NBC Forgot What Journalism Is For

Ronna McDaniel is about to make bank. The former chair of the Republican National Committee plans to sue NBC News for terminating her $300,000-a-year contract to be an on-air contributor, the Washington Post reported. NBC had come under severe pressure both internally and externally over her hiring, which made it untenable to keep her on payroll. The network fired her after less than a week in the role. The NBC executives who hired her should have anticipated that outcome...