FILE - This Aug. 2, 2011 file photo shows MSNBC President Phil Griffin, left, answering a question as Rachel Maddow, host of "The Rachel Maddow Show," looks on at the NBC Universal summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. In the wake of several incidents involving offensive tweets and comments by MSNBC staff, Griffin has quietly put the word out to hosts to avoid personal attacks. Maddow's meticulous, fact-based criticisms of conservatives is looked upon as the network's model. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)