Cesar Conde: Last News

Ted Johnson NBC News indicated that it is not backing off plans for a town hall with Donald Trump scheduled at the same time that ABC News is doing a similar event with Joe Biden.The scheduling has drawn criticism, including from more than 100 producers, directors and writers who signed their names to a letter urging NBC to move the time of the town hall.In a statement, Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCU News Group, said, “We share in the frustration that our event will initially air alongside the first half of ABC’s broadcast with Vice President Biden.NBC News Sticks With Plans For Donald Trump Town Hall At Same Time As ABC News Joe Biden Event “Our decision is motivated only by fairness, not business considerations. We aired a town hall with

NBC is not backing down.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe new head of NBCUniversal’s news operations pledged to make the workforce that staffs NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC more diverse, calling for the unit’s employee base to be 50% female and 50% people of color over an undefined period of time.“The demographics of America have been changing for decades… and that change is accelerating.  Women today make up nearly half of the American work force and already earn well over half of all bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.