Catherine Kim has been promoted to executive vice president of news and will oversee the integration of coverage across all of the network’s platforms. That includes “leveraging the storied brands of the News Group’s portfolio, including partnering with CNBC, Telemundo and Local,” Rebecca Blumenstein, president of editorial for NBC News, wrote in a memo to staffers.David Verdi, executive vice president of global newsgathering, will add to his duties “the development of a framework for working more collaboratively across the News Group to expand our international footprint, in particular working more closely in partnership with Sky News and CNBC International,” Blumenstein wrote. The domestic and international bureaus will report jointly to Kim and Verdi. They will continue to report to Blumenstein.Marc Greenstein, who is senior vice president, creative production and operations, will be promoted to a new role “spearheading the conception and execution of production across a greater portion of the News Group,” Blumenstein wrote, adding that he will partner with the operations and technology unit “to unify newsroom systems and practices across news brands and platforms.” He also will report to Blumenstein.Blumenstein wrote that the “leadership structure will unite our world-class team of correspondents across NBC News, NBC News NOW and MSNBC. By combining editorial and newsgathering, it will strengthen our beat coverage and help us continue to dominate breaking news, and propel us even closer to our mission of becoming the indispensable source of free and trusted news for everyone.”
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