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Home Front: Politix
CNN Hires Valerie Jarrett's lawyer Daughter - No background in journalism
2017-01-20
[Free Beacon] CNN has assigned the daughter of one of President Obama’s top advisers to cover the Department of Justice.

The network announced in a press release that Valerie Jarrett’s daughter Laura would be one of four reporters to cover the Justice Department in 2017. The New York Post broke the news that Jarrett had been hired in September, though a formal announcement about her beat did not come until Thursday.

Jarrett has long wanted to work in television news, though being an objective reporter was not her original goal. She told Vanity Fair in a 2009 "Bright Young Things" profile that her chief ambition was to "work as a TV-news legal analyst." Her favorite cause was "promoting civil rights and social equality for women and minorities."

Jarrett worked as a private practice attorney prior to joining the news network, according to her CNN bio page. She has some experience with her beat, having defended "companies and individuals in government investigations brought by the Justice Department," as well as other government agencies. She does not, however, appear to have any journalism experience. Her last publishing stint came while she attended Harvard Law School.
Posted by:Besoeker

#8  If this doesn't prove that journalism is a farce, nothing does.
No training, no experience, no demonstrated ability, right to the top.
Posted by: ed in texas   2017-01-20 21:49  

#7  VJ: Wher'd everbody go?
Posted by: Shipman    2017-01-20 20:20  

#6  One more reason not to watch CNN.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-01-20 13:04  

#5  Jarrett has long wanted to work in television news, though being an objective reporter was not her original goal.

Indeed, it's probably her last goal.
Posted by: Raj   2017-01-20 11:30  

#4  Clinton Crony News Network
Posted by: Frank G   2017-01-20 11:30  

#3  Gotta keep the shadow government people happy.
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-01-20 10:39  

#2  I understand Chelsea is available.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-01-20 09:53  

#1  I was going to say, if that girl is luck, she looks more like her father. Then I thought, nah. Looking like a turkey baster would not be telegenic either...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2017-01-20 08:48