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CNN GETS THE GREEN LIGHT TO GATHER NEWS WITH DRONES

Early Steps Towards Legal Use of Drones in the US

US media group CNN has signed an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which could open up the skies to a an era of newsgathering drones. The new intitiative will permit CNN to legally experiment with UAVs in producing video content. The initiative will also allow the US government agency to gather information which will inform its policy on drones. Currently, the FAA outlaws the use of drones for commercial purporses, but groups such as the Professional Society of Drone Journalists and the Small UAV Coalition are pushing for it to open up the skies to unmanned vehicles on a permanent basis.

At a recent congressional hearing on UAV’s, one drone operator ran into some trouble, see the video below for details.

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  • Atlanta, GA, USA
  • US media group CNN