Rashida Jones, 39, Msnbc President Also First Black Government To Run A First-Rate Television News Community.

Msnbc president rashida jones

“journalism is such a complex enterprise,” Rashida jones stated at a 2015 convention on the college of missouri’s faculty of journalism. “in case you really need to be a subsequent-stage journalist. That’s coloring the records of our international, that’s the simplest purpose you have to be on this course.”

In her 8 years at msnbc and her 21 years inside the business, that’s precisely what jones has been doing. On feb. 1, jones commenced her new function as president at msnbc. Making her the front black executive to lead a chief tv news network.

Jones became formerly senior vice chairman of news at msnbc and nbc information, wherein she oversaw breaking news insurance, like the coronavirus pandemic and 2020 election.

Jones set rating information for 2 town-corridor specials and helped oversee the second one presidential debate, at some stage in which nbc correspondent kristen welker became only the second one black girl to slight a presidential debate solo. (the first turned into abc news journalist carole simpson in 1992.)

Jones has also helped to convey more variety to msnbc’s daylight hours and weekend agenda, like extending nicolle wallace’s show, “cut-off date: white house.”

“rashida fully is aware and supports the significance of illustration, diversity, and inclusion,” stated dorothy tucker, president of the country wide association of black newshounds (nabj) in a announcement. “her promotion is larger than our industry, it’s the sort of story black and brown children anywhere need to look, with a view to realize what’s feasible.” —taylor locke