CBS Building Team Of Investigators

Sean McManus thinks CBS News needs an investigative team.

“Every day there is a story where there are layers we haven’t touched yet,” he says.

So the CBS News president has tapped Armen Keyetian to make it happen.

“The behind-the-scenes investigative players — approximately half a dozen to start — are expected to be announced soon. Mr. Keteyian said, ‘As we speak, one [person to whom they’ve reached out] is speaking to his bosses’ about making the move,” TV Week reports.

“Some people will come from outside CBS News, and ‘some will cross halls and streets,’ he said. That suggests some members of the team could come from the ranks of 60 Minutes, which is housed across the street from CBS News’ headquarters. One of the investigative unit members will be ‘a seriously wired-in, Washington-based off-air reporter,’ Mr. Keteyian said.”