Zucker Tries to Calm the Waters at NABJ
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The NABJ wasn't too happy when word got out that Jeff Zucker is pulling Soledad O'Brien from mornings on CNN.
It looks like Zucker is trying to calm the waters, before they get too choppy.
FishbowlDC reports that CNN President Jeff Zucker is scheduled to meet today in Atlanta with the leadership of the National Association of Black Journalists to discuss the state of black journalists at the network, FishbowlDC has learned.
Bob Butler, Vice President of Broadcast for NABJ, posted a note on the group’sYahoo list serve last night saying that he, President Greg Lee and Executive Director Maurice Foster, will sit down with Zucker today.
The meeting comes on the heels of an announcement last week that morning show anchor and NABJ member Soledad O’Brien is transitioning to a new and less visible role at the network producing documentaries.
Speculation continues…to swirl about the network’s future with journalist and NABJ memberRoland Martin. He recently answered a question from a fan on Twitter who would like to see him go to MSNBC. Martin’s contract with CNN expires April 8.
Some at the network believe times have been iffy for black journalists at CNN. TJ Holmes left his anchor slot in late 2011 over concerns of future advancement. Morning anchor Tony Harris did not have his contract renewed by CNN in early 2011 and surfaced at Al-Jazeera.
