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NBC News Faces Growing Pressure as Its Journalists Rebel Against Ronna McDaniel
NBC News faces growing pressure to rebuke former RNC chief Ronna McDaniel following on-air protests by talent like Chuck Todd and 'Morning Joe' team.
They can acknowledge that McDaniel’s ability to fulfill her new contract has likely been compromised, or they can make a public display of corporate force and insist that she appear on programs despite any ambivalence about having her on. So did CNN’s 2019 effort to bring aboard political operative Sarah Isgur, a former spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Justice under Jeff Sessions, in a managing editorial role. People familiar with the anchor say that even after leaving “Meet The Press” duties last year, Todd remains very protective of the program, which has been on the air since 1947 — one of the longest-running shows on TV.
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