Man, I hate having to admit I was wrong...

...especially after I have expressed (self) righteous indignation. Anyhoo, it turns out that transcripts are still available on MSNBC's website. I will update with info on how to get to those transcripts.

UPDATE: Here's how to get to the transcripts:

1. Go to the MSNBC main page.
2. In the upper right section, click on MSNBC TV.
3. Once you get to the front page of MSNBC TV, you will see a block entitled "Explore," which should have four tabs. The last tab is "About us." Click that tab, and then you will see a link for "Transcripts of previous shows."

See, there used to be a separate, clearly seen, "Transcripts" button on each MSNBC TV program web page, and there was also a "Transcripts" link on a pop up menu for MSNBC TV. And now those are gone, and the link for transcripts is buried in the oh so obvious "About us" tab. And that is apparently the only place there is a link to the transcripts page.

So, while I was wrong in my previous rant, I still feel justified in being annoyed. ;-)

Getting back to normal...

I have once again opened up comments to anyone, not just registered Blogger users. I hope the spam postings will remain at bay.

Thanks for nothing, MSNBC.

MSNBC is one of my favorite news sources, but has just annoyed me greatly. MSNBC previously has had available on the site the transcripts for most of its TV shows. Well, apparently, the network is no longer providing those transcripts.

And that pisses me off. Being able to use a printed transcript is far easier than listening to audio and typing out what has been said. That takes a lot of time and energy, and often I don't have that much time and energy. I guess MSNBC thought that little ol' me would somehow be competing with the giant corporate network or that somehow my quoting excerpts from those transcripts would take away from the network's income.

What a bunch of crap. The transcripts would come out about 24 hours after a given broadcast, so it's not like I was using MSNBC to get to a story first. Moreover, by quoting those transcripts and providing links to the MSNBC site, I was helping to promote MSNBC and direct people to the website. Now that transcripts are no longer available, I will be far less likely to rely on MSNBC, meaning I will be less likely to mention the network or direct people to its website.

Way to go, MSNBC! I guess I'll start relying more on CNN, ABC, CBS, and other major networks (except Faux News, of course). You see, they provide printed versions of all their reports.

Temporary change

Not that this will affect many people, but I have made a change in my "comments" settings to allow only those registered with Blogger to post comments. I have been semi-inundated with spam postings the last few days, and that fact necessitated the change.