Dismay as Mehdi Hasan’s MSNBC and Peacock news show cancelled
by Erum Salam in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#6GSK6)
British-born journalist's program had gained reputation for hard-hitting interviews
The cable TV channel MSNBC and its sister network NBC's Peacock streaming service is cancelling the weekend news show The Mehdi Hasan Show, with its eponymous outspoken host, people familiar with the decision have told the news website Semafor.
The host and journalist Mehdi Hasan will instead become an on-camera analyst and guest host, the outlet reported on Thursday. The Peacock original show will be replaced by an additional hour of Ayman, the news program hosted by Ayman Mohyeldin.
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