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NBC News Keeps Chasing Conservatives With Controversial Talent Moves
NBC News has a made several controversial moves and hires in recent years in a bid to woo Republican and conservative viewers
“It couldn’t be a more important moment to have a voice like Ronna’s on the team,” said Carrie Budoff Brown, the NBC News executive with direct oversight of political coverage and “ Meet The Press,” said in a memo Friday, noting that McDaniel would offer “an insider’s perspective on national politics and the future of the Republican Party.” McDaniel’s arrival sparked so much chatter that MSNBC President Rashida Jones felt compelled to soothe ruffled anchors and producers with an internal memo, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal, noting that former RNC chief would not be appearing on the left-leaning cable outlet. The aforementioned reasons no doubt played some part in CBS News’ 2022 decision to hire Mick Mulvaney, a former Trump White House chief of staff, and 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. So a day could come in the not-too-distant future when MSNBC anchor Jen Psaki, the former White House Press Secretary, and McDaniel find themselves sitting on the same dais during a major party convention or Election Night.
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