Rick Karlin is reporting for the Times Union Spectrum cable TV’s news division in the Capital Region announced November 12, it will reorganize its staff, including minimal layoffs, according to a company spokesperson. The changes are part of an effort to put reporters deeper into the communities they cover and to get more users on the company's news app as well as on cable. “Today, Spectrum Networks announced a series of operational changes that will enable its news networks in upstate New York to expand on their ... local news programming by adding more community-based stories — while expanding ... statewide coverage...,” spokesperson Maureen Huff said in a prepared statement. Huff said Spectrum has had success with this approach in other markets across the U.S. She said the goal is to present more community-based content, including weather and news updates, specific to the region. Reporters will be assigned to cover regions and beats. Read the full story in the Times Union.