Reuters
By Lucas Shaw
Nov. 21, 2011
MSNBC announced Monday that Meghan McCain, daughter of Arizona Senator John McCain, has joined MSNBC as a paid contributor, making her first appearance on “NOW with Alex Wagner.”
McCain has appeared as a guest on the “Lean Forward” network since 2009, but this makes her post official — and salaried.
This news comes less than a week after NBC News announced that Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary, had come aboard as a special correspondent. And then there is Jenna Bush Hager, contributor to NBC’s “Today” show and daughter of president number 43 — George W. Bush.
While Clinton’s appointment struck some as a case of nepotism, McCain has not only contributed to the network for a few years but is a columnist for The Daily Beast, where she writes about social issues, marriage equality and other such topics.
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