Associated Press
Former CNN reporter Miles O’Brien is joining PBS’ “NewsHour” to lead a new science unit as part of a continuing revamp of the nightly newscast.
O’Brien had left CNN in 2008 when the news network disbanded its science and technology unit. He’ll be the top “NewsHour” science reporter, joined by producer Kate Tobin, also an ex-CNNer, and reporter Jenny Marder, reassigned from the broadcast’s national affairs unit.
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The staff additions follow the network’s technical success this summer in offering a live online feed of the Gulf oil spill, with an accompanying widget allowing computer users to check various real-time estimates of how much oil had leaked. More…