Posted on 04/12/2022 1:54:52 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
NEW YORK (AP) — The hiring of non-journalists as contributors to television news organizations isn’t new. Far less common is seeing pushback to such decisions from journalists working there, as has happened recently at CBS and NBC News.
Discontent emerged over CBS’ hiring of former Trump administration official Mick Mulvaney as a commentator and discussions about current White House press secretary Jen Psaki working at MSNBC when her time in the Biden administration is through.
In both cases, journalists have been quiet publicly about their concerns over the decisions. Because of concern about Psaki — which has raised ethical issues for the press secretary — NBC News President Noah Oppenheim was compelled to address the discussions in a phone meeting with Washington-based staff, first reported by CNN.
While both cases are different, the fact that these internal complaints surfaced illustrates some of the pressures many journalists feel under, said Mark Whitaker, a former executive at NBC News, CNN and Newsweek. They already work in a hyper-partisan time and face accusations of promoting “fake news,” he said.
“Even in opinion journalism, a respect for facts is essential,” said Geneva Overholser, a veteran consultant who’s worked at both the University of Missouri and USC Annenberg journalism schools.
“I read the CBS staff reaction as trying to hold onto that principle, to continue to uphold the network’s honor,” she said. “More power to them.”
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Psaki psucks.
Sounds like some journos are jealous that political hacks like Steffy Stephanopolos and Covid Jenny are grabbing the big buck slots.
Why the anger? There a very few “Journalists” in the entire field. Most are just political hacks masquerading as Journalists or News Readers a ridiculously inflated salaries.
Move over, Rover and let Jenny take over.
Wow! what a claim. There are journalists in TV news. I don’t think so.
” Non-journalists “ ?
As if that designation is in any way sacrosanct.
“They already work in a hyper-partisan time and face accusations of promoting “fake news,” he said. “
They need to prove in every case that they are not or be fired on the spot.
Vichy news media.
Came here to post this. Only journalists I can think of are Lara Logan and Sharyl Attkisson. And they left CBS long ago.
My thoughts as well...”journalists” troubled by a lack of journalistic standards? Really?
“ to continue to uphold the network’s honor,”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA….
HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO…..
STOP IT…YER KILLNG ME!
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What is a Journalist?
More like mouthpieces for globohomo and ridiculous pro-ukraine propaganda.
Okay, this really got me. It's a real hoot!
None of these leftwing media freaks are journalists in the first place. They are simply mouthpieces for the deep state and Wall Street and their copy is written for them.
Honor? Don’t make me laugh.
Hmm. On another completely unrelated note, how many years ago was Bill Clinton spin-doctor George Stephanopoulos made the Chief Washington correspondent of ABC news? 20? Yeah, 20. Oh wait, maybe that is related. Any journalists say a word? Ever?
“I read the CBS staff reaction as trying to hold onto that principle, to continue to uphold the network’s honor,”
No, this is like a prostitute getting angry when they find out their johns are getting cheap sex from amateurs on Craig’s list.
AP trying to draw an equivalence between two recent hiring stories where there is none. Mulvaney is a reasonable hire by CBS to give them access to GOP in advance of the expected smoke job in November. A smart business move even if insincere.
Psaki’s hiring by MSNBC before she leaves the employ of the White House is over-the-line. In sports they call discussions with a player under contract ‘tampering’. I’m sure it happens all the time, but until now the Media has had the good sense not to blab about it.
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