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Article: 'Coverage of the Tsunami in South Asia'; CNN.(Newspro)
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- TelevisionWeek
- Article date:
- January 16, 2006
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Byline: Debra Kaufman Special to TelevisionWeek
The tsunami in South Asia took the world by surprise on Dec. 26, 2004. As the story unfolded, so did our realization of its enormity: one of the largest natural disasters in modern history. The entire news division of CNN rose to the occasion, placing its top international correspondents in key South Asian locations and creating round-the-clock programming of an event that mesmerized the world.
Correspondent Christiane Amanpour was in a remote vacation spot with her family when the tsunami hit. Correspondent Anderson Cooper was vacationing with friends in the Dominican Republic. While Ms. Amanpour flew to ...