Ten news outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post and the Associated Press will begin testing drones at a Congress-approved test site. (International Journalists’ Network, January 15, 2015, by Ashley Nguyen)
The ten will conduct the drone tests with Virginia Tech joining CNN who is conducting their tests with the Georgia Institute of Technology. The research will help the Federal Aviation Agency enact rules for the commercial use of drones. (The Verge, January 15, 2015, by Chris Welch)
News outlets would reduce costs of reporting significantly by substituting helicopters for drones and acquire the ability to report news in such locations as the still radioactive village of Chernobyl. (Bloomberg News, January 15, 2015, by Gerry Smith)