Instead, he assigned reporters to get reactions from the opposition political leaders.

When there's a major occurrence, The Times, like other papers, will assign multiple reporters to multiple facets.

I would argue that this time, without a viable black candidate, editors felt it less necessary to assign black reporters to the campaign.

We assign investigative reporters, who do major articles on women's health issues every single month.

His duty also includes to edit stories coming from reporters besides assigning reporters with innovative ideas.

The assignment desk is also responsible for assigning reporters to stories or deciding what is covered and what isn't.

Can he assign reporters when recognizing gaps in coverage of major events?

They come as several news organizations have assigned new reporters, who had no relationship with Mr. Bush, to cover the White House.

Chapin practically invented the beat system, assigning reporters to particular subjects regularly.

And all this is happening at a time when more and more newspapers and magazines are assigning reporters to cover the legal beat.