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deminks

(11,001 posts)
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 09:19 AM Jun 2014

CNN launches new research project: Using drones for journalism

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/24/cnn-launches-new-research-project-using-drones-for-journalism/

CNN said Monday it was launching a research project with the Georgia Institute of Technology on how drones could be used for newsgathering by media organizations.

The research will evaluate the technology, personnel and safety needs to operate effectively and will share its findings with the Federal Aviation Administration, which is considering rules for unmanned aerial vehicles.

“Our hope is that by working cooperatively to share knowledge, we can accelerate the process for CNN and other media organizations to safely integrate this new technology into their coverage plans,” said David Vigilante, CNN senior vice president, in a statement.

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Earlier this year, 16 major US news organizations joined to accuse the FAA of curtailing freedom of the press by restricting the use of drones for news.

In a brief to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the news organizations including The New York Times and The Washington Post argued that drones are a First Amendment — or constitutional rights — concern.

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Well, now we know where some of that KKKarl Rove Crossroads money for ads is going...I wonder if one of these babies will get the Pulitzer in the future.
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CNN launches new research project: Using drones for journalism (Original Post) deminks Jun 2014 OP
The drones carry missives from Rove and GOP Opposition Research straight to our airwaves? FSogol Jun 2014 #1
CNN has employed the mindless for a long time so what is new? Fox News uses evil gnomes. gordianot Jun 2014 #2

FSogol

(45,312 posts)
1. The drones carry missives from Rove and GOP Opposition Research straight to our airwaves?
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 09:24 AM
Jun 2014

CNN has been doing that for years.

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