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A look at the shakeup happening at MSNBC

MSNBC has experienced a number of changes at high profile anchor positions, including Joy Reid. What's behind this shakeup and what could be next for the storied network?

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David Folkenflik was described by Geraldo Rivera of Fox News as "a really weak-kneed, backstabbing, sweaty-palmed reporter." Others have been kinder. The Columbia Journalism Review, for example, once gave him a "laurel" for reporting that immediately led the U.S. military to institute safety measures for journalists in Baghdad.