It may even look like a movie set: an immense globe, flags from several countries, the United States flag prominently displayed and several logos from the largest news network in the world spread out next to a large escalator. This is what the visitor finds at the world headquarters of CNN (CNN Center) em Atlantanos USA,
Tour of CNN headquarters
By 15 dollars (price for adults), the visitor takes a tour of the place where most of the station’s journalists work daily. It’s worth remembering that this price may be a little lower if you buy it in conjunction with another attraction in the city. I, for example, bought the ticket for the Inside CNN Studio Tour together with the World of Coca (Coca Cola museum)as I already said this postand I paid for both 27 dollarsI saved 4 dollars, since the Coke alone costs 16 dollars.
When purchasing your ticket, you can request a guide written in Portuguese, which is 6 pages of Word printed on A4 paper.
CNN World Headquarters
After passing through security in an airport-like X-ray, the visitor meets the guide and goes up an immense escalator, the largest in the world with 60 meters and eight floors. There, you can take a photo at a CNN bench. But only with authorized photographers. Then, be prepared to pay at least 15 dollars for the photo.
The first stop on the CNN Center tour, which lasts 55 minutes, is at a replica of the broadcaster control roomin which employees choose which images should be aired, ranging from the bench where the anchors (presenters) are, recorded stories and even live entries from reporters around the world.
The next stop is at studio 7E. There, the guide shows how the technology used in the transmission works and also the weather report. The visitor sees the Teleprompter (photo), a device that transmits the text that is read by the presenter, and also the Chroma Key, used as a backdrop for the map to appear in the journalist’s background during the weather forecast.
After that, the visitor arrives at the studio 7, the most modern from CNN, which can now broadcast 100% in high definition (HD). This studio is used for broadcasts that air from 9 am to 5 pm and also on weekends. Visitors are behind glass, but they can see how the studio works and can even get a good-bye from the anchors if they are on break. Photography is just not allowed to avoid disturbing the live broadcast.
A CNN headquarters newsroom is the next attraction on the tour. Also through glass and a view from above, the place is open every day of the week and 24 hours a day. Normally, 150 people work there.
Still on the tour, it is possible to see the CNN studios in Spanish. Finally, as expected, you will arrive at a store that sells everything from pens to mugs and glasses with the broadcaster’s logo.
About the headquarters
Created in the 70s, the building was an Omni Hotel complex, with an amusement park and even ice skating. Currently, the hotel operates in the CNN Store tower.
About CNN
Founded in 1980, CNN was the first 24-hour news network and had an audience of nearly 2 million households. Currently, in the United States alone this audience reaches 98 million. Additionally, CNN now has channels in Spanish, Japanese, Turkish, among others, and reaches almost 2 billion people.
Service
Inside CNN Studio Tour
Address: 190 Marietta St, NW – Atlanta, GA 30303 (Located across from Olympic Park) in the city center.
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, from 9am to 5pm.
Values: 16 dollars for adults
Children up to 12 years old pay 12 dollars.
Those over 65 pay 14 dollars.
Adolfo Nomelini
Journalist graduated from PUC-SP and postgraduate in Communication in Digital Media, he is passionate about music, coxinha, television, his glasses and the internet. He has worked with online content for more than 15 years and spends much of his time “throwing his body out into the world, walking everywhere and, according to the natural law of encounters, leaving and receiving something.”
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