Tag Archives: CNN

Iranian Protests in the ATL

Posted on July 2, 2009 by jetrotz

Leaving work after coming in to finish a presentation on a Saturday, a huge crowd had gathered outside CNN Center to raise awareness of the increasingly violent response to election protests in Tehran. I snapped a few images before heading … Continue reading →

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Gelman’s Goodbye

Posted on February 21, 2009 by jetrotz

My old friend and co-worker Mitch Gelman, Executive Editor and chief muckety-muck for CNN.com for the last several years was feted before the new year as he left CNN, Turner and Atlanta for greener pastures out in Colorado where his … Continue reading →

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Election Night

Posted on February 20, 2009 by jetrotz

So much has been said about the 2008 Election already – I don’t have much to add. Let’s just say that Sam is very happy that ‘Mr Obama’ as he calls him came out on top. I had the pleasure … Continue reading →

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Atlanta’s Downtown Twister

Posted on March 19, 2008 by jetrotz

So we thought living ITP would keep us free of the trailer-park loving cyclonic activity we usually think of out in the hinterlands. Well, not so much. The photo above is not by me – it was taken by photographer … Continue reading →

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CNN Re-Born

Posted on June 30, 2007 by jetrotz

Yes, the day is finally here. After over 18 months of work amounting to literally thousands of staff hours, the CNN.com site has been reborn in full embracement of modern web content and technology approaches. After an extensive beta, the … Continue reading →

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You’d think I’d hear about this around the office, but instead saw this blogged by someone at Optaros, a vendor we use. My co-workers David Payne, Dermot Waters and Lori Adams are blogging the CNN.com Relaunch project. Check it out … Continue reading →

Posted on June 7, 2007 by jetrotz | Leave a comment

CNN 2.0

Posted on June 1, 2007 by jetrotz

It’s been a busy few days for us at Turner Broadcasting. Today, CNN.com took the wraps off a beta preview of their new design coming on July 1st (as reported earlier). Full disclosure – I work for Turner Broadcasting, and … Continue reading →

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A buried lede?

Posted on May 22, 2007 by jetrotz

A colleague has pointed out that our hometown Atlanta Journal Constitution (free registration required) has a more in-depth story on Pipeline moving to a free product. Read ‘CNN’s Pipeline will Stream for Free.‘ In a story in today’s Wall Street … Continue reading →

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CNN Enhanced gets another nod

Posted on April 16, 2007 by jetrotz

Echostar held the 6th Annual Interactive TV Awards last week in Englewood, Colorado, and my project CNN Enhanced (nominated previously for two Emmys) won for ‘Best ITV News Program.’ Echostar – which runs the DISH Network service – offers over … Continue reading →

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Yes, that’s our very own Anderson Cooper reporting live from Oscar’s trashcan, sporting a mike with a ‘GNN’ moniker on it as he taped a segment for an upcoming episode of Sesame Street. I hope Sam doesn’t get confused and … Continue reading →

Posted on November 6, 2006 by jetrotz | Leave a comment