Newsource Adds D.C. Correspondent

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

Syndicated news service CNN Newsource has hired Sumi Das as a Washington, D.C., correspondent, giving it two dedicated reporters in the nation's capital.

Das joins from MSNBC, where her reporting included coverage of the Scott Peterson trial. Before joining the cable net, she hosted Fresh Gear for Tech TV.

Das will provide customized reports for CNN Newsource's 800 TV station affiliates as well as coveraing breaking national stories.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.