- In recent decades, there’s been a very visible pipeline from politics to the media industry.
- Some critics have pushed backed against former political figures migrating to major news networks.
- But several key figures have successfully made the jump, becoming staples of TV news.
In recent decades, the politics-to-media pipeline has become an enduring phenomenon, with former party leaders and communications gurus using their previous gigs to become well-compensated hosts and pundits on network news programs.
But after former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel was hired as a paid contributor for NBC News (and subsequently dropped after pushback from some of its top hosts), how entrenched is the popular transition from the political world to the media industry?
Here’s a look at key figures who have successfully made the jump over the past few decades:
