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| | From its origin as a cable-only service, CNN now broadcasts worldwide by satellite, with programs presented from studios in several countries in addition to their headquarters in Atlanta. Some regions receive locally produced opt-outs (under the name "CNN International"), and there are also broadcasts in [[Spanish]], [[German]], [[Italian]], [[Croatian]],[[Japanese]], [[Turkish]] and [[Gaelic]]. | | From its origin as a cable-only service, CNN now broadcasts worldwide by satellite, with programs presented from studios in several countries in addition to their headquarters in Atlanta. Some regions receive locally produced opt-outs (under the name "CNN International"), and there are also broadcasts in [[Spanish]], [[German]], [[Italian]], [[Croatian]],[[Japanese]], [[Turkish]] and [[Gaelic]]. |
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| | + | Where [[Fox News]] has succeeded, CNN has watched the steady fall of ratings. In September 2010, head of its U.S. network Jon Klein was fired. |
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| | ==History== | | ==History== |
| | CNN is owned by [[leftist]] media mogul Ted Turner and made its debut in 1980 as the first US 24-hour news network. <ref>http://www.turner.com/about/corporate_history.html</ref> | | CNN is owned by [[leftist]] media mogul Ted Turner and made its debut in 1980 as the first US 24-hour news network. <ref>http://www.turner.com/about/corporate_history.html</ref> |
| | During its early years it struggled to achieve the success and credibility of older news agencies, such as the [[BBC]]. However it achieved a great deal of recognition during its coverage of the first Gulf War during which it was the only news agency reporting during the initial night of the war. These events led to a movie, ''Live from Baghdad'', which portrays the events. <ref>http://writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/Coursetexts/gulf-war-arnett.html</ref> | | During its early years it struggled to achieve the success and credibility of older news agencies, such as the [[BBC]]. However it achieved a great deal of recognition during its coverage of the first Gulf War during which it was the only news agency reporting during the initial night of the war. These events led to a movie, ''Live from Baghdad'', which portrays the events. <ref>http://writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/Coursetexts/gulf-war-arnett.html</ref> |
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| − | == Allegations of Bias == | + | == Well Known Bias == |
| − | It has been accused by non-politicized and conservative media critics of having a liberal slant to its reporting.<ref>http://newsbusters.org/taxonomy/term/13</ref>
| + | [[Conservative media]] critics rightly accuse CNN of promoting the [[liberal agenda]] with slant reporting. <ref>http://newsbusters.org/taxonomy/term/13</ref> Mock and insult members of the [[Tea Party Movement]]. <ref>[http://www.breitbart.tv/update-chicago-tea-party-crowd-confronts-cnn-reporter-after-hostile-interview/ UPDATE: CHICAGO TEA PARTY CROWD CONFRONTS CNN REPORTER AFTER HOSTILE INTERVIEW, Breitbart.tv, April 15, 2009]</ref> |
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| | == News Anchors == | | == News Anchors == |
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| | *[http://www.cnn.com/ CNN official site] | | *[http://www.cnn.com/ CNN official site] |
| | *[http://bloggasm.com/cnn-creates-blogging-policy-encourages-employees-to-engage-in-sockpuppetry CNN creates blogging policy, encourages employees to engage in sockpuppetry], Simon Owens, ''Bloggasm'', August 2, 2008 | | *[http://bloggasm.com/cnn-creates-blogging-policy-encourages-employees-to-engage-in-sockpuppetry CNN creates blogging policy, encourages employees to engage in sockpuppetry], Simon Owens, ''Bloggasm'', August 2, 2008 |
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| | [[Category:Television]] | | [[Category:Television]] |
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