<sod>MSNBC has been accused of [[Media bias in the United States|biased reporting]] in favor of [[Modern liberalism in the United States|liberal]] politics. Since the mid-2000s, MSNBC has openly embraced left-wing policies, acknowledging this stance with a 2010 marketing campaign called "Lean Forward".<ref name=NYT>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/business/media/06msnb.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin Cable Channel Nods to Ratings and Leans Left]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Published November 6, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2008.</ref><ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{cite news | last=Kurtz | first = Howard | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090800008_pf.html | title=MSNBC Drops Olbermann, Matthews as News Anchors | work = [[The Washington Post]] | date=2008-09-08 | accessdate=2008-09-30 }}</ref><ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news | last=Stelter | first=Brian| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/business/media/08msnbc.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink | title = MSNBC Takes Incendiary Hosts From Anchor Seat | work = [[The New York Times]] | date=2008-09-07 | accessdate=2008-09-30 }}</ref><ref>http://people-press.org/files/legacy-pdf/467.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/30/study-nbc-news-doesnt-fol_n_139162.html |title=Study: NBC News Doesn't Follow MSNBC's Partisan Drift |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= 2008-10-30|accessdate=2010-07-30 |first=David |last=Bauder}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/39507182/ns/business-media_biz/ MSNBC to 'lean forward' in a two year brand campaign] retrieved 2010-10-13</ref><ref name="Newsvine">{{cite web | author = David Bauder | title = How MSNBC is Surviving after Olbermann | publisher = Newsvine.com | date = June 19, 2011| url = http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/19/6893065-how-msnbc-is-surviving-after-olbermann| accessdate = August 26, 2012}}</ref>{{overcite}} Further, in September 2013, MSNBC launched its revamped official [[website]] under the [[tagline]], "What Progressives Have Been Waiting For."<ref>{{cite news|title=MSNBC Teases New Website: 'What Progressives Have Been Waiting For'|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/26/msnbc-new-website-teaser_n_3995309.html|publisher=Huffington Post | first=Katherine|last=Fung|date=September 26, 2013}}</ref><eod>
<sod>MSNBC has been accused of [[Media bias in the United States|biased reporting]] in favor of [[Modern liberalism in the United States|liberal]] politics. Since the late 2000s, MSNBC has openly embraced left-wing policies, acknowledging this stance with a 2010 marketing campaign called "Lean Forward".<ref name=NYT>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/business/media/06msnb.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin Cable Channel Nods to Ratings and Leans Left]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Published November 6, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2008.</ref><ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{cite news | last=Kurtz | first = Howard | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090800008_pf.html | title=MSNBC Drops Olbermann, Matthews as News Anchors | work = [[The Washington Post]] | date=2008-09-08 | accessdate=2008-09-30 }}</ref><ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news | last=Stelter | first=Brian| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/business/media/08msnbc.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink | title = MSNBC Takes Incendiary Hosts From Anchor Seat | work = [[The New York Times]] | date=2008-09-07 | accessdate=2008-09-30 }}</ref><ref>http://people-press.org/files/legacy-pdf/467.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/30/study-nbc-news-doesnt-fol_n_139162.html |title=Study: NBC News Doesn't Follow MSNBC's Partisan Drift |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= 2008-10-30|accessdate=2010-07-30 |first=David |last=Bauder}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/39507182/ns/business-media_biz/ MSNBC to 'lean forward' in a two year brand campaign] retrieved 2010-10-13</ref><ref name="Newsvine">{{cite web | author = David Bauder | title = How MSNBC is Surviving after Olbermann | publisher = Newsvine.com | date = June 19, 2011| url = http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/19/6893065-how-msnbc-is-surviving-after-olbermann| accessdate = August 26, 2012}}</ref>{{overcite}} Further, in September 2013, MSNBC launched its revamped official [[website]] under the [[tagline]], "What Progressives Have Been Waiting For."<ref>{{cite news|title=MSNBC Teases New Website: 'What Progressives Have Been Waiting For'|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/26/msnbc-new-website-teaser_n_3995309.html|publisher=Huffington Post | first=Katherine|last=Fung|date=September 26, 2013}}</ref><eod>