Donald Trump to Meet With Television News Executives
November 21 2016 - 2:00PM
Dow Jones News
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to meet with senior
executives and some on-air talent from the major broadcast and
cable news networks this afternoon at Trump Tower, according to
people familiar with the situation.
The off-the-record meeting comes at a time of increasing tension
between Mr. Trump and the media. He has often criticized both
television and print news outlets, including CNN and the New York
Times, and urged his supporters to be distrustful of the mainstream
media. More recently there have been concerns about how committed
Mr. Trump will be to the traditional access that the White House
press has received while covering the president.
The networks invited to the meeting, which was called for by Mr.
Trump, include Fox News, CBS, ABC, CNN and NBC, which also owns
MSNBC.
Heads of networks including Fox News Co-Presidents Bill Shine
and Jack Abernethy, ABC News President James Goldston, CNN
President Jeff Zucker and MSNBC President Phil Griffin are
expected, according to people briefed on the gathering. Fox News
Executive Vice President of News Jay Wallace and CBS News Vice
President and Washington Bureau Chief Chris Isham are also
expected.
Talent expected to attend include Charlie Rose and Gayle King,
hosts on "CBS This Morning," ABC's "World News Tonight" anchor
David Muir, George Stephanopoulos and Martha Raddatz, and CNN's
Wolf Blitzer, the people said.
A representative for Mr. Trump didn't immediately respond to
requests for comment.
Damian Paletta contributed to this article.
Write to Joe Flint at joe.flint@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 21, 2016 13:45 ET (18:45 GMT)
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