CNN has closed its news bureau located in Baghdad. The network will, however, continue to maintain an editorial presence in Iraq through a dedicated team of CNN stringers and correspondent assignments as news warrants Other networks have also pared down operations in Baghdad. The decision to close down comes more than a year and a […]
CNN has closed its news bureau located in Baghdad.
The network will, however, continue to maintain an editorial presence in Iraq through a dedicated team of CNN stringers and correspondent assignments as news warrants
Other networks have also pared down operations in Baghdad.
The decision to close down comes more than a year and a half after President Obama announced a withdrawal of U.S. troops stationed in Iraq during the war.
The cable news channel has had a bureau in Iraq since 1990, before the first Gulf War.
The scaling back in Baghdad also illustrates a broader scaling back among TV news organisations when it comes to foreign bureaus.
Networks also increasingly rely on content partners from across the globe who can supply raw footage while reporters are en route.
Some international news channels, like the BBC and Al Jazeera, maintain bureaus in Iraq, though those networks do not have wide distribution in the U.S., if they have any at all.
