Editing Starbucks (section)

=== MSNBC ===
Starting on June 1, 2009, the [[MSNBC]] morning news program ''[[Morning Joe]]'' has been presented as "brewed by Starbucks" and the show's logo changed to include the company logo. Although the hosts have previously consumed Starbucks coffee on air "for free" in the words of MSNBC president [[Phil Griffin (presenter)|Phil Griffin]], it was not paid placement at that time.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Stelter|first=Brian|date=May 31, 2009|title=Starbucks Is Now the Official Joe of 'Morning Joe'|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/business/media/01joe.html|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The move was met with mixed reactions from rival news organizations, viewed as both a clever partnership in an economic downturn and a compromise of journalistic standards.<ref>{{cite news|last=Guthrie|first=Marisa|date=June 2, 2009|title='Morning Joe' Starbucks Sponsorship Gets Mixed Reactions|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/morning-joe-starbucks-sponsorship-gets-mixed-reactions-34877}}</ref> The endorsement deal ended in August 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shaw|first=Dorsey|date=September 16, 2013|title=MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Loses Its Starbucks Endorsement Deal|work=[[BuzzFeed]]|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/dorsey/did-msnbcs-morning-joe-lose-its-starbucks-endorsement-deal}}</ref>