Before Jenna: Political Children Working In Media (SLIDESHOW)

The "Today Show" announced this week that they've hired Jenna Bush (aka Jenna Hager) to file stories for them about once a month. "It wasn't something I'd always dreamed to do," she told the AP. "But I think one of the most important things in life is to be open-minded and to be open-minded for change." Jenna isn't the first child of a politician to land a job in the fourth estate--she has plenty of company. Tell us which children of famous pols you love and which should be rethinking their career paths...

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Vote and Share Choose Your Top 5 Hard worker Pure nepotism Now Make Your Own Top 5 And Share with Your Friends RANK: AVERAGE:  OUT OF 10 Maria is the daughter of Sargent Shriver, former VP candidate and U.S. Ambassador to France. She anchored for CBS and NBC News programs before becoming the first lady of California.

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[stagebandman]

Hey, hey, hey!

Where's Newsweek & AP photojournalist Susan Ford? She earned her stripes and did a great job.

[babyboomerorig]

What in the world is one of Robert Kennedy's sons doing on Fox?

[Bulbul]

All the negativity is beacause Jenna is Bush`s daughter, blamed for her father`s wrong choices, althought Jenna has nothing to do with any of those.
Personally, I would rather see Jenna than Liz Chenny , going all over the media being obnoxious...

[Colmore]

Personally, I see this as a slap in the face of anyone who studies hard for a journalism degree. Forget it. Too bad. If you do not have a famous parent, you are out of luck even if you graduate with honors. From Jenna's comment, it appears that she has the same way with words as her father! Good luck to the proof reader of HER "reports"!! By the same token, Ms. McCain has a foul mouth, also like her Daddy.

[sasha34]

Lets see if O'reilly will continue to slam NBC now that Bushie's daughter is working there.

[RobertHenryEller]

The interesting story is not political children in media.

The interesting story is political children in government.

It's called nepotism. And it's a symptom of tacit or overt dictatorships, not real democracies.

Cut the fluff, and get back to the stuff, Huff.

[Davwbaird]

she is a Bush who should be in prision. She has no right to remind us of her despicable parent.

[Colmore]

I would like to know EXACTLY how many hours this daughter has worked in the classroom. Does the Secret Service go to school along with her?

[JHKH]

Operative question: Did these children get their education/professional qualification in the areas of journalism, media, "communication", etc.? If yes, then they deserve a chance to work in the field of their choice.

If they've been plucked from the obscurity they deserve only because their parent is prominent, that's different. That is stooping.

Also, several of these political parents are quite obscure in their own right. And, several of the progeny are unknowns nationally -- they aren't on network news programs, are they? So, they will have to work their way up to household name status. (I mean, who knew Nancy Pelosi's daughter was working in media?)

Meghan McCain is a case in point where her voice gets more attention than it probably deserves, just because she's John's daughter. John Kennedy Jr used his celebrity to launch his own media vehicle, George. I see that as smart and ambitious, and inherently risky. Not just collecting a sine cure for your DNA.

[Dorian]

A valley girl, just what the Today show needs. CLICK.

[BigBagel]

Daddy's Rolodex beats talent and hard work every time.

[mainstreetAmerica]

What a mess. I have switched to ABC. Good bye Today. Good bye Matt. Good bye Al. Good bye Meridith. And Good bye Ann, I will miss you most.

[CherrySpring]

Yeah Ann is the best.

[Checquoline]

Well said. What a huge mistake for Today but not the first. No one wants to see Jenna's face ever again on TV.

[1Troubles]

with ABC you'll get Liz Cheney every Sunday with George!

[CherrySpring]

Chris Cuomo= yummy :)

[phauxtoe]

What Political office does Gomer Pyle hold?

[ilovedessert]

Let me see if I get this right. She rights a book, pulished by ruppert murdock. It is cowritten with her Mom. Since her Mom was 1st lady her mom gives her money to charity. jenna keeps her half. The we find out it was goust written, so then what are jenna's qualifications of this job. The fact that she has an airhead fool for a father that screwed up our country?

It was a pay off to w from Murdock!

[1Troubles]

did she right the book after she wrote it?

[GeorgeP922]

A great read to go along with this fluff piece covering this topic:

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/30/royalty/index.html

[GeorgeP922]

Nepotism, nah, never heard of it.

(praying for fall of MSM tv and print)

My only gripe is that I live in Baltimore, and with our enormous heroin and murder problem, and DLC governor and weak sauce Senators, Jenna Bush is our biggest embarrassment.

Im also wating for an answer why she felt it necessary to use abuse my tax dollars that go to the critical job of securing the first family.
I read that she would run off from Secret Service just to mess with them.