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CNN Worldwide, a part of the Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) franchise, is expanding its staff of correspondents by 10% as it looks to increase its original content. The investment is said to be under $10 million and will add about 16 correspondents to its staff of 150.

About two months ago, CNN announced it was abandoning the relationship with Reuters Group PLC (NASDAQ:RTRSY) and would instead bolster its own news capabilities. The idea is to capture more advertising by owning the content as the content can simultaneously be pushed out over multiple distribution platforms.

What is interesting here, is that the focus is in the United Arab Emirates, where CNN operates CNN.com Arabic. It will use some of the investment for a digital production unit in London, as well as to increase its staff in Hong Kong. Mexico City and Johannesburg. Additional staff, and news operations are being planned in Belgium, Poland, India, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

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