International Hire: CBS News announced that Anna Coren has joined the network as a foreign correspondent based in Hong Kong. Coren was most recently at CNN, where she was an anchor and international correspondent. During her 17-year CNN tenure, she covered the war in Afghanistan, the Hong Kong protests, Australia’s catastrophic bushfires, and the Thai cave rescue.
We’re pleased to welcome @amcoren to @CBSNews as a foreign correspondent reporting from Hong Kong. https://t.co/xxzmr6zJH9 pic.twitter.com/HLsBq8R5yB
— CBS News PR (@CBSNewsPress) January 22, 2025
Executive Moves: On Thursday, CNN announced that Andrew Roy would be the network’s new general manager, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), and London bureau chief. Roy comes to CNN from CBS News, where he served as vice president of foreign news and London bureau chief. Reporting to CNN’s managing editor, Mike McCarthy, Roy will oversee day-to-day responsibilities for all the network’s EMEA bureaus as well as its London hub and EMEA HQ.
CNN has appointed award-winning journalist @AndrRoy to the key role of General Manager of EMEA & London Bureau Chief, overseeing the network’s largest bureau outside of the US.
Roy joins from CBS, and takes up his new post in the Spring.
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— CNN International PR (@cnnipr) January 23, 2025
Also joining CNN—but not from CBS News—is The Washington Post’s Philip Rucker. He’ll be a Washington, D.C.-based senior vice president, editorial strategy and news, leading and shaping the network’s political coverage as it enters its digital era. Rucker is the latest high-profile journalist to depart the Post, which has been dealing with staff attrition in the last few months.
CNN announces Pulitzer Prize winning journalist @PhilipRucker has joined the network as SVP of Editorial Strategy & News, starting Feb. 10. Congratulations and welcome to CNN!
More: https://t.co/h1wTgAPjq8 pic.twitter.com/rYT1SPRMYH
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) January 21, 2025