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Where are they now? CNN’s Boys of Baghdad

When CNN anchor Bernard Shaw flew to Iraq to interview Saddam Hussein, he didn’t intend to make history as a war correspondent. Shaw—along with reporters Peter Arnett and John Holliman and producer Robert Wiener—was in a hotel awaiting a call from Hussein’s reps when the deadline for U.N. sanctions passed.

Desert Storm: The first war televised live around the world (and around the clock)

My first day at CNN was August 1, 1990. After a career spent in newspapers, I needed time to become familiar with CNN’s staff, operations, finances, and plans for the future. But on my second day—August 2, 1990—Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait.

CNN and Georgia Tech are exploring ways to use drones in journalism

It’s not a bird or a plane or a man in cape or even a UFO.

Sanjay Gupta talks placenta diets, bird poop facials

Globetrotting CNN doc Sanjay Gupta is an expert on just about everything. The good-natured Gupta joined Bravo's Andy Cohen and weighed in on all kinds of odd medical trends, playing a game of "Healthy Fad or That's Bad."

Jane Fonda honors (and interviews!) Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Just like those rare collectibles on eBay, Jane Fonda’s canary yellow 2013 Oscars dress, personally created for her by designer Donatella Versace on display Thursday night, had a Buy It Now price for the time-crunched consumer: $50,000. The dress served as the eye-catching silent auction centerpiece at the annual EmPower Party benefit for the Fonda-founded Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential at the Georgia Aquarium downtown.

G-CAPP turns 18: You only do this kind of work well if it’s in your gut

Perennial interviewee Jane Fonda will be the one asking the questions at tonight’s annual Empower Party benefit for Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential. In front of a sold-out crowd in the Georgia Aquarium ballroom, G-CAPP’s founder will interview CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta as the nonprofit advances its teen pregnancy prevention mission to include adolescent health and well being. In an exclusive interview with Atlanta magazine, the 75-year-old two-time Oscar winner discusses what’s on her notepad for Dr. Gupta, what’s next for G-CAPP, shooting that Twitter trending “You will resign when I fire you out of petty malice and not before!” Newsroom scene and how ex-hubby Ted Turner introduced her to the stupid joys of Dumb and Dumber.

3 ways the BuzzFeed partnership will influence CNN

Atlanta-based CNN (the world’s first 24/7 global news network) has formed a partnership with BuzzFeed (purveyor of cat GIFs and nineties nostalgia) to launch a video channel on YouTube.

Brooke Baldwin, CNN’s class act

Two and a half minutes into an interview with Moore, Oklahoma tornado survivor Jackie Sing this past May, the moment every reporter dreads happened to CNN afternoon anchor Brooke Baldwin.

The Atlanta location missing in Anchorman 2

Like any obsessed Atlantan, I scanned the latest Anchorman 2 trailer to spot scenes of our fair city, which doubled as both San Diego and New York City during the movie’s filming here. But what really struck me is a notable Atlanta absence.

Anthony Bourdain announces new CNN show, Parts Unknown

A teaser clip from Anothony Bourdain's new show for CNN, Parts Unkown, was released this afternoon. Details are scarce, but Bourdain's mood and attitude are in full focus for the clip, in which he opines about the virtues of "sharing a pipe with a shaman" over "all inclusive" travel packages.

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