Completing a full spin through the revolving door Linda Douglass a long-time CBS and ABC correspondent before jumping aboard the Obama campaign in 2008 followed by HHS & White House positions promoting ObamaCare has re-joined The Atlantic as a Vice President to concentrate on company strategy & communications". Her first stint in the new administration was as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services followed by Communications Director for the White Houses Health Reform Office a slot she left in April.
Atlantic Chairman David Bradley recognizes the conflict between her political agenda and being a journalist but he told The Washington Posts Howard Kurtz shes too big an editorial talent for us to keep her out of the editorial product."
From Howard Kurtzs June 10th post:
While her political tenure troubles me not at all" for the corporate part of the job Bradley says he sees a blinking red light" when she gets involved with the journalistic side especially as it involves the president or health care. But adds Bradley shes too big an editorial talent for us to keep her out of the editorial product."
Douglass who left the ABC News Washington bureau in 2006 after spending much of the 1990s with CBS News will advance the opinions of amongst others Andrew Sullivan author of The Atlantics The Daily Dish" blog.On last Fridays Real time with Bill Maher Sullivan applauded author Joe McGinniss for renting the house next to Sarah Palins proclaiming hes just trying to find out who this farce and phony actually is."
- From April: Her ObamaCare Mission Achieved ABC/CBS Veteran Linda Douglass Departs White House."
- My complete list of Obama-news media revolvers updated just a few days ago which now stands at 15.
Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center.
