NBC offered Ronna McDaniel a better contract to appear on MSNBC

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

MSNBC President Rashida Jones participated in recruiting former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel earlier this month and McDaniel was offered a more lucrative contributor contract after she agreed to appear on MSNBC and not just NBC News, according to people familiar with the matter.

NBC News said on Tuesday that McDaniel — who repeatedly backed Donald Trump in raising questions about the validity of the 2020 election and helped organize a scheme involving alternate electors — would not appear on the network as a paid contributor after MSNBC’s anchors repeatedly attacked the hiring and called for the decision to be reversed.

But Jones had a one-on-one video call in early March after an executive at NBC News orchestrated the contact, according to the people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal discussions.

McDaniel was concerned she would face particularly harsh interviews, and the liberal-leaning viewers would not respond to her positively, according to people with knowledge of her concerns. Her original preference was just to appear on NBC News, the people said, and early talks with the network had centered around NBC appearances.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/27/ronna-mcdaniel-nbc-msnbc-contract/

[RockRaven]

1. Does anyone who was fawning over Jones b/c McDaniel was supposedly

only going to appear on NBC and not MSNBC want to take another crack at that take?

[LiberalFighter]

2. Rashida Jones needs to be removed. She doesn't have a brain worth using.

[agingdem]

4. I can see why Rashida Jones hired McDaniel...

they both have a problem with the truth...and yes Jones has to go but so does Rebecca Bluestein and Carrie Budoff Brown..they led the hiring process..

[brush]

6. Have to agree. Some heads need to roll as they seem to want MSNBC to copy CNN's rightward shift.

Bravo and brava to the MSNBC host going on-air to standing firm against the hire.

[agingdem]

3. so when Rashida Jones assured the MSNBC hosts

McDaniel would not be appearing on the cable network she was LYING? OMG..not

[tulipsandroses]

5. I lost all respect for Jones after what she and other execs did to Tiffany Cross

I’m not surprised that she would be wooing this insurrectionist.

[BaronChocula]

7. There aren't emojis... nt

[Qutzupalotl]

8. To rub the insurrection in our faces.

As if to say, What are you going to do about it?

[ShazzieB]

10. They tried, but they did NOT succeed!

[ShazzieB]

9. Well, she wasn't wrong!

"McDaniel was concerned she would face particularly harsh interviews, and the liberal-leaning viewers would not respond to her positively, according to people with knowledge of her concerns."

No effing kidding. I guess she must have a few functioning brain cells, since she was able to figure that out!

Not a smart idea, NBC excecs. Pretty darned stupid, actually.

I'm really proud of the MSNBC folks for sticking to their principles and letting the network fat cats know they were making a huge mistake. At least some of the NBC staff deserve credit, too. It sounds like those network honchos didn't know what hit them!

[HandmaidsTaleUntold]

11. Eff That

MSNBC better get out of the moderate both sides gutter. Or we will all leave.

[calimary]

12. Welcome to DU, HandmaidsTaleUntold!

I'm so with you on that. If I want conservative or conservative-leaning crap, I'll turn to Pox Noise. And I NEVER turn to Pox Noise, just on principle!

[HandmaidsTaleUntold]

20. Sucks The Middle Has Moved

Republicans love it because now being far right means being ok with violent insurrection and political executions. I blame corporate America and evangelicals. But also those in our party who thought moderate wouldn’t have consequences. I used to be livid over it. With age I understand meeting in the middle and not being extreme. But I also realize we lose battles when we go soft milquetoast.

[keopeli]

13. These people are why TSF even has a chance in this election. It's as if they've totally forgotten these people attempted

a coup d'etat! They are traitors! Yet, these types of people are ready to move on and say, oh well, I guess it's all water under the bridge. Instead of jail, let's put them on our channel and get their commentary on what is happening in the news.

Wow. Yes, they need to be fired. But this is symptomatic of a larger problem with our whole country.

[Earth-shine]

14. MSNBC is not our friend.

If it was, we wouldn't have four hours of Joe Scar in the morning.

Ultimately, they are a business entity owned by Comcast.

[SouthernDem4ever]

15. She's quite the asshole

McDaniel was concerned she would face particularly harsh interviews, and the liberal-leaning viewers would not respond to her positively

Let's say what is the actual truth - You're a F'ing liar and the people who normally watch MSNBC don't like being lied to and gaslighted. So that statement means if you're conservative, you love to lie and your audience loves to hear that. Rashida Jones should be docked all the money paid to this charlatan.

[Farmer-Rick]

16. I stopped watching MSNBC

I'll pick up free YouTube videos now and then, but I stopped watching them regularly.

I feel that they are ashamed to be identified as liberal. It's like they hate their audience and are always trying to turn them into Republicons. They only have about 3 hours of decent liberal broadcasting anyway. All the rest of their programming is very Republicon light.

It's kind of funny how corporate
media thinks of their audience. Fox thinks their audience is stupid and MSNBC hates their audience.

[Happy Hoosier]

17. I'm still just shocked at the supposed Business Experts at NBC news...

... thinking this was EVER a good idea. WTF were they thinking? Are they so disconnected from reality of these people that they thought this would make them money? From WHOM?

The Bosses at NBC should gut the news managment that pushed this through. Absolute incompetence, and the shareholders should emand some heads.

[NonPC]

18. Where Can I Apply For a Job at NBC?

Make stupid decisions and have a cool multi-million dollar paycheck.

[Happy Hoosier]

19. EXACTLY.

I work in defense-related aviation. While I meet a ton of super-smart and super-capable people, I also meet some absolute morons that are making WAY more than me. Most of them work for the Aerospace big boys. PLenty of good people there too, but some of these idiots.... OMFG.