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2014 Jun 13, 2:52am   1,946 views  6 comments

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Chelsea Clinton earned an annual salary of $600,000 at NBC News before switching to a month-to-month contract earlier this year, sources with knowledge of the agreement told POLITICO.

Clinton, who joined NBC News as a special correspondent in November 2011, was up for renewal or nonrenewal this year. Instead, the sources said, the network decided to keep her on the payroll on a month-to-month basis so the two parties could sever ties if Clinton’s mother, Hillary Clinton, runs for president.

Kamyl Bazbaz, a spokesperson for the 34-year-old Clinton, referred POLITICO to NBC News, which declined to discuss Clinton’s contract. “We don’t comment on details of existing contracts,” a network spokesperson said. “NBC News continues to enjoy a wonderful working relationship with Chelsea, and we are proud of her work.”

As special correspondent, Clinton worked on service-related feature assignments for NBC’s “Rock Center with Brian Williams” until the show’s cancellation in June 2013. Clinton has since worked on packages for NBC Nightly News.

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When Clinton joined NBC, many media critics chafed at the network’s decision to employ a former first daughter with no experience in journalism. The New York Post referred to Clinton as “just another spoiled, aimless child of rich, successful parents chauffeured through adulthood by Mommy and Daddy’s connections.”

Yet Clinton’s appointment did not mark the first time NBC Universal had hired children of high-ranking politicians. In 2009, it hired George W. Bush’s daughter Jenna Bush Hager to serve as a correspondent on the “Today” show. In 2011, it hired Sen. John McCain’s daughter Meghan McCain as a contributor on MSNBC.

The details of Clinton’s deal with NBC have been closely held since she joined the network.


http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/chelsea-clinton-nbc-600-k-salary-107827.html

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1   HydroCabron   2014 Jun 13, 3:14am  

Yep, and Bush I, Bush II, Gore, Kennedy, Jeb, and Hillary Clinton, Romney and John Sidney McCain III (son and grandson of admirals) receive VIP tickets to the main event based upon their ancestry/surnames.

As for another journalism example: How the hell would Anderson Cooper have his job if he weren't Gloria Vanderbilt's son?

2   Ceffer   2014 Jun 13, 3:15am  

Democratic Royalists and their vow of poverty to serve mankind, what more can be said.

Why do you hate the Beverly Hillbillies?

3   Y   2014 Jun 13, 3:23am  

There Bieber was, next in line in the Guf, destined to become the first clinton son, when at the last second chelsea snuck up from behind and stuck her angelic wingtip up his ass, flinging him to the side, and in the process cemented her position as the highest paid rookie news misinformer on the maddow muletrain...
And what of Justin?? well i'm afraid that wingtip left a lasting impression...

thunderlips11 says

When Clinton joined NBC, many media critics chafed at the network’s decision to employ a former first daughter with no experience in journalism. The New York Post referred to Clinton as “just another spoiled, aimless child of rich, successful parents chauffeured through adulthood by Mommy and Daddy’s connections.”

4   RWSGFY   2014 Jun 13, 3:44am  

Don't forget Michelle's bogus $300K "position" at University of Chicago Hospitals, which didn't exist before she was hired and ceased to exist when she quit.

5   lostand confused   2014 Jun 13, 3:58am  

Well, as long a sshe does not run for President.

For NBC it is just a legal bribe. Hire her for 600k-just imagine the lobbying access they get now.

6   corntrollio   2014 Jun 13, 6:25am  

Straw Man says

Don't forget Michelle's bogus $300K "position" at University of Chicago Hospitals, which didn't exist before she was hired and ceased to exist when she quit.

Good thing your name is Straw Man -- this article has a general fact-check about this job:

http://www.factcheck.org/2009/05/michelle-obamas-salary/

Lastly, the column questioned the hospital’s decision not to fill the position vacated by the first lady, asking: "How can that be, if the work she did was vital enough to be worth $317,000?" It’s true that after her departure, the hospital did not fill the position of vice president for community and external affairs. But the column doesn’t mention that she had reduced her work schedule to part time well before she left and wasn’t making that much money when she officially resigned. Easton told us that "the responsibilities related to that position have been absorbed by those in other roles." Dr. James Madara, CEO of the Medical Center, announced that the Office of Community and External Affairs would be "reorganized" under Dr. Eric Whitaker, executive vice president for strategic affiliations, according to a hospital press release.

Doesn't really matter if the position ceased to exist if all the work was absorbed by other roles. This happens at all companies. In fact, at many companies, this happens even more because they might reorg quite frequently and change strategy quite frequently.

There are plenty of things to criticize the Obamas for, but somehow the people who can't think critically usually pick the stupid ones.

There's someone here who still keeps talking about some quote by Nancy Pelosi about reading the Affordable Care Act from ages ago. That fucker has had plenty of time to read the Affordable Care Act if he actually wanted to know something about it (completely clueless, thus far), but he probably hasn't read it because he's generally uninformed and makes specious arguments. He's not alone.

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