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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 31 July 2017
New CBS newsmagazine promises immersive storytelling

By DAVID BAUDER The idea is to give broad-
AP Television Writer cast exposure to the more
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS pre- immersive storytelling used
mieres a news program on CBSN, said Mosheh
Monday designed to show- Oinounou, the series’ ex-
case the journalism on its ecutive producer.
CBSN streaming service, “We’re trying to take folks
the second time this sum- there in a way that is a little
mer one of the broadcast less polished, a little more
networks has tried a fresh raw,” Oinounou said. “At a
twist on the newsmagazine time when there’s a lot of
format. scrutiny of journalism and
“CBSN: On Assignment” news, we’re trying to be
airs the first of four summer much more transparent
episodes Monday at 10 about how we got the story
p.m. EDT, a day after NBC’s and how we tell the story.”
“Sunday Night with Megyn At times that can be dis-
Kelly” has its last show until tracting, like when Charlie
next spring. The CBS series D’Agata tells viewers about
promises no host, no celeb- the smell of rotting bodies This image released by CBS shows Adam Yamaguchi, left, inspecting a female life-like robot in
rity interviews and a story- as he walks down a street Japan, in an investigative report for “CBSN: On Assignment,” a primetime summer series premier-
telling style that will be fa- in Iraq, or Vladimir Duthiers ing July 31, 2017 at 10:00 PM ET.
miliar to young fans of Vice on an early-morning stake- Associated Press
and John Oliver. out of an auto plant. But
Its first episode includes they’re interesting stories Oliver’s HBO show, point tal. be on display, the news-
stories on foreign workers off the path of the evening to a taste among younger The show will be simulcast magazine’s stories won’t
building American auto news and given room to viewers to take time with on both the network and be reruns of things already
plants, the recruitment of breathe. worthwhile stories, said streaming service. While shown on CBSN.
children as Islamic State CBSN’s experience, along Nancy Lane, senior execu- reporters and techniques “We’re hopeful it will work
fighters and innovative with the popularity of Vice tive producer of CBS Digi-
uses of robots in Japan. and in-depth segments on familiar to CBSN viewers will both ways,” Lane said.q