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Article: CNN to Take Legal Action if U.S. Government Rejects License Request for Bureau in Cuba
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- December 20, 1996
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Fidel Castro Granted CNN Permission in August 1995 to Open Bureau,
CNN Executive Says
NEW YORK, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- CNN Executive Eason Jordan said the network will challenge the U.S. government on First Amendment grounds if the network's request for a license to establish a permanent news bureau in Cuba is flatly rejected.
"This is outrageous" that American reporters are barred from gathering news in Cuba, Jordan said Dec. 19 at a Media Studies Center forum. The executive vice president of CNN International and CNN En Espanol added that it is "a propaganda victory for the Cuban government to be able ...