I always thought this was a sort of news stations replaying the apple 1984 superbowl commercial, that a piece of media covered by the rest of media gives aforem

I always thought this was a sort of news stations replaying the apple 1984 superbowl commercial, that a piece of media covered by the rest of media gives aforementioned piece free publicity. When a journalist shows up on either of these shows, the host is I’m lying you should watch out (pay/subscribe) for said journalists work. Maddow even ends segments reminding viewers to subscribe to their local newpaper to keep them alive.