New York (CNN Business) NBC News journalists are troubled by and have expressed dismay to network executives about MSNBC's intention to hire White House press secretary Jen Psaki when she exits the Biden administration, people familiar with the matter told CNN. Oppenheim, attempting to quell the anger, reaffirmed the distinction on the call between NBC News and MSNBC's opinion programming, some of the people familiar with the matter said. Oppenheim, who does not oversee MSNBC, told the journalists that NBC News did not have a role in hiring Psaki. "Here's what he was saying: They have perspective programming. This was done on the perspective programming side.

Source: CNN April 08, 2022 04:40 UTC