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Aides close to Vilsack dispell commerce rumor

By Jason Hancock 1/8/09

Quoting “several close aides” to former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, Des Moines CBS affiliate KCCI is reporting that rumors of Vilsack being named U.S. commerce secretary instead of secretary of agriculture are not true.
Wednesday, several close aides to Vilsack told [KCCI] the rumors are not true. One said that Vilsack is in Washington, D.C., interviewing candidates for [...]

Traditional media complain when they don’t get credit, too

By Chase Martyn 1/2/09

Cedar Rapids Gazette Editor Steve Buttry published a blog post Sunday lamenting the fact that traditional news outlets often fail to credit one another for stories they pick up, repurpose, or in some cases simply regurgitate from other sources.  Buttry cites a tweet from Des Moines Register reporter Daniel P. Finney complaining that KCCI took [...]

KCCI eliminates six jobs

By Jason Hancock 12/11/08

Des Moines CBS affiliate KCCI has laid off four employees and will not replace two who are retiring, citing slumping advertising revenues.
Among the jobs cut are those of meteorologist Jason Parkin, who has been with the station 10 years, and reporter Ryan Luby, who has only been with KCCI for six months. Both men’s biographies [...]

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