Media Advisory

Media Advisory

Media Advisory A TIME WARNER COMPANY For Release: June 15, 2007 CNN Focuses Global Resources on Refugee Crisis for World Refugee Day Anderson Cooper 360º on June 20 Features Reports across Four Continents, Jolie Interview CNN Worldwide taps its international strength on World Refugee Day to provide a complete, global status report unavailable anywhere else about the refugee crisis that affects 32.9 million people worldwide. The network’s coverage on Wednesday, June 20, includes an hour-long “Without a Home: Refugees in Crisis” special on Anderson Cooper 360º, an exclusive interview with U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie and reports throughout the day from CNN correspondents positioned around the world. The UNHCR tracks about 32.9 million “people of concern,” millions of whom are refugees around the world. Network coverage culminates with “Without a Home: Refugees in Crisis” on Anderson Cooper 360º from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. (ET) The program, which examines accountability issues and the long-term effects of the crisis, weaves compelling reports around anchor Anderson Cooper’s recent interview with Jolie about her continuing role as a UNHCR goodwill ambassador and her passion for bringing awareness to the refugee crisis. For the program, international correspondent Michael Ware reports on the current situation in Iraq and interviews one of the refugees who now lives in the United States. Bangkok correspondent Dan Rivers profiles a man from Myanmar teaching other refugees the skills they need to survive. Chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta examines the Darfur situation in an effort to determine who is accountable for the crisis there, while senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin examines the difficulties of serving justice in the cases of refugees. Anderson Cooper 360° is an in-depth, comprehensive news program that takes a full 360-degree look at the world’s events. The program showcases CNN’s worldwide newsgathering capabilities as well as Anderson Cooper’s unique sensibilities and perspective through a diverse range of live reports and interviews. Anderson Cooper 360° airs on CNN/U.S. each weekday from 10 p.m. to midnight. (ET) CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, is the most trusted source for news and information. Its reach extends to nine cable and satellite television networks; one private place-based network; two radio networks; wireless devices around the world; CNN Digital Network, the No. 1 network of news Web sites in the United States; CNN Newsource, the world’s most extensively syndicated news service; and strategic international partnerships within both television and the digital media. -30- CONTACT: Shimrit Sheetrit New York 212/275-7902 [email protected] .

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