CNN cancels annual conference for broadcasters

ATLANTA - Less than two months before its scheduled date, CNN has pulled the plug on this year&#39;s World Report conference. <br> <br> The annual conference brings broadcasters from around the world to Atlanta. Low attendance numbers led to the event&#39;s cancellation this year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Wednesday. <br> <br> CNN spokesman Chris Wilmore said several journalists and executives from foreign news organizations couldn&#39;t attend the conference due to a busy news environment and tightened budgets at their companies. <br> <br> CNN plans to hold the next World Report conference in spring 2003 in Atlanta, Wilmore said. <br> <br> Last year, about 300 journalists from 80 nations attended the event.