CNN Worldwide has appointed award-winning journalist Seth Doane to be the news organization's New Delhi-based Video Correspondent, it was announced today by Senior Vice President - International Newsgathering, Tony Maddox.

Doane joins CNN from Channel One News where he won a 2004 George Foster Peabody Award for his reports from Darfur and the on-going humanitarian crisis.

“Seth has shown the kind of commitment and endeavor we look for in our correspondents,” said Maddox. “In the past five years, he has reported around the world from challenging locations and he will be a real addition to the reporting ranks of CNN. He will be working in a great bureau in a country which is making news on many levels.”

Doane is the sixth Video Correspondent appointed by CNN; he joins DNG-equipped correspondents strategically based in South Africa , Colombia , UK , Iraq and Russia .

“CNN is known around the world for its international news coverage and its use of leading-edge technology that allows correspondents to offer context to news events immediately. It's a privilege to join a network with such a strong journalistic reputation,” said Doane.

Doane joins CNN from Channel One which broadcasts to more than seven million teenagers each day via a 12-minute news programme, reaching 30 per cent of teenagers in the United States .

Note to Editors:

Pictures of Seth Doane available upon request

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