The Cutline
“I’ve seen it work both ways,” veteran CBS News reporter Mark Knoller tells Michael Calderone. “Some former reporters make lousy government spokesmen. They guard information from reporters as though we were their competitors. Some former reporters use their first-hand insight into journalism to the benefit of reporters. We’ll have to wait and see.”

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