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    NBC hires Chelsea Clinton; former first daughter joins Jenna Bush, Meghan McCain at network

    Bush, McCain, Clinton (AP)

    Chelsea Clinton will be working on-air for NBC News, the network announced on Monday. The former first daughter will be a "special correspondent" for NBC "Nightly News" and its new primetime newsmagazine, "Rock Center With Brian Williams"--essentially working on stories that fit within NBC's "Making a Difference" franchise, the network said.

    In a statement, NBC News president Steve Capus called Chelsea a "remarkable woman" and a "great addition" to the network. "Given her vast experiences, it's as though Chelsea has been preparing for this opportunity her entire life," Capus said. Williams said Clinton "possesses an uncommon understanding of humanity--on city streets, across this country and around the globe."

    In a statement of her own, Clinton said, "people who imagine and implement solutions to challenges in their own lives, in their communities, in our country and in our world have always inspired me."

    Clinton will be joining another former first daughter at NBC. Jenna Bush Hager, the daughter of George W. Bush, has been a "Today" show correspondent since 2009. Earlier this month, Meghan McCain, daughter of John, was named as a contributor to MSNBC.

    Capus dismissed the notion that the hires of Clinton, Bush and McCain are little more than publicity stunts.

    Chelsea Clinton "made it very clear that this is not going to be a surface-deep relationship," Capus told the New York Times. "She wants to be in the field for the shoot and in the edit room for the edit."

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    • Panther fan  •  St. Louis, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Oh please. One of these people has a PhD in Mass Communications from Cambridge and the other two are ditzes.
    • See No Evil  •  Kansas City, United States  •  6 mths ago
      At a time when so many Americans are having a difficult time finding work it makes me sooooooo happy to know the kids of the aristocracy can find employment.
      • Ann 6 mths ago
        And, in this case a daughter of the top 1% who has NEVER held a job before.
      • QueenBee 6 mths ago
        That is because NBC stinks!! Their network rots big time and here is a prime example of how lousy they are!
      • Rusty Shackleford 6 mths ago
        not only employment, but as a "special" correspondent.

        how "special"
    • Joe S  •  Baltimore, United States  •  6 mths ago
      It's not what you know but who you know.
      • john candy 6 mths ago
        wonder how many times she got on her knees
      • BAMF13 6 mths ago
        uh....Obummers motto.
      • I 6 mths ago
        well said man!
    • Dave  •  6 mths ago
      I wonder what career newsreporters working at some local affiliate somewhere think when someone like this just gets a network job handed to them.
      • F1FAN 6 mths ago
        They think the same thing the rest of us think.....it must be nice to have parents who don't care what the rest of the world thinks.
      • BobbieB 6 mths ago
        They think she was the former President's daughter. It is often who you know, as we all know. Who better to know!
      • Linda155 6 mths ago
        Did you wonder how they felt when Jenna and Meghan did? These aren't reporting jobs, they are fluff pieces or commentary. They are the kind of thing real journalists want someone else to do.
    • Dark Lord  •  6 mths ago
      You have thousands, maybe millions, of college graduates out there with degrees in Journalism who are looking for work, and the one person that gets the job is the one who doesn't need it. NBC is a joke.
      • Michael 6 mths ago
        Need has nothing to do with it.
      • Chango Man 6 mths ago
        Dark Lord. This is not fair, but profitable. Who would want to watch your kid on TV?
        Face it, these three girls will be watched.
      • Richard H 6 mths ago
        I will add .. Dark Fart, what did you post about Sara at Fox? or even Glen ?
    • liloo  •  Zurich, Switzerland  •  6 mths ago
      It's really a a joke to say that these young ladies warrant these jobs and would have gotten them it they hadn't had the "correct" last name. The U.S. seems to be moving even passed Capitalism these days to more of a monarchy, where job priviledges are inherited at birth, rather then then by merit.
    • Bill  •  Cincinnati, United States  •  6 mths ago
      I wish my mommy and daddy were Hillary and Bill - then I would have life by the #$%$ too.
    • james petrie  •  New Orleans, United States  •  6 mths ago
      its nice to have a job. i guess.
    • dusty  •  Killeen, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Isn't that the same with our elected officials do you really think your vote counts? They are selected not elected
    • L  •  6 mths ago
      I'm a democrat but republicans have the hottest daughters.
    • billk  •  Scarborough, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Titled "The Childerns News Hour". Keep looking for those jobs folks. BUT, if ya ain't born into it, ya ain't gonna find it.
    • Reality  •  Plano, United States  •  6 mths ago
      "Lands a job"? Like she actually had to go fishing for it? C'mon.
    • Bob  •  Paducah, United States  •  6 mths ago
      My granddaddy always said war is a Rich man's war and a poor man's fight.
    • Flash  •  Madison, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Its just remarkable how far fame, money, and privelege and go for getting a job in this country regardless of he actual qualifications. I wish I (and a lot of others) could get a job - let alone this easily!
    • D  •  Dallas, United States  •  6 mths ago
      ABSURD...you have to be famous to work or get anywhere in life....Willow Smith sings??? Chelsea Clinton gets this job? What next? Suri Cruz becomes a Talk Show host?
    • Pewee  •  Batesville, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Must be nice to have parents in high places that know other people in high places. The rest of us fight over the crumbs.
    • Harry the Patriot  •  Boca Raton, United States  •  5 mths ago
      I say, so what! Not my cup of tea.
    • scooter  •  Palm Beach Gardens, United States  •  5 mths ago
      nbc must be really hurting
    • From The Twisted Mind OF ...  •  5 mths ago
      mmmm white meat...
    • Tom S  •  Richland, United States  •  6 mths ago
      No bias there.
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