CNN Staffers 'Demoralized' by Hiring of GOP Operative Sarah Isgur to Edit 2020 Coverage

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-staffers-demoralized-by-hiring-of-gop-operative-sarah-isgur-to-oversee-2020-coverage

CNN staffers are upset and confused about the network’s decision to hire a partisan political operative to oversee its 2020 campaign reporting.

On Tuesday, a CNN spokesperson confirmed to The Daily Beast that the network has hired Republican political advisor Sarah Isgur as the politics editor helming CNN’s 2020 coverage. The move was first reported by Politico.
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A CNN spokesperson said Isgur will not be involved in the network’s DOJ coverage, but will guide TV and digital coverage of the 2020 election, occasionally offering on-screen analysis.

“It’s extremely demoralizing for everyone here,” one network editorial staffer told The Daily Beast.
“People are generally confused,” another editorial employee said, adding that the decision to hire a partisan operative for an editorial position comes off as “very bizarre.”

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[madaboutharry]

1. This doesn't seem like it is going to work out.

I predict her tenure is short. CNN will end up firing her and having to buy out her contract.

There is someone over there making some dumb decisions.

[comradebillyboy]

4. I don't recall the last time CNN made a good decision.

They went from brilliant trailblazers to the dull mediocrity they are now.

[RandySF]

2. Former Trump aide

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. Flood the company with feedback and boycott. Take it to twitter too

[Takket]

6. this is me...

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[Karadeniz]

5. Who's the moron who thought this would reflect any sort of impartiality?

When they hired Rick Santorum, I thought that was going too far. I wonder if they'll get so much criticism, they'll ditch her.

[CousinIT]

7. WHO does she know? Dollars to doughnuts she had someone pull strings for her

...because she is in NO WAY qualified for such a job.

Either that, or CNN lost a bet with someone.

She sounds like a female Alex Jones.