Snapchat has hired Peter Hamby, one of CNN’s best national political reporters, as its first head of news.The rapidly growing social media application has been moving toward news with a feature called Snapchat Stories, where users can submit their own photos and videos and content is curated by Snapchat staff, and Snapchat Discover, a similar feature for news and entertainment organizations like CNN, Vice and National Geographic.
Hamby has worked for CNN since 2005. He served as a producer for “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” before becoming a national political reporter. Within his new role at Snapchat, Hamby will continue working with CNN as a contributor through 2016.