FAA boosts CNN's study of drones for newsgathering

Seeking to hasten the use of drones for newsgathering, the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday announced it has signed a research agreement with CNN to share data from the network's ongoing study of the issue with the goal of creating a "framework" for future use of such unmanned aircraft for that purpose.

The FAA has already been coordinating with a study that CNN announced last June with the Georgia Institute of Technology. By sharing data with the FAA, CNN hopes to advance efforts to make drones more of a standard component of reporting, CNN Senior Vice President David Vigilante said in a press release on Monday: Read more...

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