NBC NEWS ANNOUNCES A NEW HOME FOR
POLITICAL COVERAGE: NBC POLITICS AND NBCPOLITICS.COM
NEW
YORK – December 14, 2011 – With less than a month until the first votes
of the 2012 election cycle are cast, NBC News today announced major
coverage assignments and unveiled an umbrella brand and a new online
destination for the network's political coverage, NBC Politics and NBCPolitics.com.
"From
when you wake up with Matt and Ann, to the evenings with Brian, Sundays
with David, and 24/7 at our digital home, NBC Politics will represent
the best and the brightest reporting, coverage and analysis from the
greatest team in politics," said Steve Capus, President of NBC News.
"Kristen and Peter have proven reporting skills and combined with the
A-Team that already exists with David Gregory, Chuck Todd, Andrea
Mitchell, Ron Allen, Ron Mott, Kelly O'Donnell and John Yang - this is
the team you want to stick with during 2012."
Correspondents and Coverage
Kristen
Welker will officially take on the role of NBC News White House
Correspondent, joining Chuck Todd and Mike Viqueira. Welker has filled
in on the beat since June, reporting for all platforms of NBC News and
traveling domestically and internationally with President Obama and the
First Lady.
Peter Alexander will lead the network’s
on-the-ground reporting of the Republican presidential race along with
Ron Mott, following GOP candidates and the eventual nominee on the
trail through election day. A seasoned team of correspondents comprised
of Ron Allen, Andrea Mitchell, Kelly O’Donnell, and John Yang – in
addition to the eight embed reporters already on the road – will
contribute extensively to NBC’s coverage of the ever-changing
Republican field.
Chuck Todd, NBC News Political Director and
Chief White House Correspondent, will continue to oversee all aspects
of the network’s political coverage, serving as the point person for
political news and information.
In addition, NBC News
announced this week that Perry Bacon, Jr. is joining theGrio.com as
Political Editor based in Washington, DC. Bacon will both write and
help develop the African-American news site’s political coverage,
particularly for the 2012 election. He will also be a contributor to
MSNBC.
Introducing: NBC Politics
NBC
News and the Msnbc Digital Network also launched NBCPolitics.com, a new
digital home for the full range of reliable, responsible reporting
fueled by the power of NBC News.
"The team behind NBC Politics
covers every angle from Capitol Hill, the White House, the campaign
trial, and throughout the political landscape," said Antoine
Sanfuentes, NBC News Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief. "With
NBCPolitics.com, we're providing a dynamic, constantly-evolving online
destination for trusted original journalism.”
“This political
season will come to consumers continuously on three screens” said
Charlie Tillinghast, President, Msnbc Digital Network. “With
NBCPolitics.com, we’ve created a unified experience that delivers
video, social media updates, results, debates, news, and more to any
screen at any time.”
“NBCPolitics.com brings together all of
NBC News our news and analysis into one place – in video, text and
interactive graphics – with a social overlay to make it easy to share
and converse,” said Vivian Schiller, NBC News Chief Digital Officer.
“With depth for the junkie and top news for the grazer, NBCPolitics.com
will be the one-stop shop for politics online.”
NBCPolitics.com features immediate, up-to-date access to the
respected resources of NBC News, including:
*
Video: Agenda-setting interviews and insight from “Meet the Press with
David Gregory,” “The Daily Rundown with Chuck Todd,” “Andrea Mitchell
Reports,” and "Morning Joe.”
* FirstRead: Fast-breaking
political news and analysis from the NBC News Political Unit’s popular
blog. Also on Twitter @NBCFirstRead.
* Social: Exclusive
reports from eight NBC News journalists embedded on Republican
presidential campaigns and in key primary states. Twitter users can
follow the latest news @NBCPolitics.
* Foursquare Campaign
Check-ins: NBC News has partnered with Foursquare to reveal exclusive
location data from candidates and reporters on the campaign trail.
Beginning in January 2012, users can view the candidates’ activity and
also track the NBC embeds in real-time as they travel with the
campaigns across the country.
* Battleground Map: In 2012,
during the run up to the general election, this interactive map will
give politically savvy users the tools to test potential electoral vote
outcomes. How do different state election outcomes add up to 270
electoral votes need for victory? Use the map to test out different
scenarios.
* Voter Confidence Index: The VCI measures the level
of confidence the American electorate has in the president and his
party at a given moment. This interactive tool shows levels of voter
confidence for the current as well as past presidents.
*
Candidate profiles: Profiles of President Barack Obama as well as the
eight Republican Presidential Candidates: Michelle Bachmann, Newt
Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Rick
Santorum.
About NBC News
NBC News has
been a leading source of global news and information for more than 75
years. Every week, NBC News provides more than 30 hours of television
news programming, including the top-rated NBC Nightly News with Brian
Williams, Today and Meet the Press programs. Dateline NBC and Rock
Center with Brian Williams are the network’s primetime newsmagazines.
NBC is the only broadcast news division with an affiliated cable
channel, MSNBC, which provides 24-hour-a-day coverage of news events
around the globe. Online, msnbc.com is the number one video news site
on the Internet. NBC News has also built an engaged following on
Facebook, Twitter and other social networks.
In addition to its
leading news programs, the network's portfolio includes cutting-edge
platforms such as NBC News Mobile and NBC News Radio, and innovative
ventures such as Peacock Productions, an award-winning in house
production company; NBC Learn, the network's educational arm; NBC News
Archives, a sales website leveraging over 70 years' worth of NBC News
content; and TheGrio.com, a video-centric news community devoted to the
African-American audience. NBCNewschannel is the network’s liaison to
over 200 affiliate stations across the country.