Hit piece…
Every once in a while you read an article and the way it’s written - how it’s structured and they way every little negative detail is brought out - right down to the selection of derogatory adjectives - makes you sit back and think “hit piece”. The New York Post’s Peter Lauria rains on NBC News and its 2nd in command Mark Whitaker…
A little over a month into his job as second-in-command at NBC News, Mark Whitaker is already ruffling feathers.
Known in the print world for his impeccable journalistic credentials and deep Rolodex, the former Newsweek editor has sparked tension almost from the beginning for both his editorial calls and resistance to getting involved in recruitment efforts, according to a half-dozen sources inside the news division or close to it.
