Comcast Implores Staffers to 'Do Better' After MSNBC Cuts Contributor Over Charlie Kirk Comments

The three top executives of NBC and MSNBC's parent companies urged employees on Friday to embrace different perspectives after MSNBC fired contributor Matthew Dowd following his comments that labeled conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, who was killed this week, one of the most "divisive younger figures" who pushed "hate speech." The memo by Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, NBCUniversal CEO Mike Cavanagh and Mark Lazarus, the CEO of the newly spun-off Versant Media, referenced Dowd's comments and made clear to their employees that such remarks will not be tolerated. Kirk, the . . .