The abrupt suspension of MSNBC's liberal firebrand Keith Olbermann for making donations to Democrat candidates has ignited a national debate over journalistic objectivity and media partisanship, with many critics, including a U.S. senator, questioning the motives of network parent GE as it prepares to hand the No. 2 cable-news outlet to new owners.
MSNBC will soon become part of cable giant Comcast, which is due to close its acquisition of the company before year's end.
Outspoken liberal Olbermann has the top rated political show on MSNBC.
Click here to put any of MSNBC's programs in perspective by comparing to Fox News.
The Olbermann reinstatement story is here.