Inside The "Evening News" Lineup Meeting
It's been more than a year since we brought you inside the "Evening News" lineup meeting, and we thought it was time to do it again. The lineup meeting is where "Evening News" producers decide what stories are going to be in that day's show, and where in the show those stories will run.
Video: Today's meeting was pretty interesting – when Executive Producer Rome Hartman walked in, he immediately called for the stock market story to be moved to the top of the show. A story on the economy had been scheduled to run after stories on Iraq and the bombing that took place near Vice President Cheney. But the market had officially begun to tank, so Hartman moved the market story to the top slot.
Click on the video box to watch the entire meeting. It's about 15 minutes long, and offers a unique insight into how the "Evening News" comes together.