Drones for Journalism: FAA Gives CNN Green Light
CNN has a deal in place with the Federal Aviation Administration that will allow the network to begin testing journalistic drones
CNN has a deal in place with the Federal Aviation Administration that will allow the network to begin testing journalistic drones.
The network announced on its website this afternoon that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) with the FAA to employ UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) for news-gathering missions.
“Our aim is to get beyond hobby-grade equipment and to establish what options are available and workable to produce high quality video journalism using various types of UAVs and camera setups,” said CNN senior vice president David Vigilante. “Our
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