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What did the judge say about Rachel Maddow?

The judge concluded that Maddow was far too silly to be taken as a credible news source. The lawsuit against Maddow was brought by OANN, a news network that Maddow falsely accused on her show as being controlled by the Kremlin. For the lawsuit to go forward, OANN would had to have shown that Maddow’s show stated facts rather than opinions.

Is Rachel Maddow writing a column for the Washington Post?

"MSNBC's Rachel Maddow to write Washington Post column". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2013. ^ Amlen, Deb (March 1, 2018).

Was Rachel Maddow sued for $10 million by one America News?

^ "Rachel Maddow sued for $10 million by One America News in defamation case". CBS News. September 10, 2019. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

Was Rachel Maddow the first out lesbian to host a news show?

"Rachel Maddow Becomes First Out Lesbian to Host Prime-Time News Show". AfterEllen.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. ^ a b c d Barnhart, Aaron (June 15, 2008). "MSNBC's Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow are young, geeky and hot".

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When did Rachel Maddow become a political analyst?

In January 2008, Maddow became an MSNBC political analyst and was a regular panelist on MSNBC's Race for the White House with David Gregory and MSNBC's election coverage as well as a frequent contributor on Countdown with Keith Olbermann.

What award did Rachel Maddow win?

George Tiller, and the anti-abortion movement. In August 2010, Maddow won the Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award, which was presented by the Interfaith Alliance.

How much did Rachel Maddow pay in 2019?

On September 10, 2019, the One America News Network (OAN) filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against Maddow for $10 million, after Maddow described the network as "paid Russian propaganda" on her program on July 22.

What high school did Rachel Maddow go to?

She is a graduate of Castro Valley High School and attended Stanford University.

When did Rachel Maddow become a guest on Tucker Carlson?

In June 2005, Maddow became a regular panelist on the MSNBC show Tucker, hosted by Tucker Carlson. During and after the November 2006 election, she was a guest on CNN 's Paula Zahn Now; she was also a correspondent for The Advocate Newsmagazine, an LGBT-oriented short-form newsmagazine for Logo deriving from news items published by The Advocate. In January 2008, Maddow became an MSNBC political analyst and was a regular panelist on MSNBC's Race for the White House with David Gregory and MSNBC's election coverage as well as a frequent contributor on Countdown with Keith Olbermann.

Where is Rachel Maddow from?

Maddow was born in Castro Valley, California. Her father, Robert B. Maddow, is a former United States Air Force captain who resigned his commission the year before her birth and then worked as a lawyer for the East Bay Municipal Utility District. Her mother, Elaine (née Gosse), was a school program administrator. She has one older brother, David. Her paternal grandfather was from a family of Eastern European Ashkenazi Jews (the original family surname being "Medvedof"), who arrived in the United States from the Russian Empire. Her paternal grandmother was of Dutch ( Protestant) descent. Her Canadian mother, originally from Newfoundland and Labrador, has English and Irish ancestry.

Who replaced Rachel Maddow on MSNBC?

The Rachel Maddow Show. Main article: The Rachel Maddow Show. In August 2008, MSNBC announced The Rachel Maddow Show would replace Verdict with Dan Abrams in the network's 9:00 p.m. slot the following month. Following its debut, the show topped Countdown as the highest-rated show on MSNBC on several occasions.

Can Rachel Maddow be sued?

Rachel Maddow’s Own Attorneys Argued that She Shouldn’t be Taken Seriously. MSNBC’s lawyers argued – and a court agreed – that Maddow can’t be sued for defamation, even when she accuses an outlet of being “literally paid Russian propaganda,” because nobody takes her seriously.

Can Maddow be sued for defamation?

MSNBC’s lawyers argued – and a court agreed – that Maddow can’t be sued for defamation, even when she accuses an outlet of being “literally paid Russian propaganda,” because nobody takes her seriously. No liberal outlet will mention this even as they *constantly* say it about Fox.

Who sued Karen McDougal?

After Carlson accused former Playboy model Karen McDougal of extorting President Donald Trump, she filed a defamation lawsuit in 2019. US District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil, who ruled in Carlson’s favor, wrote an opinion echoing much of Fox’s own defense of the Fox News host.

Who said "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"?

But then, as Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.”. And the media certainly haven’t shown any consistency when it comes to a nearly identical court case made by MSNBC’s most popular personality, Rachel Maddow.

Who brought the lawsuit against Rachel Maddow?

The lawsuit against Maddow was brought by OANN, a news network that Maddow falsely accused on her show as being controlled by the Kremlin. For the lawsuit to go forward, OANN would had to have shown that Maddow’s show stated facts rather than opinions.

What did Maddow's lawyer say about Alex Jones?

In court Maddow’s lawyer argued that her show was one of “quintessential statements of rhetorical hyperbole, incapable of being proved true or false. ”. John Nolte called Maddow’s lawyer’s claim “the Alex Jones defense,” although comparing Maddow to Jones is an insult to Jones in light of the Russigate and Avenatti hoaxers Maddow perpetrated.

Is Maddow a real news show?

Maddow’s win is America’s gain. No one can credibly claim that Maddow’s show is real news.

Is Rachel Maddow a journalist?

Maddow’s “I’m Not a Real Journalist” Defense Prevails in Court. Any belief that Rachel Maddow is a journalist was set to rest in a San Diego federal courtroom on Friday, with a federal judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought against Maddow. The judge concluded that Maddow was far too silly to be taken as a credible news source.

How much did Rachel Maddow pay for her defamation?

A judge ordered the parent company for right-wing cable network One America News Network to pay MSNBC and host Rachel Maddow nearly $250,000 in legal fees after a failed defamation lawsuit.

How much did Maddow get paid for the NBC case?

After NBC Universal, MSNBC and Maddow asked for nearly $350,000 in legal fees, the court permanently dismissed the case and on Friday awarded the defendants $247,667.50.

Who is Amy Wolf?

In a 2019 letter to OAN, Amy Wolf, a counselor for NBCUniversal, MSNBC's parent company, argued that Maddow's comment was a "protected opinion based on disclosed facts" following a Daily Beast article that reported OAN reporter Kristian Rouz was also paid to write for Sputnik, which is funded by the Russian government.

What is Rachel Maddow's OAN?

MSNBC's top-rated host Rachel Maddow devoted a segment in 2019 to accusing the right-wing cable outlet One America News (OAN) of being a paid propaganda outlet for the Kremlin. Discussing a Daily Beast article which noted that one OAN reporter was a "Russian national” who was simultaneously writing copy for the Russian-owned outlet Sputnik on a freelance contract, Maddow escalated the allegation greatly into a broad claim about OAN's real identity and purpose: “in this case,” she announced, “the most obsequiously pro-Trump right wing news outlet in America really literally is paid Russian propaganda."

What is the point of Maddow's show?

The point of Maddow’s show is for her to provide the news but also to offer her opinions as to that news. Therefore, the Court finds that the medium of the alleged defamatory statement makes it more likely that a reasonable viewer would not conclude that the contested statement implies an assertion of objective fact.

Is Maddow's lawsuit similar to Carlson's?

It is virtually impossible to find similar headlines about Maddow even though the judicial rationale justifying dismissal of the lawsuit against her was virtually identical to the one used in Carlson's case.

Does Rachel Maddow provide factual news?

Maddow's own viewers, ruled the court, not only expect but desire that she will not provide the news in factual form but will exaggerate and even distort reality in order to shape her opinion-driven analysis (emphasis added):

Was Carlson motivated to speak?

Fox News has convincingly argued that Mr. Carlson was motivated to speak about a timely political cause and that, in this context, it is clear that his charge of “extortion” should not be interpreted as an accusation of an actual crime.

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Early Life and Education

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Maddow was born in Castro Valley, California. Her father, Robert B. Maddow, is a former United States Air Force captain who resigned his commission the year before her birth and then worked as a lawyer for the East Bay Municipal Utility District. Her mother, Elaine (née Gosse), was a school program administrator. Sh…
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Radio

  • Maddow's first job as a radio host was in 1999 at WRNX (100.9 FM) in Holyoke, Massachusetts, then home to "The Dave in the Morning Show". She entered and won a contest the station held to find a new second lead for the show's principal host, Dave Brinnel. After the WRNX show, she hosted Big Breakfast on WRSI in Northampton, Massachusetts, for two years, leaving in 2004 to …
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Television

  • In June 2005, Maddow became a regular panelist on the MSNBC show Tucker, hosted by Tucker Carlson. During and after the November 2006 election, she was a guest on CNN's Paula Zahn Now; she was also a correspondent for The Advocate Newsmagazine, an LGBT-oriented short-form newsmagazine for Logo deriving from news items published by The Advocate. In January …
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Writing

  • Maddow wrote Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power (2012) about the role of the military in postwar American politics. Upon its release, Drift reached the first position of The New York Times Best Seller listfor hardcover nonfiction. In December 2013, The Washington Postannounced that Maddow would write a monthly opinion column for the paper, contributing …
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Public Image and Publicity

  • A 2011 Hollywood Reporter profile of Maddow said she was able to deliver news "with agenda, but not hysteria". A Newsweek profile said, "At her best, Maddow debates ideological opponents with civility and persistence ... but for all her eloquence, she can get so wound up ripping Republicans that she sounds like another smug cable partisan." The Baltimore Sun critic David Zurawik accus…
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Political Views

  • Maddow opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In February 2013, she said: During the 2008 presidential election, Maddow did not formally support any candidate. Concerning Barack Obama's candidacy, Maddow said: "I have never and still don't think of myself as an Obama supporter, either professionally or actually." In 2010, Republican Senator Scott Brown speculate…
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Personal Life

  • Maddow splits her time between Manhattan, New York and West Cummington, Massachusetts with her partner, artist Susan Mikula.They met in 1999, when Maddow was working on her doctoral dissertation. Maddow has dealt with cyclical depression since puberty. In a 2012 interview, she stated, "It doesn't take away from my joy or my work or my energy, but coping wit…
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Honors and Awards

  1. 2017 Emmy Award in the Outstanding Live Interview category for The Rachel Maddow Show segment "One-on-One with Kellyanne Conway".
  2. 2017 Emmy Award in the Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis category for The Rachel Maddow Showstory "An American Disaster: The Crisis in Flint".
  3. 2011 Emmy Award in the Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis category for The Rachel …
  1. 2017 Emmy Award in the Outstanding Live Interview category for The Rachel Maddow Show segment "One-on-One with Kellyanne Conway".
  2. 2017 Emmy Award in the Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis category for The Rachel Maddow Showstory "An American Disaster: The Crisis in Flint".
  3. 2011 Emmy Award in the Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis category for The Rachel Maddow Showsegments "Good Morning Landlocked Central Asia!".
  4. Maddow was named in Outmagazine's "Out 100" list of the "gay men and women who moved culture" in 2008.

in Popular Culture

  • Tracey Ullman played Maddow in her Showtime comedy series Tracey Ullman's State of the Union. Maddow invited Ullman on her show and interviewed her in January 2010. Abby Elliott and Melissa Villasenor have both played Maddow in sketches on Saturday Night Live. Maddow appeared as a character on the November 3, 2013 episode of The Simpsons, "Four Regrettings a…
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Bibliography

  1. Maddow, Rachel (2012). Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power. Crown. ISBN 978-0-307-46098-1.
  2. Maddow, Rachel (2019). Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth. Crown. ISBN 978-0-525-57547-4.
  3. Maddow, Rachel; Yarvitz, Michael (2020). Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-up, an…
  1. Maddow, Rachel (2012). Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power. Crown. ISBN 978-0-307-46098-1.
  2. Maddow, Rachel (2019). Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth. Crown. ISBN 978-0-525-57547-4.
  3. Maddow, Rachel; Yarvitz, Michael (2020). Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House. ISBN 9780593136683.