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World Report is a rolling news programme by CNN International
airing weekdays, from Atlanta, London
and Hong Kong
. The weekend editions also air from the CNN Center
in Atlanta.
, and the second edition was broadcast from their production centre in London
. Both editions were intended to be morning programmes
for Asia and Europe, respectively.
After a revamp of CNN International in 2001, the programme was split into two and was renamed. The Asian programme was named "NewsBiz Today", anchored by Kristie Lu Stout
and Stan Grant
in Hong Kong, while the European programme was named "BizNews", and was anchored by Hala Gorani
and Richard Quest
in London.
CNN International underwent another revamp in 2004. In March of that year, "NewsBiz Today" and "BizNews" were both renamed to "CNN Today".
The second segment in the Asian edition takes a look at business headlines and introduces the first of 3 weather updates. Its third and fourth segments looks more in-depth at some top stories. The fifth segment continues with some technology and more business headlines, and sports and lighter stories as well as the business traveler's weather advisory are given before the hour ends.
The European edition has its first weather update before the 1st break and continues with major news reports on the 2nd segment. Business stories are reported before the bottom of the hour. At the bottom of the hour, world news headlines are recapped before going to more in-depth coverage of current issues. A 2nd weather report is also presented at this time. Like the Asian edition, sports stories and the business traveler's weather advisory are presented before the top of the hour.
In late 2004, the anchor lineups were changed. Monita Rajpal
, who was based at CNN Center
in Atlanta, moved to London to present the European edition with Richard Quest, while Hala Gorani subsequently moved to Atlanta. In early 2005, Quest stepped down as anchor to become a special correspondent, and Max Foster
was hired to anchor the European edition with Rajpal.
As for the Asian edition, Stan Grant left CNN in early 2005 to return to Australia. Hugh Riminton
, another Australian, was hired to anchor the Asian edition with Kristie Lu Stout
. During the Riminton-Lu Stout era, the programme won the Asian Television Award for Asia-Pacific's Best News Programme.
presented the first two hours, while Hugh Riminton anchored the last hour of the Asian edition and the first hour of the European edition. Also, the European edition was reduced by another 30 minutes for World Sport. The remaining 30 minutes aired after World Sport, but Max Foster anchored those last 30 minutes solo. As a result, Hong Kong produces four hours of "CNN Today", while London produces a cumulative two hours of "CNN Today".
The anchoring lineups changed once again. Lu Stout was on maternity leave for most of the end of 2008, and Kaushal Patel relieved for her. Kristie Lu Stout returned in January 2009, and Patel returned to Atlanta and later left the network. Anna Coren
was hired from Seven Network
in December 2008, and began presenting the third hour of the programme. On an related note, Hugh Riminton left CNN after four years with the channel and returned to Canberra, Australia to become the chief political correspondent for Network Ten
. Currently, Kristie Lu Stout anchors the Asian evening bulletins, while Coren anchors mostly the Asian morning bulletins.
The newly-shortened European edition also changed anchors. Monita Rajpal and Max Foster left the programme in April 2009. Don Riddell
, a London-based sport anchor for CNN and Zain Verjee
, then CNN State Department correspondent in Washington, became the anchors of the programme. Rajpal now anchors "World Report" later in the morning, while Foster is a special correspondent and relief anchor for "Connect the World", a evening programme and other shows.
The European edition now features a new, lighter format for its first 90 continuous minutes. Sasha Herrimen presents a lighter story a few times throughout the programme and often provides a look at the front pages of London's newspapers.
The sport update is now shown on the show, and later the morning (Asia/European Time) World Business Today anchored by Charles Hodson, Manisha Tank
, Andrew Stevens
appears.
In September 2009, the program was deleted, and its name was changed as World Report; another television series of the same name, World Report, was renamed as World View at the same time.
, Natalie Allen, Errol Barnett
and Ralitsa Vassieleva are anchoring those.
European Edition
Weekend Editions
CNN International
CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
airing weekdays, from Atlanta, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. The weekend editions also air from the CNN Center
CNN Center
The CNN Center is the world headquarters of the Cable News Network . The main newsrooms and studios for several of CNN's news channels are located in the building...
in Atlanta.
Previous incarnations
CNN International's main newscast brand for much of the 1990s was simply called "World News". In the late 1990s, the network introduced two editions of "CNN This Morning". The first edition was broadcast from their studio in Hong KongHong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, and the second edition was broadcast from their production centre in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Both editions were intended to be morning programmes
Breakfast television
Breakfast television or morning show , is a type of infotainment television program, broadcast live in the morning...
for Asia and Europe, respectively.
After a revamp of CNN International in 2001, the programme was split into two and was renamed. The Asian programme was named "NewsBiz Today", anchored by Kristie Lu Stout
Kristie Lu Stout
Kristie Lu Stout is an American journalist and news anchor for CNN International. She hosts the daily news show News Stream, which emphasizes news being connected with technology...
and Stan Grant
Stan Grant
Stan Grant may refer to:*Stan Grant , , Australian journalist*Stan Grant , elder of the Wiradjuri tribe of Indigenous Australians...
in Hong Kong, while the European programme was named "BizNews", and was anchored by Hala Gorani
Hala Gorani
Hala Basha-Gorani , is an American anchor/correspondent for CNN International based in the network's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. She anchors CNN Internationals 1 p.m. ET International Desk from the CNN Center...
and Richard Quest
Richard Quest
Richard Austin Quest is an English journalist and a CNN International anchor and reporter based in London. He anchors Quest Means Business. In addition to anchoring the five-times-weekly business program, Quest hosts the monthly program Business Traveller...
in London.
CNN International underwent another revamp in 2004. In March of that year, "NewsBiz Today" and "BizNews" were both renamed to "CNN Today".
CNN Today (2004–2008)
At its start, the Asian edition ran for three and a half hours (later reduced to just three hours) and the European edition ran for three hours. In both editions, the show had 6 segments between breaks every hour. At the top of the hour, both editions cover the top stories of the morning.The second segment in the Asian edition takes a look at business headlines and introduces the first of 3 weather updates. Its third and fourth segments looks more in-depth at some top stories. The fifth segment continues with some technology and more business headlines, and sports and lighter stories as well as the business traveler's weather advisory are given before the hour ends.
The European edition has its first weather update before the 1st break and continues with major news reports on the 2nd segment. Business stories are reported before the bottom of the hour. At the bottom of the hour, world news headlines are recapped before going to more in-depth coverage of current issues. A 2nd weather report is also presented at this time. Like the Asian edition, sports stories and the business traveler's weather advisory are presented before the top of the hour.
In late 2004, the anchor lineups were changed. Monita Rajpal
Monita Rajpal
Monita Rajpal is a Canadian CNN International news anchor, based at the network's London office, where she anchors World One, along with her co-anchor Zain Verjee.-Career:...
, who was based at CNN Center
CNN Center
The CNN Center is the world headquarters of the Cable News Network . The main newsrooms and studios for several of CNN's news channels are located in the building...
in Atlanta, moved to London to present the European edition with Richard Quest, while Hala Gorani subsequently moved to Atlanta. In early 2005, Quest stepped down as anchor to become a special correspondent, and Max Foster
Max Foster
Max Foster is a senior Anchor/Correspondent on CNN International, based in London.-Education:Foster spent most of his childhood in Wiltshire, England where he attended Ridgeway School, Swindon and Dauntsey's School, Devizes...
was hired to anchor the European edition with Rajpal.
As for the Asian edition, Stan Grant left CNN in early 2005 to return to Australia. Hugh Riminton
Hugh Riminton
Hugh Riminton is a journalist, foreign correspondent and television news presenter.Raised in New Zealand, he began work as a cadet reporter, aged 17 in Christchurch before moving to Australia in 1983 to work for the Macquarie Radio Network in Perth and Melbourne. In 1989, he joined the Australian...
, another Australian, was hired to anchor the Asian edition with Kristie Lu Stout
Kristie Lu Stout
Kristie Lu Stout is an American journalist and news anchor for CNN International. She hosts the daily news show News Stream, which emphasizes news being connected with technology...
. During the Riminton-Lu Stout era, the programme won the Asian Television Award for Asia-Pacific's Best News Programme.
Recent Changes (2008–present)
CNN International began another revamp of the channel in late 2008. Starting in September, the Asian edition reverted to a single-anchor format. Kristie Lu StoutKristie Lu Stout
Kristie Lu Stout is an American journalist and news anchor for CNN International. She hosts the daily news show News Stream, which emphasizes news being connected with technology...
presented the first two hours, while Hugh Riminton anchored the last hour of the Asian edition and the first hour of the European edition. Also, the European edition was reduced by another 30 minutes for World Sport. The remaining 30 minutes aired after World Sport, but Max Foster anchored those last 30 minutes solo. As a result, Hong Kong produces four hours of "CNN Today", while London produces a cumulative two hours of "CNN Today".
The anchoring lineups changed once again. Lu Stout was on maternity leave for most of the end of 2008, and Kaushal Patel relieved for her. Kristie Lu Stout returned in January 2009, and Patel returned to Atlanta and later left the network. Anna Coren
Anna Coren
Anna Coren is an Australian journalist who is a reporter and a presenter for CNN International, based in Hong Kong, where she anchors the 1 a.m. CET/7 a.m. HKT and the 6 a.m. CET/12 p.m. HKT editions of World Report...
was hired from Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
in December 2008, and began presenting the third hour of the programme. On an related note, Hugh Riminton left CNN after four years with the channel and returned to Canberra, Australia to become the chief political correspondent for Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
. Currently, Kristie Lu Stout anchors the Asian evening bulletins, while Coren anchors mostly the Asian morning bulletins.
The newly-shortened European edition also changed anchors. Monita Rajpal and Max Foster left the programme in April 2009. Don Riddell
Don Riddell
Don Riddell is an English news anchor and former sports journalist. He was one of four London-based anchors of CNN's World Sport and hosts CNN's Living Golf. He now co-anchors World Report, a European morning programme....
, a London-based sport anchor for CNN and Zain Verjee
Zain Verjee
Zain Verjee is a Canadian journalist, who was born and raised in Kenya prior to immigrating to Canada. Verjee is co-anchor of CNN International's European daytime program World One. She also serves as the international correspondent for American Morning, the daily morning news program on CNN US...
, then CNN State Department correspondent in Washington, became the anchors of the programme. Rajpal now anchors "World Report" later in the morning, while Foster is a special correspondent and relief anchor for "Connect the World", a evening programme and other shows.
The European edition now features a new, lighter format for its first 90 continuous minutes. Sasha Herrimen presents a lighter story a few times throughout the programme and often provides a look at the front pages of London's newspapers.
The sport update is now shown on the show, and later the morning (Asia/European Time) World Business Today anchored by Charles Hodson, Manisha Tank
Manisha Tank
Manisha Tank is a British television news presenter, presenting World Report on CNN International.-Education:Tank was educated at a girls' state comprehensive school, Regents Park Community College, in Southampton, Hampshire, followed by Taunton's College , and the University of Oxford, where she...
, Andrew Stevens
Andrew Stevens
Andrew Stevens is an American executive, film producer, director and former actor.-Early life:Andrew Stevens was born Herman Andrew Stephens in Memphis, Tennessee...
appears.
In September 2009, the program was deleted, and its name was changed as World Report; another television series of the same name, World Report, was renamed as World View at the same time.
Weekend Editions
All of CNN International's news programmes are called "World Report" on weekends and all anchored in Atlanta. Asieh NamdarAsieh Namdar
Asieh Namdar is an Iranian-American journalist and television presenter.She was born to parents of Iranian origin, in Karachi in 1967. Namdar grew up in Tehran, Iran. Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, her family moved to the United States...
, Natalie Allen, Errol Barnett
Errol Barnett
Errol Barnett is an anchor and correspondent for CNN International. While initially based at the CNN World Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, since August of 2010 he has been anchoring 'Prism' at the networks production hub in Abu Dhabi. The one-hour news program has focused on the Arab Uprising...
and Ralitsa Vassieleva are anchoring those.
Current
Asian Edition- Anna CorenAnna CorenAnna Coren is an Australian journalist who is a reporter and a presenter for CNN International, based in Hong Kong, where she anchors the 1 a.m. CET/7 a.m. HKT and the 6 a.m. CET/12 p.m. HKT editions of World Report...
- Anjali RaoAnjali RaoAnjali Rao is a television news anchor and a former broadcast journalist for CNN International, where she worked from January 2006 until August 2011. She anchored the 7 p.m...
- Pauline Chiou
European Edition
- Rosemary ChurchRosemary ChurchRosemary Church is a CNN International news anchor. Based at the network's world headquarters in Atlanta, she anchors the 1 a.m. ET/7 a.m. CET edition of World Report...
- Zain VerjeeZain VerjeeZain Verjee is a Canadian journalist, who was born and raised in Kenya prior to immigrating to Canada. Verjee is co-anchor of CNN International's European daytime program World One. She also serves as the international correspondent for American Morning, the daily morning news program on CNN US...
- Monita RajpalMonita RajpalMonita Rajpal is a Canadian CNN International news anchor, based at the network's London office, where she anchors World One, along with her co-anchor Zain Verjee.-Career:...
Weekend Editions
- Natalie Allen
- Asieh NamdarAsieh NamdarAsieh Namdar is an Iranian-American journalist and television presenter.She was born to parents of Iranian origin, in Karachi in 1967. Namdar grew up in Tehran, Iran. Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, her family moved to the United States...
- Errol BarnettErrol BarnettErrol Barnett is an anchor and correspondent for CNN International. While initially based at the CNN World Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, since August of 2010 he has been anchoring 'Prism' at the networks production hub in Abu Dhabi. The one-hour news program has focused on the Arab Uprising...
- Ralitsa VassilevaRalitsa VassilevaRalitsa Vassileva is a CNN International television news anchorwoman. She has covered the Bosnian War, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and many other major international issues...
Past
- Stan GrantStan GrantStan Grant may refer to:*Stan Grant , , Australian journalist*Stan Grant , elder of the Wiradjuri tribe of Indigenous Australians...
- (2001–2005) - Richard QuestRichard QuestRichard Austin Quest is an English journalist and a CNN International anchor and reporter based in London. He anchors Quest Means Business. In addition to anchoring the five-times-weekly business program, Quest hosts the monthly program Business Traveller...
- (2001–2005) - Hala GoraniHala GoraniHala Basha-Gorani , is an American anchor/correspondent for CNN International based in the network's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. She anchors CNN Internationals 1 p.m. ET International Desk from the CNN Center...
- (2001–2004) - Hugh RimintonHugh RimintonHugh Riminton is a journalist, foreign correspondent and television news presenter.Raised in New Zealand, he began work as a cadet reporter, aged 17 in Christchurch before moving to Australia in 1983 to work for the Macquarie Radio Network in Perth and Melbourne. In 1989, he joined the Australian...
- (2005–2009) - Octavia NasrOctavia NasrOctavia Nasr is a journalist who covers Middle East affairs. She served as CNN’s Senior Editor of Mideast affairs until her dismissal in July 2010 over her public statement of respect on Twitter for the Lebanese cleric Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, who she considered "one of Hezbollah's giants...
- (1993–2003)