As soon as it became clear the Ferguson grand jury had reached a decision, St. Louis NBC affiliate KSDK launched into rolling team coverage. The station’s “team coverage” was significant, helped by an infusion over the last few weeks of additional staff from other Gannett stations.
Investigative reporter Brendan Keefe (pictured, right), of Gannett’s WXIA in Atlanta, appeared on KSDK Monday evening. He’s been working in St. Louis for three weeks.
In addition to WXIA, Gannett stations in Dallas, Minneapolis, Seattle, and Washington, DC sent a team of reporters, investigative reporters and web producers to boost KSDK’s reporting power ahead of the grand jury’s decision–and whatever may follow. The station has promoted the added forces on air as “a team of seasoned investigators.” Those journalists have filed stories for KSDK, for their home stations, and for Gannett-owned USAToday.