NBC News ups commitment to INVESTIGATIVE journalism (4 producers to 10) [View All]

I couldn't believe this when I read it.

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NBC News ups commitment to investigative journalism

Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:07am ET


By Paul J. Gough

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC News will dramatically expand its investigative unit in the latest of a wave of changes since Steve Capus ascended to the presidency of the news division.

NBC News said Wednesday that the news division will double the number of producers working in the Investigative Reporting Unit. The unit's senior investigative correspondent is Lisa Myers, but other NBC News correspondents will work with the unit, too.

The number of producers in the unit will go from the four working with Myers to about 10 in the initial ramp-up. The unit's new producers will come from elsewhere at the network, though it isn't been ruled out that more will be hired later.

The award-winning unit contributes to "NBC Nightly News," "Today," "Dateline NBC" and MSNBC and CNBC. It started in 2002 under Myers and senior producer Jim Popkin.

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