The announcement that NBC / MSNBC hired former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as a contributor prompted an “open revolt” by MSNBC “stars,” who went directly to their TV and social media audiences to denounce the hiring because (among other things) McDaniel supported Trump’s lie that the election was stolen.
In response to the revolt, the network executives changed course and fired McDaniel. One of my readers said this:
It was good to see that at least some of MSNBC’s on-air talent still has enough journalistic integrity to risk their careers over this and put their foot down.
MSNBC’S executives? Not so much.
Indeed, the standard response among left-leaners is that the MSNBC hosts acted with integrity, thereby earning approval and support from their audiences.
Because I spent much time over the past 5 years tamping down misinformation and conspiracy theories originating from MSNBC legal experts and contributors, I had to take some time to think about the “journalistic integrity” part.
In fact (ironically) as the story about McDaniel was unfolding, I was watching in dismay as yet another left-wing conspiracy theory emanated from the MSNBC legal pundits.
I therefore spent some time thinking about the McDaniel hiring debacle and came up with a different take.
While I agree that the NBC and MSNBC executives made a mistake, I locate the mistake in a different place.
For more, see The Ronna McDaniel Story
https://terikanefield.com/the-ronna-mcdaniel-story/
This is an appropriate "both sides" discussion, however, I do not believe the justifications or clarifications Ronna gave for the Wayne County call. If her friend needs an attorney is she covering it personally now that the RNC purse strings are no longer available to her? That isn't the only thing I don't believe wasn't truthful in her reply (but I panic deleted the reference vid I saw on Youtube) where militia was invited to the WH in Dec'20 and were told 'this is where you come in' as a contingency plan if plan A (Pence/fake electors) didn't work.