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From the New York Times: The president of MSNBC, Rashida Jones, is stepping down from that position, the company said on Tuesday, a major change at the news network just days before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.
Rebecca Kutler, senior vice president of content strategy at MSNBC, will succeed Ms. Jones as interim president, effective immediately. Ms. Jones will stay on in an advisory role through March.
“Rebecca is the ideal leader to guide us through this moment, and I look forward to collaborating with her as we shape our collective future together,” Mark Lazarus, the chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group, said in a note to staffers.
Ms. Jones’s exit comes amid industrywide pressure for the cable news industry, which has seen declining ratings after the U.S. presidential election. MSNBC has been the second most-watched cable network during that period, ahead of CNN but behind longtime ratings leader Fox News.
The report notes that MSNBC executives are hoping the network’s audiences will return after Trump takes office, and announced on Monday that host Rachel Maddow will temporarily return to broadcasting her one-hour show every weeknight for Trump’s first 100 days in office.
Breaking News: Rashida Jones, the president of MSNBC, is stepping down, the company said, a major change at the network just days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. https://t.co/TX59ehsi18
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 14, 2025
Rashida Jones, the president of MSNBC, has announced that she is stepping down after four years of steering the cable news network. https://t.co/9cFwtLruII
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 14, 2025
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