billion in 2022.
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D1: User Value Erosion
D2: Business Customer Exploitation
D3: Shareholder Extraction
D4: Lock-in & Switching Costs
D5: Twiddling & Algorithmic Opacity
D6: Dark Patterns
D7: Advertising & Monetization Pressure
D8: Competitive Conduct
D9: Labor & Governance
D10: Regulatory & Legal Posture
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Reuters description corrected: now behind metered paywall ($1/week), no longer free. Removed confusing AP News mention from Reuters entry.