Friday, June 11, 2010

CNN Wins 'Golden Nymph' For Haiti Coverage

CNN has been awarded one of the most prestigious awards in international journalism - a Golden Nymph - for the networks coverage of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Within 24 hours of the devastating January earthquake, CNN had 8 reporting teams, totalling 34 people, on the ground, with more on the way. CNN's first reports were on air before most military and relief organizations arrived in affected regions.

CNN staff who contributed work in CNN's entry include:

Anderson Cooper
Ivan Watson
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Susan Candiotti
Chris Lawrence
Gary Tuchman
Jonathan Mann
Juan Carlos Lopez
Arthur Brice
Steve Kastenbaum
Neil Hallsworth
Dom Swann
Gil Delarosa
Tawanda Scott
Rick Hall
Phil Littleton
Jerry Simonson
Jonathan Schaer
Leopoldo Massud

Watch video of Deborah Rayner, Managing Editor of CNN Europe and Africa, and Cindy Strand, Director of Coverage - International News, accepting the award.



The award was presented on Thursday as part of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival.

Labels: , , , , , , , , ,

Friday, January 22, 2010

CNN Deployments To Haiti (Updated List)

In addition to continuing coverage on air, CNN has created a special webpage featuring the latest news from the Haiti. It can be accessed at: cnn.com/haiti

If you want to find out how to help, visit cnn.com/impact.

We will be keeping this page updated with further developments. Below you will find updates and information about CNN's coverage in Haiti.

At right: Anderson Cooper and Victor Diaz Rua, Dominican Minister of Public Works in chopper en route from Santo Domingo to Port-Au-Prince.

CNN correspondents deployed so far (as of 7:00am ET - January 22, 2010):

On The Ground in Port-Au-Prince:

-
Jonathan Mann (CNN International Anchor) (arrived 2:19pm ET, Jan. 13)
-
Ivan Watson (CNN International Correspondent) (arrived 10:46am ET, Jan. 12)
-
Anderson Cooper (CNN Anchor) (arrived 10:05am ET, Jan. 12)
-
Neil Hallsworth (CNN Senior Photojournalist - traveling with Anderson Cooper)
- Susan Candiotti (CNN National Correspondent) (arrived 12:02pm ET, Jan. 13)
-
Ross Levitt (Producer - Susan Candiotti)
- Jerry Simonson (Photographer - Miami Bureau)
-
Gary Tuchman (CNN National Correspondent) (arrived 12:02pm ET, Jan. 13)
-
Dr. Sanjay Gupta (CNN Chief Medical Correspondent) (arrived 2:19pm ET, Jan. 13)
- Danielle Dellorto (Producer - Sanjay Gupta)
- Juan Carlos Lopez (CNN En Español Correspondent) (arrived 2:19 pm ET, Jan. 13)
- Chris Lawrence (CNN Pentagon Correspondent) (arrived 3:08pm ET, Jan. 13)
-
Steve Kastenbaum (CNN Radio Anchor)
- Arthur Bruce (CNN Wire)
- Rafael Romo (CNN Senior Latin American Affairs Editor)
- Jason Carroll (CNN National Correspondent, American Morning)
- Karl Penhaul (CNN International Correspondent)
- Elizabeth Cohen (CNN Senior Medical Correspondent)
- Brian Todd (CNN Correspondent, The Situation Room)
- Soledad O'Brien (CNN Anchor/Special Correspondent) - (arrived Jan. 17)
- Richard Roth (CNN Senior United Nations Correspondent) - (arrived Jan. 17)
- Lisa Desjardins (Capitol Hill Correspondent - CNN Radio) (arrived Jan. 19)
- Luis Carlos Velez (CNN En Español Anchor/Senior Business Producer)
- Hala Gorani (CNN International Anchor/Anchor, International Desk) (arrived Jan. 22 - coming in to replace Jonathan Mann)
- Christiane Amanpour (CNN Chief International Correspondent/Host, Amanpour) (arrived Jan. 22)

Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Hurricane Coverage This Weekend

Hurricane Coverage this weekend includes Susan Candiotti in Jamaica, Karl Penhaul in Haiti, and Harris Whitbeck in Cancún.

Labels: , , ,