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Fenton who is currently the vice president/deputy managing editor
of international news gathering at CNN's headquarters in Atlanta
is one of the network's most experienced field producers and editorial
managers, having joined CNN in 1986. Before moving to Atlanta, he
was CNN's Frankfurt bureau chief covering international breaking
news in Central Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
"Jerusalem continues to be one of CNN's most important news
gathering operations and Tom is one of the most accomplished senior
editors I know," said CNN International managing director Chris
Cramer. "Tom's award winning coverage from Africa and his role
in coordinating CNN's oversees coverage during 9/11, the Afghan
and Iraq wars from CNN's Atlanta headquarters underscores his abilities
and the importance CNN attaches to this appointment."
In his current role Fenton played a central role in coordinating
CNN's coverage in Iraq and previous to that in Afghanistan. As one
of CNN's senior field producers he has covered events in Israel
and the Palestinian territories and across the Middle East as well
as in Eastern and Central Europe. His coverage from Africa won the
prestigious Edward R. Murrow and News and Documentary Emmy awards
for his reports on the child soldiers in Sierra Leone.
He has also won awards for his coverage of the following: a 1992
Emmy for coverage of Somalia; a 1992 CableACE for coverage of Persian
Gulf War; and a 1995 Overseas Press Club Award for CNN's 1995 Moneyline
"Cuba" programs.
Fenton holds a bachelor's degree in English, magna cum laude, from
Duke University.
On the other hand, John Vause who has been appointed CNN's Jerusalem
correspondent also has a feather too many in his cap. Vause has
won the prestigious Atlanta Press Club 'Journalist of the Year'
award for his reporting from Israel and the Palestinian territories
in 2003.
Since joining CNN, Vause has reported extensively from across the
United States including New York in the aftermath of 11 September
2001. He also covered the war in Afghanistan and anchored CNN International's
coverage of the war in Iraq from the network's studios in Kuwait
City.
"This is a key appointment for CNN and for the team of correspondents
based in the Middle East. John has shown an in-depth knowledge and
tremendous skill when reporting from the region," said Cramer.
"Since joining CNN I've travelled and reported extensively
in the US and from many other parts of the world. Some of the most
stimulating and challenging assignments have been in Asia and the
Middle East and the opportunity to be based permanently in Jerusalem
was hard to resist," said Vause.
Before joining CNN in January 2001 Vause was the US bureau chief
for Australia's Seven Network based in New York. Prior to that,
Vause worked with Seven Network's 'Seven Nightly News' in Sydney
and Nine Network in Melbourne as a senior correspondent respectively.
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