CNN To Open New Orleans Bureau

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CNN says it is opening a bureau in New orleans to cover the Gulf Coast in its ongoing, long-term recovery from hurricane Katrina.

"After officials and volunteers complete the first wave of relief efforts along the Gulf Coast, many journalists and news organizations will pack their equipment and trucks and go home," said CNN President Jon Klein.  "We’re not leaving.”

NBC won't be one of those fleeing the Gulf. The network announced yesterday that it was setting up a bureau in the city.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.