On The Road Again

CNN goes on recession road trip
Anderson Cooper to hit five cities next week

By Daniel Frankel

Anderson Cooper will follow Tom Brokaw out on the American road to report on the economic crisis.

CNN announced Thursday that Cooper will file recession-related dispatches from five U.S. cities as part of a weeklong special package of economy-related coverage branded "Road to the Rescue: A CNN Survival Guide."

The full week of coverage starts Monday and will extend across the news cabler's international and broadband platforms.

During this week, all CNN daytime and primetime programs will focus on the economic crises at home and abroad.

Earlier this week, it was announced that Brokaw will be hitting the road this spring for NBC Universal, filing economy-related dispatches for a wide-ranging project involving NBC, USA Network and MSNBC.

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Anderson Cooper Hits the Road to Report on the Economic Crisis

12-Mar-2009
Written by: Sara Kimball

CNN’s Anderson Cooper will travel to five cities next week as part of the cable news network’s "Road to the Rescue: A CNN Survival Guide." The week-long special programming will focus on economy-related issues in the U.S. and abroad, according to Variety.

All CNN daytime and prime-time coverage will focus on the economic crisis and will feature Cooper’s dispatches from across the country.

“The all encompassing programming effort aims to help viewers understand just who is accountable for the current situation, explore whether or not the stimulus money is being well spent and identify those in power who may be able to bring an end to the crisis,” stated a CNN press release.

Cooper’s itinerary includes New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Detroit and Tampa. This programming move comes days after journalist Tom Brokaw announced that he would be touring the U.S. to report on the economy for a wide-ranging project involving NBC, USA Network and MSNBC.