CNN Teams with the FAA, to Make Drones Work for News Gathering

CNN has been Looking into the Prospect of Using Drones for News Reporting for Months but, it Now has an Important Ally in its Corner: the FAA. The 2 Organizations Have Forged a Research Agreement that will Create an Official Framework for UAV Use, by the American Press. CNN Hopes this will Move the Media Beyond "Hobby-Grade Equipment" (Instead, Think Pro Drones like the DJI Inspire 1 - Pic below) and Establish a Safe Way to Produce Quality News Footage with Robotic Aircraft. There's No Estimate for When this Would Happen but, CNN, its Existing Partner Georgia Tech and the FAA Have already Started Coordinating their Efforts. You May Not Have to Wait too Long before your Local News Network is Covering Breaking Stories with a Swarm of Unmanned Machines.




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http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2015/01/12/cnn-signs-uav-research-agreement-with-the-faa

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/01/cnn-strikes-drone-deal-with-faa-200930.html#.VLQAuZGAJxk.twitter