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CNN was evacuated live on air. CNN Centre ATL in full control (October 2018)

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Mouseboy33
Several packages have been sent to Obamas, Clintons and George Soros and now CNN. Here is the moment they were evacuated from CNN. This is happening in real time. Jim Scuitto and Poppy Harlow were on air. They are now live walking down the street on Facetime being moved away from the scene less than 4 minutes. Michelle Marsh at CNN DC immedtially took over. And is about to hand over to Wolf Blizter.

A journalist from WSB 2 Atlanta is reporting that CNN Center HQ in Atlanta is safe.
















Last edited by Mouseboy33 on 24 October 2018 3:46pm - 3 times in total
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They were in the streets, kept being forced back further and further from the building. Wolfs on in DC anchoring.
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Mouseboy33
They seem to be using 3 phones. One for FACETIME. One for each presenter. The speed in which they did this is pretty remarkable. It seemed like 4-5 minutes from the point they were at the desk until they were walking down the street like on air reporting. Clearly as they were walking down the stairs this plan quickly came together. Quick thinking by the person producing the programme.
Last edited by Mouseboy33 on 24 October 2018 4:04pm
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Mouseboy33
According to CNN Sr Media Editor Brian Stelter, other NYC newsrooms are on high alert.


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Mouseboy33
NBC Is now airing a national special report with Lester Holt


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Worzel
How is the gallery being run if the building's been evacuated.
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Mouseboy33
CNN Center is located in Atlanta. They have the ability to takeover whatever location is need. Including galleries in London, Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi etc. As mentioned above WSB 2 Atlanta is reporting that CNN Center HQ has full control of CNN operations including their gallery. Which can be abandoned in a moments notice.



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Mouseboy33
Poppy and Jim no long on phones and Facetime, they are now on a Dejero type unit with real microphones at they are reporting live and being moved away from the scene, walking and talking.


On a side note: CNN alum Wolf Blitzer is holding the line on the CNN NY/CNN HQ/CNN CENTER business. He is calling it CNN's NY office or CNN NY Bureau or the TimeWarner Center. Some of the younger anchors/reporters have made the mistake of saying CNN Headquarters/CNN Center. There was even a lower third that said "CNN Center". Wolf corrects them each time. Laughing

On MSNBC on screen they are calling it CNN in NY or CNN NY Hub.
Last edited by Mouseboy33 on 24 October 2018 5:03pm - 3 times in total
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Mouseboy33
According to MSNBC's Ali Velshi (former CNN anchor), Jeff Zucker president of CNN has said that all CNN facilities around the world have been checked. CNN Center in Atlanta is open but they putting scanners in place.
Brian Stelter just mentioned the following:
CBS News offered any assistance.
CNN Center in Atlanta was already handling the broadcast so there was no issues when they had to go off air.
Quote:
CBS News offers CNN help as network continues reporting during evacuation

From CNN's Brian Stelter

When CNN's New York offices were evacuated, the network had to scramble to keep its 10 a.m. newscast on the air. Correspondent Rene Marsh initially anchored from Washington. She handed off to Wolf Blitzer a short time later.

The New York based anchors who were evacuated, Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto, continued to report from a nearby street corner.

The 10 a.m. newscast is usually produced from a control room at CNN Center in Atlanta, so the coverage was seamless on television.

One of CNN's rivals, CBS News, reached out to offer assistance. CBS is located a few blocks away from CNN on the west side of Manhattan.

CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker thanked CBS News and news division president David Rhodes "for graciously offering their assistance while we deal with this."

"Really nice to see from our fellow journalists," Zucker wrote in an internal memo.

11:40 am update from Jeff Zucker on security and safety following the evacuation of CNN’s NYC bureau: pic.twitter.com/zojw2T0Juf
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) October 24, 2018



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Mouseboy33 posted:
Poppy and Jim no long on phones and Facetime, they are now on a Dejero type unit with real microphones at they are reporting live and being moved away from the scene, walking and talking.


On a side note: CNN alum Wolf Blitzer is holding the line on the CNN NY/CNN HQ/CNN CENTER business. He is calling it CNN's NY office or CNN NY Bureau or the TimeWarner Center. Some of the younger anchors/reporters have made the mistake of saying CNN Headquarters/CNN Center. There was even a lower third that said "CNN Center". Wolf corrects them each time. Laughing

On MSNBC on screen they are calling it CNN in NY or CNN NY Hub.

Why is it still Time Warner Center? The company's been called Warner Media for a good few months now.
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Mouseboy33
TimeWarner or WarnerMedia sold their stake in the complex and no longer owns it apparently since 2014. I would imagine the naming rights are still legally under the TimeWarner name and at this time cannot be changed or they arent interested in legally updating the signage. And since CNN and WarnerMedia is supposed to be moving out in a few years to Hudson Yard, its likely they arent interested in signing a new naming rights deal and have the signage changed. Clearly if it was easy to just pop up the new signage and rename the bulding they would dumped it immediately. Its likely a legal nightmare not worth the trouble. The naming rights will probably end when their lease is up and it will revert to the 11 Columbus Cir name or some other tenant will sign up for naming rights.

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