Reining In Year-End Costs at NBC News

TVNewser has obtained an email that was sent from the NBC News coverage desk to the network’s news bureaus:

Guys — I am sending this out with a heavy heart… Steve Capus has asked us to forgo the hiring of all Daily Hire & Freelance camera and audio crews for the next three weeks starting tomorrow. The Crews that were scheduled for tomorrow Dec 5th will remain as scheduled, however, beginning Friday Dec 6th all shoots will be considered on a case by case basis. Breaking news will be covered on a case by case basis. This is a company wide mandate that all the bureaus will have to follow. Chip

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