Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBCUniversal News Group wants to broaden the range of faces viewers see behind the anchor desk when they tune in for the latest information about the world.The NBCU unit, which encompasses NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC, is launching NBCU Academy, a journalism training and development program for four-year university and college students that utilizes hands-on experiences with the company’s journalists, as well as funding.
NBCU is teaming up with 17 different academic institutions, including those that tend to serve Black, Latino, Asian American, Pacific Islander, indigenous and tribal students.“Our hope is that this is a pipeline for the entire industry,” says Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCUniversal News Group, in.
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