On Media Blog Archives Select Date… December, 2015 November, 2015 October, 2015 September, 2015 August, 2015 July, 2015 June, 2015 May, 2015 April, 2015 March, 2015 February, 2015 January, 2015

Gov. Pence creates state-run news agency

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is creating a state-run news agency, the Indianapolis Star reports.

The site, called "Just IN," aims to provide pre-written stories for small Indiana news outlets, break news about the administration and offer lighter, "personality driven profiles."

The venture will be run by a former Indianapolis Star reporter, Bill McCleery, with stories written by press secretaries. It will include an editorial board made of McCleery and the governor's communications staff, the Star reports.

"At times, Just IN will break news — publishing information ahead of any other news outlet. Strategies for determining how and when to give priority to such 'exclusive' coverage remain under discussion," an information sheet about the site obtained by the Star says.

Read the full piece here.

Hadas Gold is a reporter at Politico.