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Advancing the Story: What CNN expects from ‘all-platform journalists’

Advancing the Story reports on attributes required by CNN for its all-platform journalists (APJs) in the US. Victor Hernandez, director of coverage, said that the organisation has had trouble finding people with the necessary skills.

Speaking to broadcast journalists at an Radio-Television News Directors Association workshop Hernandez said he is looking for people who exemplify four core attributes:

  • Strong editorially
  • Technically superior
  • On-air presence
  • Exceptional mindset

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