NBC News boss is forced to hold emergency meeting with journalists after they warned hiring Jen Psaki as MSNBC host would tarnish the brand
Noah Oppenheim held call with furious Washington DC-based staffers
They're said to be fearful hiring White House press secretary will tarnish brand
Oppenheim said she'll appear on MSNBC opinion programing, not NBC News
Last week, Psaki was grilled by reporters about the as-yet unconfirmed move
She refused to confirm she was going, but insisted she'd always acted ethically
By Jimmy Mccloskey For Dailymail.Com
Published: 00:40 EDT, 7 April 2022 | Updated: 09:37 EDT, 7 April 2022
The president of NBC News has been forced to hold a meeting with staff outraged over the network's decision to hire Jen Psaki as an MSNBC host.
Noah Oppenheim held the call with staffers at the network's Washington DC bureau over their fears that hiring the White House press secretary will tarnish the brand.
According to CNN, Oppenheim told his journalists that Psaki would only appear on MSNBC, which is known for its left-wing opinion shows, and not NBC News itself, which bills itself as a neutral news network.
She is said to have informally agreed to host an MSNBC show that'll be screened on the Peacock streaming service.
One person who was on the call said: 'Here's what he was saying: They have perspective programming. This was done on the perspective programming side. Not anything that reflects on NBC News.
A source inside NBC News told DailyMail.com.
‘Noah had absolutely nothing to do with the discussions with Jen. This is all on MSNBC,' said the source.
‘Noah does not oversee MSNBC and Jen will not be appearing on NBC News.
‘Our journalists at NBC News have every right to be concerned, but on Noah’s watch, Jen won’t be appearing on any NBC News programming.’
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