MSNBC executives have told talent “We need to do better” in the wake of the company firing analyst Matthew Dowd for his comments in the immediate aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

In a letter addressed to Comcast NBCUniversal employees sent Friday morning, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, Comcast President Mike Cavanagh, and NBCUniversal spin-off VERSANT prospective CEO Mark Lazarus wrote the following:

“You may have seen that MSNBC recently ended its association with a contributor who made an unacceptable and insensitive comment about this horrific event,” they said. “That coverage was at odds with fostering civil dialogue and being willing to listen to the points of view of those who have differing opinions. We should be able to disagree, robustly and passionately, but, ultimately

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