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In an era when traditional media is shrinking, Kaitlan Collins, at least, will have more to do.
CNN gave the anchor of its 9 p.m. hour the title of chief White House correspondent, a maneuver that will have her scrambling for the latest news on the Trump administration even as she tries to maintain a pivotal primetime slot on the Warner Bros. Discovery outlet’s schedule.
“Kaitlan Collins is the perfect person to lead coverage of the new Trump White House, even as she continues to anchor her key primetime show The Source,” said CNN Chairman and CEO Mark Thompson, in a statement. “Kaitlan is a political journalist of real depth and tenacity who already boasts an amazing record of scoops and exclusive interviews. I’m excited to see what new heights she scales as she combines this key new posting with her duties as a major CNN anchor.”
In expanding Collins’ duties, CNN helps to make the case that a modern TV-news anchor has to do more than simply hold forth from the studio. More news outlets want to show their anchors in the field, working their contacts, and updating stories in real time, hoping such actions evoke a sense of authenticity and transparency with a younger generation of viewers who are more at home getting news and information from unvarnished video sources such as YouTube or TikTok.
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