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MSNBC’s New Chief Plots First Moves, Poised to Expand Screen Time for Jen Psaki, ‘Weekend’ Trio


MSNBC is poised to give more screen time to Jen Psaki and 'The Weekend' trio of Michael Steele, Alicia Melendez and Symone Sanders-Townshend

With Comcast splitting off the bulk of its cable assets into a separate, publicly-traded company, MSNBC is likely to have to navigate a future cut off from the newsgathering resources of NBC News. At present, a group of traditional news anchors, including Katy Tur and Chris Jansing, fill MSNBC’s weekday hours, offering reporting and journalism that isn’t as dipped in blue as the outlet’s primetime opinion programs. Both MSNBC and CNN saw significant erosion following Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the national conversation, and both have unveiled programing shake-ups in recent weeks.

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