With KCBS’s ‘The Desk,’ Assignment Editors Tell The Story
The Desk, a new initiative from KCBS Los Angeles, puts assignment editors on camera to follow breaking stories as information comes into the newsroom. The station says its “transparency and authenticity” are already resonating with viewers. Read the full story.
Digital and streaming producers along with assignment editors at CBS-owned WCCO Minneapolis have voted unanimously to join SAG-AFTRA. The 15 employees started the talks with the union in January 2019. On-air WCCO employees and newsroom producers are already members of the union.
The Assignment Editor 2.0: More Collaboration, Newer Tools
Assignment editors, stalwarts of the TV newsroom, are evolving into a more digitally centric, collaborative and decentralized force, and their time-honed skills of scrutiny and being the newsroom’s trusted gatekeepers are more important than ever. Above, the assignment desk at KNTV-KSTS San Francisco. (Photo by Gonzo Rojas)
TVNewsCheck‘s Michael Depp, Paige Albiniak and Michael Stahl discuss an eventful February for TV measurement with Nielsen’s introduction of BBO homes and NBCUniversal’s granular new metrics with iSpot.tv, plus how newsrooms’ assignment desks are weaning off police scanners and toward a more collaborative role.
