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Donald's TV summit: President-elect summons network executives and anchors (UPDATE)...
The Daily Mail ^ | 11/21/2016 | David Martosko,

Posted on 11/21/2016 11:03:08 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Donald Trump will meet Monday afternoon with executives and on-air anchors from the five largest television networks in the United States.

The get-together wasn't mentioned in a mid-morning conference call the presidential transition's media go-betweens held with reporters.

CNN reported that it was organized by Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to Trump who served as his campaign manager.

Representatives from CNN, Fox News, NBC, ABC and CBS will file in to Trump Tower for the sit-down with Trump and Conway.

The entire meeting will be conducted 'off the record,' meaning attendees must promise not to report on what is said or who is in the room.

Past presidents and presidents-elect have held similar meetings, but they were easier to keep secret since attendees didn't have to tromp through a landmark gold-encrusted marble office lobby in full view of TV cameras managed by the same media companies that took part.

ABC News was represented by president James Goldston and anchors George Stephanopoulos, David Muir, and Martha Raddatz.

Nightly News host Lester Holt and Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd were on hand for NBC News, along with president Deborah Turness.

And rounding out the broadcast network presence at the meeting was Face the Nation host John Dickerson and the entire CBS This Morning team of Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell.

CNN president Jeff Zucker attended with on-air talent Wolf Blitzer and Erin Burnett.

Fox News had a handful of executives present at the meeting, including co-presidents Bill Shine and Jack Abernathy, vice president of news and editorial Jay Wallace and Suzanne Scott, the vice president of programming and development at the network.

MSNBC president Phil Griffin was there for his network.

Tight-lipped transition officials wouldn't discuss the purpose for the meeting on Monday afternoon.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016issues; abcnews; bfac; cbsnews; cnn; foxnews; kellyanneconway; nbcnews; trumptransition
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
"Fox News had a handful of executives present at the meeting, including co-presidents Bill Shine and Jack Abernathy, vice president of news and editorial Jay Wallace and Suzanne Scott, the vice president of programming and development at the network."

What, no Megyn Kelly?

21 posted on 11/21/2016 11:14:30 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: jazminerose

Yup. along with finger pointing and denials.


22 posted on 11/21/2016 11:15:35 AM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

This is bold.

Tells me he has a powerful hand to play.


23 posted on 11/21/2016 11:17:01 AM PST by xzins
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To: NohSpinZone

I’m afraid it’s going to be an olive branch meeting. I’m all for Trump showing magnanimity; however, these media clowns will never ever be square with him. My favorite parts of Trump’s campaign rallies were when he called out the media for being a bunch of liars and inciting the crowd to boo lustily. I want more of that.

Repeat: the media will NEVER give President Trump a square deal no matter what he does.
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I imagine this may be a Come-to-Jesus meeting.

He can tell them “Hey, that’s a really nice FCC license you have there. Be a real a shame if anything happened to it.”


24 posted on 11/21/2016 11:17:15 AM PST by sevlex
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To: Blue Jays

Why not? He’s been called worse here.


25 posted on 11/21/2016 11:17:16 AM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: Yo-Yo

I think Trump is going to do to the media what Obama did to the coal industry. Put so many regulations in place that the media will be forced to get rid of their news divisions.


26 posted on 11/21/2016 11:20:20 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Election 2016 - Best election ever)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

We live in interesting times.

So the off the record agreement stipulates that no one can report who was in the room or what was said, yet the Daily Mail reports who represented the networks (interesting that FNC apparently brought none of their “talent”). I want to know who was on Trump’s side of the table. I’m guessing Conway, Bannon, maybe Jason Miller, maybe Priebus, and maybe Trump’s future Press Secretary. Was Ingraham there?

With regard to what was discussed, will it leak out? With that many people, it seems likely. Gotta believe the Trump team anticipates it will. Wonder if this might be some kind of test...or trap...


27 posted on 11/21/2016 11:22:09 AM PST by be-baw (still seeking)
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To: Yo-Yo

I think Trump is going to do to the media what Obama did to the coal industry. Put so many regulations in place that the media will be forced to get rid of their news divisions.


28 posted on 11/21/2016 11:22:18 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Election 2016 - Best election ever)
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To: Pride in the USA; Stillwaters

Very interesting. I would pay good money to be a fly on the wall. Undoubtedly the media will ALL start leaking about the content of this meeting, but I wouldn’t believe a single thing coming out of their mouths.


29 posted on 11/21/2016 11:22:49 AM PST by lonevoice (diagonally parked in a parallel universe)
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To: ConservativeWarrior

Hopefully that is how it gets played behind the scenes.
Show integrity and access will be given. Report untruths and onsite credentials get revoked.

30 posted on 11/21/2016 11:22:58 AM PST by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: ConservativeWarrior

“Your access to me and my administration will be directly proportional to the integrity with which you report on both.”

You’re right. That’s exactly what he should say.


31 posted on 11/21/2016 11:24:17 AM PST by Pravious
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

I would hope the meeting starts something like this.

“As I’ve shown by winning this election you folks no longer control the narrative...”


32 posted on 11/21/2016 11:24:20 AM PST by Snowybear
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
The entire meeting will be conducted 'off the record,' meaning attendees must promise not to report on what is said or who is in the room.

Yeah like that's gonna happen.

33 posted on 11/21/2016 11:25:05 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: sevlex

I’m afraid not. It was organized by Kellyanne, whom I adore for her campaign expertise but someone who is used to rubbing elbows with these elitists.


34 posted on 11/21/2016 11:25:09 AM PST by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
Summary: Trump called the media and asked them to meet him. Every network except CBS sent the head of their news bureau and their top anchors. CBS sent their morning team.

Analysis: CBS went to get see if Trump had some good recipes for their cooking segment.

35 posted on 11/21/2016 11:26:00 AM PST by pepsi_junkie (ui)
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To: sevlex

Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.


36 posted on 11/21/2016 11:26:39 AM PST by Dick Vomer (2 Timothy 4:7 deo duce ferro comitante)
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Don’t patronize the MSM parent companies: Disney, Comcast, Time Warner.


37 posted on 11/21/2016 11:26:43 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Bless their hearts. Hope he tears them new ones.

They’ll be running their mouths in 3, 2...


38 posted on 11/21/2016 11:27:38 AM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

......popcorn....popcorn...get the POPCORN!


39 posted on 11/21/2016 11:28:16 AM PST by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

This is brilliant.


40 posted on 11/21/2016 11:29:57 AM PST by The Truth Will Make You Free
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