Big news at one of the main US TV networks, with NBC announcing it is cutting hundreds of jobs and streamline its news operations as part of its plans to overhaul the company.
According to Jeff Zucker, chief executive of NBC Universal’s television group, this is does not reflect less of a commitment to news:
“The growth in news is in different places – it’s online, it’s on wireless.”
As the Lost Remote blog points out, TV news staffers need to quickly expand their skill sets and become proactive about contributing content on multiple platforms.
“While it won’t look anything like TV news, it will still inform, educate and enlighten. And journalism will still play an important role.”
NBC is following in the footsteps of the BBC, which has also embarked on reinventing the broadcaster for a digital age.
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