NBC News on Tuesday ousted former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel, just days after her hiring as a paid political analyst sparked intense backlash from the network’s top television anchors over McDaniel’s role in subverting the 2020 election and attacks on the press.

“There is no doubt that the last several days have been difficult for the News Group,” NBCUniversal News Group President Cesar Conde said in a memo to staff. “After listening to the legitimate concerns of many of you, I have decided that Ronna McDaniel will not be an NBC News contributor.”

“I want to personally apologize to our team members who felt we let them down,” Conde continued. “While this was a collective recommendation by some members of our leadership team, I approved it and take full responsibility for it.”

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    4
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    9 months ago

    CNN has been doing it for years

    CNN sits more to the center, though, so it’s not a stretch for them.

    And maybe it’s okay to be centrist, as long as we avoid whackadoo stuff like “teaching the controversy”, and discuss the more straightforward wrong-headed stuff while avoiding the nutball wrong-headed stuff. Outline how cost-effective services is met through consolidation and results-based goals and not through firing the inspectors and requiring everyone to pay everything separately so fat-cat buddies will send kick-backs in thanks.

      • harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        9 months ago

        No, CNN has moved to the right. The GQP has moved very far to the right and the “news” networks have followed at a distance (except Fux News who helped push the shift) in order to keep the shareholders happy.