MSNBC Ditches President For Another Legacy Media Failure

They have learned nothing.

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.” Albert Einstein.

MSNBC’s new President Rebecca Kutler was a top deputy for the notorious former network boss Jeff Zucker. Kutler was also executive producer for primetime host Don Lemon.

MSNBC President Rashida Jones Stepping Down, To Be Replaced By Architect Of Massive Media Failure

By: Daily Caller, January 14, 2025;

MSNBC President Rashida Jones is stepping down and the network will replace her with Rebecca Kutler, a key architect of the failed CNN+ streaming service, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

Jones spent nearly four years as the network’s president. She took over in February 2021, following a year the network averaged nearly 1.6 million primetime viewers, according to Pew Research. That number dipped to under 830,000 after 2022, but bounced back to 1.23 million after 2024, according to Adweek.

Jones told staffers she made the decision to step down over the holidays.

News: MSNBC President Rashida Jones is stepping down from the role after 4 years. She will be replaced in the interim by Rebecca Kutler, SVP of Content Strategy, effective immediately. Kutler was recently appointed to oversee daytime programming pic.twitter.com/Iy7Obo1W0z

— Natalie Korach (@NatalieKorach) January 14, 2025

Kutler is leaping up from the position of senior vice president of content strategy. Before that she was head of programming at CNN+, the media conglomerate’s $300 million streaming service, which they shut down after one month.

“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,” NBC Universal Chairman Mark Lazarus told staffers, according to the NYT.

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