Laurence Simon and Mike McGuff note that CNN is opening up a Houston bureau:
Each city will get one person who can provide “grassroots level” coverage of breaking news and other local stories, said Nancy Lane, senior vice president of newsgathering for CNN/U.S.
The mix of traditional general assignment reporters and “all-platform journalists” may be based at affiliate stations, colleges or even at home, Lane said, with the best available technology to file film and photo reports via laptop computers and PDAs.
Some of the new jobs may be filled by correspondents now with CNN’s daytime and prime-time programs, the network said.
Besides Philadelphia and Seattle, the journalists will be located in Columbus, Ohio; Denver; Houston; Las Vegas; Orlando, Fla.; Phoenix; the Raleigh, N.C., area; and Minneapolis, Minn., where the approach was tested and is in operation.
Er, not exactly a bureau. As Mike McGuff puts it, “Houston to get CNN reporter.” How exciting!
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