MSNBC Officially Changes Name to MS NOW as Critics Share Bold Reactions
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Critics aren't holding back with their opinions on the switch-up.

Critics aren’t holding back with their opinions on the switch-up.

    • BananaTrifleViolin@piefed.worldEnglish
      9·
      13 days ago

      There may be another name change but not back to NBC. “MS NOW” was spun off from NBC so can’t really use the name any more. The “meaning” behind MSNOW is nonsense; the reality is it’s 5 characters like MSNBC and sounds similar enough while being easier to say. They shouldn’t have tried to make it a dumb acronym and make it seem like there was more thought in the name than there really was; thats whats driven lots of ridicule.

  • calliope@retrolemmy.com
    15·
    13 days ago

    Oh… uh… wow, that all looks very cheap!

    MSNBC was always kind of weird, since MS literally stood for “Microsoft” (originally even relating to MSN if anyone remembers that) but now it’s just depressing.

    It’s amazing, because most TV news looks extremely cheap now. Fox led the way, with OAN and Breitbart looking even worse.

  • KaChilde@sh.itjust.works
    11·
    13 days ago

    The article points out the most the most confusing part of this for me: They do not have the @msnow account on twitter, or even msnow.com domain. Seems very weird to make a change like this without preparing social media accounts in advance.

    Who rushed this change through?

    • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      12 days ago

      also they have nothing to do with microsoft at all. why bend over backwards to keep the “MS” part of the name?

      • edgemaster72@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        12 days ago

        I guess they figure if they keep the first few letters the same, people will go “what was that MS newsy channel thing I watch? Oh here it is, I guess. MS NOW. That doesn’t sound right, but these are the people I recognize.”