Not neccessarily give it a slot like PMC,but make it something more than just a thing for bored civs. Give a motivation behind it (extra paychecks,a way to gain money for posting news reports,something like)
News Reporters can be genuinely funny and are some of the best RPers if they do it right.
If we want to make this a "faction" I volunteer to be a leader or something like that.
Some opinions would be nice.