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Today I whipped out the fleece, and put on socks and sneakers! Goodbye pink polka dotted tour master flip flops I ve lived on since February! Yup, it s getting colder and I actually have a slight cough. Probably from the weather changes and the fast food diet (and the whole driving eight hours a day for a week could also play a part).
Yesterday tour master I was in Atlanta, Georgia . It was a toss-up between Atlanta or the Chatahoochee National Forest (just so I could say I ve been to the Chatahoochee forest) for my next stop. I wound up choosing Atlanta cause I ve never really checked tour master out the city there and I m really happy I did. Let s just say, I can actually picture myself living in Atlanta, Georgia for a couple of years. I never thought I d say that.
Now, did you know the world s largest aquarium was in Atlanta? and the World of Coca Cola? and that CNN (Cable News Network) Headquarters in Atlanta offered tours of their studios (I should have known this!)?  The city also has plenty of historical museums and art galleries to offer. AND good Korean restaurants and bakeries.
This building is huge. At first I thought you needed a badge to get in. But actually, the building is open to the public. You just walk in (there are several entrances) and you will feel like you just walked into the food court of a mall. You look up and will see CNN branded everywhere around you.
If you ever get the opportunity to go to Atlanta, GO to the CNN Center and take the Inside CNN Studio tour . It s only $13 for a full-hour tour. And let me tell you, this tour is eye-opening . For me, at least. tour master I m big into news and being a part of reporting news (I miss it terribly from my college days).
At the tour, you will learn about the life cycle of a CNN news story, tour master the logistics of how they ultimately get a clip shown at your television at home, and  if you are lucky you just might see some famous news anchors (we saw Christi Paul talking with a fellow tour master anchor outside the studio).
Unfortunately, tour master no photography or video was allowed during the tour. Sorry! But this is where my handy dandy moleskin notebook came in handy (and my sharp memory!). See how print journalism trumps new media and broadcast? tour master You just never know when technology will NOT be an option. ;)
- Before beginning the tour, we went on what seemed like the longest escalator ride of my life. Well, turns out it was! CNN Center houses the longest, free-standing escalator in the world , as credited in the Guinness tour master Book of World Records. The escalator is only supported at the ends (and has no middle). When Ted Turner bought the building in the late 70 s, he wondered what in the world he would do with this extra long escalator. He figured he could charge guests a small fee to ride the World s Longest Escalator Ride.  The only problem was, there was no way they could get back down to the lobby without going through the studios first.
- The life cycle of a CNN news story begins tour master with the writer (who scripts the story). It goes through multiple editors and then the fact-checkers who will check every fact, quote and attribution in the story before it goes live. This does not even include the research, photography and video coverage that goes to each story. Depending on the newsworthiness of the story at the time, this process can last anywhere from 5 minutes to several weeks .
- Did you know the weatherman never really knows where he or she s pointing to ? You will see them wave circular motions across the map all the time.  Truth is, they really tour master don t know what they pointing at. That s because the screen behind him (as he sees it) is all green or all blue. There is no map as we think there is! The video camera ends up placing the map there for viewers during a weathercast, but the ones reporting the weather actually don t see it while they re on air. That s because the camera tour master needs to differentiate between the colors of the background and the reporter. tour master So, if the weatherman were wearing a green outfit one day, his body would appear invisible.
- At the end of the tour, they showed tour master a finale slideshow of today s CNN anchors sharing their reasons to why journalism is so important for this world,  and why they decided to become journalists. Anderson Cooper likes to witness history as it unfolds. And according to Robin Meade, good reporting evokes human emotion.
As for me, I see the best reporters as those who give a voice to the voiceless. A professor once told me there is usually only one or two reporter(s) sent to Africa tour master per news channel. One reporter to cover an entire continent? Insanity.
So that was my trip to Atlanta, Georgia! I did go to a Korean bakery and a make-your-own pasta joint before I left but all I did during that time was read Robin Meade s new book, Morning Sunshine! I m already half-way through.
tour master Sounds like you had a blast in Atlanta! I had no idea the world s largest aquarium was there. Great write up on the CNN tour, the building has such a unique history and it s shocking how quickly they can turn over the news!