Sarah Isgur will be an political analysis after fierce backlash
Instead Isgur will be a
political analyst at the network, sharing her insights through
television segments like many other commentators do.
She
tweeted on Friday: "It's been a great vacation but I am back on
twitter! And news: I will go to CNN as a Political Analyst instead. Will
start next month on air and on line. See y'all soon!"
THR – CNN faced backlash last month after hiring Sarah Isgur, a Republican former spokesperson for then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, to serve as a network political editor, a role in which she would have helped coordinate political coverage.
The network’s editorial management defended the hire, which was first reported by Politico, in a memo the next day, saying that the network was “thrilled” to bring on someone who “brings a wealth of government, political, communications, and legal experience to our team.”
But, under pressure, the network soon made clear that Isgur would not be involved with coverage of the 2020 elections, seemingly limiting her role at the network.
On Friday, Isgur announced that she will instead join CNN as a political analyst, the on-air role traditionally held by former partisans.
“It’s been a great vacation but I am back on twitter!” she wrote. “And news: I will go to CNN as a Political Analyst instead. Will start next month on air and on line. See y’all soon!”
A CNN spokesperson confirmed the change and said that Isgur was behind it. “We can confirm that when Sarah came to us and proposed her role be adjusted to a political analyst instead, we agreed and we look forward to her starting in that role,” the spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter.
If nothing else, it demonstrates just how much control CNN’s liberal base has over their hiring decisions.
And it reinforces the idea that their liberal biases aren’t going to soften anytime soon.
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