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CBS News and Stations today announced the hiring of the first four investigative journalists who will be based at its local news innovation lab, the recently established home in Dallas-Fort Worth for a curated team of news professionals who are empowered to experiment with next-generation storytelling, such as data journalism, and test new products, workflows and production models for the future.
The initial round of key hires: Stephen Stock, who has been named national investigative correspondent; Nicole Vap, who has been appointed executive producer of content development; Chris Hacker, who will join the lab as an investigative data journalist; and Aparna Zalani, who has been named an investigative producer.
The announcements were made by Adrienne Roark, president of CBS Stations, and Chad Cross, vice president of content development, CBS Stations, to whom Stock, Vap, Hacker and Zalani will report.
“We are excited to assemble a team with such passion, experience and dedication to solutions-oriented reporting that effects change and drives impact,” Roark said. “Stephen, Nicole, Chris and Aparna will be given the time and resources to look beyond the short-term news agenda. They will dig deeper to bring to light stories that haven’t been told, and to provide a voice to members of the communities we serve who are often overlooked. As members of Chad’s team, they will leverage data and technology to present next-gen storytelling for multiplatform distribution across all of our markets and collaborate with our colleagues at CBS News on stories of national interest.”
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