CNN

The Cable News Network, usually referred to as CNN, is a cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner.Me and Ted ... Reese Schonfeld BioCharles Bierbauer, CNN senior Washington correspondent, discusses his 19-year career at CNN. It is a division of the Turner Broadcasting System, owned by Time Warner. CNN introduced the idea of 24-hour television news coverage, and celebrated its 25th anniversary on June 1, 2005.

In terms of cumulative (Cume) Nielsen ratings, CNN rates as America's #1 cable news network; however, it is surpassed by Fox News in long-term viewers (Nielsen's Points ratings). CNN broadcasts primarily from its headquarters at the CNN Center in Atlanta, and from studios in New York City and Washington, DC. As of December 2004, it is available in 88.2 million U.S. households and more than 890,000 U.S. hotel rooms. Globally, the network has combined branded networks and services that are available to more than 1.5 billion people in over 212 countries and territories. It is the only television channel that can be received anywhere in the world.

History

CNN's coverage of the September 11, 2001 attacks

CNN's Iraq war coverage

Since CNN's launch on June 1, 1980, the network has expanded its reach to a number of cable and satellite television networks (such as CNN Headline News), 12 web sites, two private place-based networks (such as CNN Airport Network), and two radio networks. The network has 42 bureaus around the world and more than 900 affiliates worldwide. CNN has launched many regional and foreign-language networks around the world. CNN debuted its news website CNN.com (then referred to as CNN Interactive) on August 30, 1995.

A television movie, Live from Baghdad, was later made about the network's coverage of the war. Coverage of this and other conflicts and crises of the early 1990s (including, perhaps most famously, the Battle of Mogadishu) led to the coining of the term "the CNN effect", which testified to the perceived impact its pioneering real time, 24 hour news coverage had in influencing the decision-making processes of the American government.

CNN is still, however, second in world rankings when it comes to international news coverage, getting just over half of the audience the BBC does, perhaps due to its relative youth compared to the oldest largest news and broadcasting institution in the world. The BBC, known for its impartiality and unbiased reporting, differs from CNN International which uses local reporters in many of its news-gathering centers, although they cover stories from an international (some would still say U. S.) perspective.

On September 11, 2001, CNN was the first network to break news of what would prove to be the September 11 attacks. Anchor Carol Lin was on the air at that time. Sean Murtagh, CNN vice-president for finance & administration, was the first network employee to get on the air.

CNN launched two specialty news channels for the American market which would later close amid competitive pressure: CNNSI shut down in 2002, and CNNfn shut down after nine years on the air in December 2004. Jim Walton is the president of CNN Worldwide. The current President of CNN/U.S. is Jonathan Klein. He was appointed in November 2004.

Trivia

The most famous station ID is a five-second musical jingle with James Earl Jones's simple but classic line, "This is CNN." Jones' voice can still be heard today in updated station IDs.

The most widely-used slogan at time of writing is "The Most Trusted Name In News" as compared to Fox News' slogan "The Most Powerful Name In News" Fox retaliated with a new slogan usually used at the end of the Fox Report "The News Channel More Americans Trust... Period."

On March 21, 2006, the Gallup polling company dropped CNN as its outlet for electronic distribution, due in part to CNN's lower ratings.Gallup Polling Drops CNN After 'Low Ratings', Drudge Report

CNN has also been parodied. (See Groland and CNNNN.) Many movies outside of the Turner Broadcasting Network also mention CNN in their storylines. In the video game Desert Strike, CNN is parodied by calling the news station, EANN, with the EA standing for the video game company's name, Electronic Arts.

Current shows

American Morning anchors Miles O'Brien and Soledad O'Brien.

American Morning - The network's morning news program, airing from 6-10am ET. Hosted by former NBC News anchor Soledad O'Brien and Miles O'Brien. Carol Costello provides news updates.
The Situation Room- A fast-paced look at the day's top stories, focusing on politics and homeland security. Anchored by Wolf Blitzer. Airs weekdays from 4-6pm ET and from 7-8 pm ET.
Lou Dobbs Tonight - A nightly news and discussion program airing live at 6pm ET weeknights; evolved from Moneyline, a nightly business newscast.
Paula Zahn Now - A look at the current issues affecting the world, with former CBS and Fox News anchor Paula Zahn. Airing at 8pm ET weeknights.
Larry King Live - A nightly talk program that airs daily at 9pm ET and reruns 12am-1am ET.
Anderson Cooper 360° - A fast-paced, nightly news program with former ABC News reporter Anderson Cooper. Airs weekdays from 10pm-12am ET, and reruns 1am-3am ET.
Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer - CNN's political talk show, similar to CBS's "Face the Nation" or NBC's "Meet the Press." Airs from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST on Sundays.
CNN Live Today / CNN Live Saturday / CNN Live Sunday - A daily look at what's making news airing live from Atlanta at 10am ET on weekdays and various times on the weekends. Hosted by Daryn Kagan on weekdays and Fredricka Whitfield on weekends.
Live From... - A lively look at the day's stories airing live from Atlanta at 1pm ET. Hosted by Kyra Phillips.
CNN Saturday Morning/CNN Sunday Morning - The network's weekend morning news program, airing at 7am ET. Hosted by Betty Nguyen and Tony Harris.
CNN Saturday Night/CNN Sunday Night - The network's weekend evening news program, airing at 6pm ET and 10pm ET. Hosted by Carol Lin.
CNN Presents - A program that hosts various documentaries and productions. Airs on weekends.
House Call - A medically oriented program, hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Airs on weekends.
This Week At War - An inside look at the week's developments in the war on terror from CNN correspondents. Airs on weekends and is hosted by John Roberts.

Former shows

Both Sides with Jesse Jackson - A political talk show, hosted by the civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, that aired Sundays. The show ran from 1992 to 2000. Rev. Jesse Jackson
The Capital Gang - One of cable news' longest running programs, focusing on political news. Original panelists included Pat Buchanan, Al Hunt, Mark Shields, and Robert Novak. When Buchanan left the network to run for president, Margaret Carlson and then Kate O'Beirne became regular panelists. The Capital Gang aired Saturday nights at 7pm ET from 1988 to 2005.
Crossfire - A political debate program, consisting of views from left-wing and right-wing ideologies, that aired during primetime and daytime until mid-2005. Former hosts included Robert Novak, Tucker Carlson, James Carville, Paul Begala, Pat Buchanan, Geraldine Ferraro, Bay Buchanan, and Donna Brazile. Crossfire was discontinued in 2005, with Klein denouncing the show as "just two men screaming at each other."
Next@CNN - A scientific and technology oriented program hosted by Daniel Sieberg. Aired on weekends. Despite its cancellation on CNN in the US, the show continues to air new episodes on CNN International.
Inside Politics - A political program that aired from 3:30–5pm ET weekdays. Replaced by The Situation Room in 2005.
Wolf Blitzer Reports - A daily look at the day's stories that aired live from Washington at 5pm ET. Replaced by The Situation Room in 2005.
NewsNight With Aaron Brown - A hard-news program anchored by Aaron Brown which took an in-depth look at the main U.S. and international stories of the day. Was axed from CNN's schedule on November 5th, 2005, leading to Brown's immediate resignation from the network.
CNN Daybreak - A first look at the day's stories that aired live from New York at 5am ET.
CNN Sports Sunday - The first program on CNN. June 1, 1980. Co-anchored by Bob Kurtz and Nick Charles.
Connie Chung Tonight -- Hosted by Connie Chung. Canceled in March 2003.
Freeman Reports - one of the original programs from 1980. Host Sandi Freeman interviewed guests and took live telephone call-ins regarding current news events and other topics of interest. For a brief period the program featured a live audience in Atlanta.
People Now - another original program. Host Lee Leonard interviewed celebrities and discussed entertainment news in a one hour program live from the CNN Los Angeles bureau
Computer Connection
Future Watch
Your Health
Style with Elsa Clench weekly half hour on Saturday mornings featuring news on style and fashion.
Talk Back Live A call-in talk show with a live audience hosted most recently by Arthel Nevelle. Aired from 1994 to 2003.
On The Story- CNN's interactive "week-in-review" series featuring an in-depth look at the story behind some of the week's biggest stories. Anchored by Ali Velshi. However, the show was suspended in June 2006, later cancelled in July.
* Burden of Proof (hosted by Greta Van Susteren)
* Newsstand
*Newshour

Specialized channels

*CNN Airport Network
*CNN en Español
*CNNfn (Financial network, closed in December 2004)
*CNN Headline News
*CNN International
*CNN Pipeline (24-hour multi-channel broadband online news service)
*CNN Plus (CNN+, a partner network in Spain, launched in 1999 with Sogecable)
*CNN Sports Illustrated (also known as CNNSI), the network's all-sports channel, closed in 2002.
*CNN Turk
*CNN-IBN An Indian newschannel.
*CNNj

Personalities

Present

*Christiane Amanpour
*Becky Anderson
*Brooke Anderson
*Guillermo Arduino
*Kelli Arena
*Terry Baddoo
*Dana Bash
*Glenn Beck
*Paul Begala
*Todd Benjamin
*Satinder Bindra
*Jim Bittermann
*Wolf Blitzer
*Jim Boulden
*Andrew Brown
*Josie Burke
*Chris Burns
*Diego Bustos
*Sean Callebs
*Jack Cafferty
*C!therine Callaway
*Susan Candiotti
*Margaret Carlson
*Jason Carroll

*James Carville
*Matthew Chance
*Allan Chernoff
*Ryan Chilcote
*Mike Chinoy
*Alina Cho
*Sophia Choi
*Rosemary Church
*Jim Clancy
*Elizabeth Cohen
*Heidi Collins
*Anderson Cooper
*Carol Costello
*Candy Crowley
*Veronica De La Cruz
*Lou Dobbs
*David Ensor
*Deborah Feyerick
*Tom Foreman
*Mike Galanos
*Delia Gallagher
*Liz George
*Hala Gorani
*Nancy Grace
*Jeff Greenfield
*Dr. Sanjay Gupta
*Thelma Gutierrez
*AJ Hammer
*Mike Hanna
*Tony Harris

*Susan Hendricks
*Ed Henry
*Erica Hill
*Michael Holmes
*Jacqui Jeras
*Joe Johns
*Daryn Kagan (Leaving September 1, 2006)
*Mallika Kapur
*John King
*Larry King
*Jeff Koinange
*Andrea Koppel
*Howard Kurtz
*Maggie Lake
*Ed Lavandera
*Chris Lawrence
*Carol Lin
*Dan Lothian
*Suzanne Malveaux
*Jonathan Mann
*Colleen McEdwards
*Rob Marciano
*David Mattingly
*Jamie McIntyre
*Robin Meade
*Jeanne Meserve
*Ana Maria Montero
*Jeanne Moos

*Chad Myers
*Octavia E. Nasr
*Betty Nguyen
*Robin Oakley
*Kate O'Beirne
*Miles O'Brien
*Soledad O'Brien
*Christi Paul
*Karl Penhaul
*Kyra Phillips
*Kitty Pilgrim
*Richard Quest
*Aneesh Raman
*Anjali Rao
*Shihab Rattansi
*Hugh Riminton
*Chuck Roberts
*John Roberts
*Thomas Roberts
*Nic Robertson
*Christine Romans
*Richard Roth
*Ted Rowlands
*Brent Sadler
*Rick Sanchez
*Jacki Schechner
*Bill Schneider
*Andrew Serwer
*Mark Shields
*Atika Shubert

*Daniel Sieberg
*Mary Snow
*Barbara Starr
*Fionnuala Sweeney
*Lisa Sylvester
*Abbi Tatton
*Jeffrey Toobin
*Gary Tuchman
*Adaora Udoji
*Alphonso Van Marsh
*Sibila Vargas
*John Vause
*Ali Velshi
*Zain Verjee
*Alessio Vinci
*Kelly Wallace
*Carlos Watson
*Ben Wedeman
*Harris Whitbek
*Fredricka Whitfield
*Gerri Willis
*Reynolds Wolf
*Kareen Wynter
*Eunice Yoon
*Paula Zahn
*John Zarrella

Past

*Natalie Allen -(Now with MSNBC)
*Peter Arnett
*Jane Arraf
*Sharyl Attkisson - (Now with CBS News)
*Rudi Bakhtiar - (FOX News Channel)
*Bobbie Battista - (Headline News, CNN Daybreak, WorldDay, Newsday, The WorldToday - www.Atamira.com)
*Ralph Begleiter
*Jason Bellini - (Now with Logo)
*Charles Bierbauer
*Mike Boettcher - (Now with NBC News)
*Tom Braden
*Rym Brahimi - (retired)
*Aaron Brown
*Pat Buchanan - (Now with MSNBC)
*Tucker Carlson - (Now with MSNBC)
*Vince Cellini
*Nick Charles
*Joie Chen - (Now with CBS News)

*Lyne Cheney
*Connie Chung
*Wesley Clark -(FOX News Channel)
*Reid Collins
*Katie Couric - (Now with CBS News)
*Chris Curle
*Dan Dorfman
*Don Farmer
*David Goodnow
*Gordon Graham
*Patrick Greenlaw - (CNN Daybreak, Morning News, Evening News, World News)
*Nick Gregory - (Now with WNYW-Fox)
*Leon Harris - (Now with WJLA-TV)
*Don Harrison - (deceased)
*Lois Hart-(Now with KCRA-TV Channel 3 in Sacramento, Calif.)
*James Hattori - (Now with NBC News)
*Bill Hemmer - (FOX News Channel)
*Fred Hickman - (Now with ESPN)

*Maria Hinojosa - (Now with "Now" on PBS)
*John Holliman - (deceased)
*Jan Hopkins
*Jim Huber
*Al Hunt
*Jesse Jackson
*Myron Kandel
*Donna Kelley - (CNN Morning News, Newsday)
*Michael Kinsley
*Bob Kurtz - (First sports anchor, now a minister)
*Sachi Koto - (left in 2005)
*Lawrence Kudlow - (Now with CNBC)
*Greg Lamont - (Now with KULR-8 Billings Montana)
*Bob Losure - (Headline News anchor - www.boblosure.com)
*Tumi Makgabo
*Mary Matalin
*Colleen McEdwards
*Deborah Marchini - (CNN BusinessMorning, BusinessDay, CNNFN)
*Miguel Marquez (Now with ABC News)

*Molly McCoy - (CNN EarlyBird News, Daybreak)
*Dave Michaels (Headline News, CNN DayWatch)
*Jim Moret
*Brian Nelson - (Now Boeing Communications Director At Kennedy Space
*Bryan Norcross - (Now with CBS)
*Robert Novak - (FOX News Channel)
*Joe Oliver - (Weekend news co-anchor/w Jeanne Masurve)
*Christina Park
*Dan Patrick - (Now with ESPN)
*Veronica Pedrosa - (Now with Al-Jazeera International)
*Kathy Pepino
*Gene Randall
*Dallas Raines
*Maria Ressa - (Now with ABS-CBN, Philippines)
*Susan Rook - (retired)
*Sonia Ruseler
*Lynne Russell - (Now with CBC/Radio-Canada, anchoring for CBC Newsworld)
*Martin Savidge - (Now with NBC News)

*Daniel Schorr - (Now with NPR as Senior News Analyst)
*Bella Shaw (now doing infomercials)
*Bernard Shaw(retired)
*Kate Snow - (now with ABC-TV)
*Flip Spiceland-(Now with WXIA-NBC)
*Kathleen Sullivan
*John Sununu
*Greta Van Susteren - (FOX News Channel)
*Cal Thomas
*Bill Tush
*Lynn Vaughn
*Dave Walker
*Lou Waters
*Andrea Thompson
*Mary Alice Williams - (Now with WCBS News Radio)
*Judy Woodruff - (PBS News Hour)

Bureaus

CNN bureau locations

:Note: Boldface indicates that they are CNN's original bureaus, meaning they have been in operation since the network's founding.

Bureaus within the United States

*Atlanta (Headquarters)
*Boston
*Chicago
*Dallas
*Detroit
*Los Angeles
*Miami
*New Orleans
*New York City
*San Francisco
*Seattle, Washington
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Bureaus outside the United States

*Amman, Jordan (small bureau)
*Athens, Greece (small bureau)
*Baghdad, Iraq
*Bangkok, Thailand
*Berlin, Germany
*Beijing, China
*Beirut, Lebanon
*Bogotá, Colombia (small bureau)
*Brussels, Belgium (small bureau)
*Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Cairo, Egypt
*Dubai, United Arab Emirates
*Frankfurt, Germany (small bureau)
*Havana, Cuba
*Hong Kong, China
*Islamabad, Pakistan
*Jakarta, Indonesia
*Jerusalem, Israel
*London, United Kingdom
*Madrid, Spain
*Mexico City, Mexico
*Moscow, Russia
*Nairobi, Kenya (small bureau)
*New Delhi, India
*'''Rome, Italy
*Sao Paulo, Brazil (small bureaus in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro)
*Seoul, South Korea
*Tokyo, Japan

Controversies and allegations of bias

Main article: CNN controversies and allegations of bias

:'''CNN has been accused of bias for allegedly promoting a liberal agenda based on previous incidents. It has also been accused of being a part of an alleged pro-war news media[1]. CNN denies any bias.