This page will contain videos about CNN, as they become available.CNNCNN or Cable News Network is a cable television network that was founded in 1980 by Ted Turner & Reese Schonfeld [1] (http://www.meandted.com/author.htm) [2] (http://www.cnn.com/COMMUNITY/transcripts/2000/5/8/bierbauer/) (although he currently is not recognized in CNN's official history). It is a division of the Turner Broadcasting System, owned by Time Warner. CNN is widely credited for introducing the concept of 24-hour news coverage. It celebrated its 25th anniversary on June 1, 2005. As of December 2004, it is available in 88.2 million U.S. households [3] (http://www.tvweek.com/article.cms?articleId=27290) and more than 890,000 U.S. hotel rooms, and it broadcasts primarily from its headquarters at the CNN Center in Atlanta and from studios in New York City and Washington, DC. 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. HistoryCNN Covering September 11 attacks CNN Iraq war coverageSince 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, which it describes as the first major news and information website on the Internet. CNN's global reputation was greatly enhanced in 1991 during the Gulf War, where its saturation coverage was carried around the world. It obtained much of that coverage through close cooperation with the U.S. government, which led to accusations that it did not attempt to investigate the claims of the U.S. government during the war. There was a television movie, Live from Baghdad, about the network's coverage of the war. CNN International now provides regional editions of its news service, in response to foreign demand for less U.S.-centric news coverage, and also rival services such as BBC World and Sky News. It uses local reporters in many of its news-gathering centers, though 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. 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. CNN has also been lampooned and parodied. See for instance, Groland and CNNNN CNN shows
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CNN personalitiesControversies and allegations of biasSee also: Media bias, Propaganda model CNN has come mainly under criticism by conservatives for liberal bias. Conservatives have alleged that CNN's reporting is characterized by liberal editorials disguised as news and have jokingly referred to CNN as the "Clinton News Network", the "Communist News Network", or "Clearly Not Neutral." Conservative critics point to the following as evidence of bias:
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See also: 24-hour television news channels (category). Conservatives have alleged that CNN's reporting is characterized by liberal editorials disguised as news and have jokingly referred to CNN as the "Clinton News Network", the "Communist News Network", or "Clearly Not Neutral." Conservative critics point to the following as evidence of bias:. Harvey invited her to dinner, and proposed to her after a few minutes of conversation and from then on called her Angel. CNN has come mainly under criticism by conservatives for liberal bias. When Harvey was Special Events Director and newsman at KXOX he met Lynne Cooper when she came to the station for a school news program. See also: Media bias, Propaganda model. Louis. See for instance, Groland and CNNNN. Harvey is married to Lynne Harvey (née Cooper) of St. CNN has also been lampooned and parodied. Officer Aurandt was killed in the line of duty by gunfire on December 20, 1921 while trying to arrest a suspect. 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. Aurandt, was a police officer with the Tulsa Police Department. On September 11, 2001, CNN was the first network to break news of what would prove to be the September 11 attacks. Paul Harvey's father, Harry H. It uses local reporters in many of its news-gathering centers, though they cover stories from an international (some would still say U.S.) perspective. In addition he has received eleven Freedom Foundation Awards as well as the Horatio Alger Award. CNN International now provides regional editions of its news service, in response to foreign demand for less U.S.-centric news coverage, and also rival services such as BBC World and Sky News. He has been elected to the National Association of Broadcasters Radio Hall of Fame and Oklahoma Hall of Fame and appeared on the Gallup poll list of America's most admired men. There was a television movie, Live from Baghdad, about the network's coverage of the war. He has been named Salesman of the Year, Commentator of the Year, Person of the Year, Father of the Year, and American of the Year. government during the war. Harvey recently signed a 10-year, $100 million contract with ABC Radio Networks. government, which led to accusations that it did not attempt to investigate the claims of the U.S. Harvey's News and Comment is streamed on the World Wide Web twice a day. It obtained much of that coverage through close cooperation with the U.S. His broadcasts and newspaper columns have been reprinted in the Congressional Record more than those of any other commentator. CNN's global reputation was greatly enhanced in 1991 during the Gulf War, where its saturation coverage was carried around the world. Paul Harvey News has been called the "largest one-man network in the world", as it is carried on broadcast civilian radio stations, 400 Armed Forces Network stations around the world, 100 stations and 300 newspapers. CNN debuted its news website CNN.com (then referred to as CNN Interactive) on August 30, 1995, which it describes as the first major news and information website on the Internet. In 2001, Harvey was off the air after damaging his vocal cords, returning in late August, 2001. CNN has launched many regional and foreign-language networks around the world. Harvey's son, a concert pianist, helped write the show. The network has 42 bureaus around the world and more than 900 affiliates worldwide. On May 10, 1976, ABC Radio Networks spun off The Rest of the Story as a separate series which provided endless surprises as Harvey dug into the stories behind the stories of famous events people. 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. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, there was a televised, five-minute version of the show that local stations could insert into their noon news programs. 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. In 1951, the ABC Radio Networks carried Paul Harvey's show News and Comment coast-to-coast and it has continued ever since. hotel rooms, and it broadcasts primarily from its headquarters at the CNN Center in Atlanta and from studios in New York City and Washington, DC. In 1946, Harvey added "The Rest of the Story" segments to his newscasts, which eventually became its own series in 1976. households [3] (http://www.tvweek.com/article.cms?articleId=27290) and more than 890,000 U.S. Joe on ABC affiliate WENR-AM. As of December 2004, it is available in 88.2 million U.S. In 1945 he began hosting the postwar employment program Jobs for G.I. It celebrated its 25th anniversary on June 1, 2005. He quickly became the most popular newscaster in Chicago. CNN is widely credited for introducing the concept of 24-hour news coverage. After leaving military service, Harvey moved to Chicago, where in June 1944, he began broadcasting from the ABC affiliate WENR-AM. It is a division of the Turner Broadcasting System, owned by Time Warner. (The November 7, 1978, issue of Esquire magazine has an exposé of sorts on Harvey, including how he came to drop his last name of Aurandt: Briefly, he stole an airplane and was discharged from the Army Air Corps on Section 8 [mental illness] charges.). CNN or Cable News Network is a cable television network that was founded in 1980 by Ted Turner & Reese Schonfeld [1] (http://www.meandted.com/author.htm) [2] (http://www.cnn.com/COMMUNITY/transcripts/2000/5/8/bierbauer/) (although he currently is not recognized in CNN's official history). Harvey then enlisted in the Army Air Corps, where he served until 1944. ESPNEWS (1996). He was returning to the United States from assignment in Hawaii when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. CNN/SI (CNN/Sports Illustrated) (1996). Navy as it concentrated its fleet in the Pacific. FOX News (1996). In 1940, Harvey moved to Hawaii to cover the U.S. MSNBC (1996). Louis, where he was Director of Special Events as well as working as a roving reporter. CNNfn (1995). From there, he moved to a news casting job at KOMA-AM in Oklahoma City, then moved on to KXOK-AM, in St. CNN Airport Network (1992). Harvey spent three years as a station manager for a local station in Salina, Kansas. Court TV (1991). Later, while attending the University of Tulsa, he continued working at KVOO as an announcer, and later as a program director. CNBC (1989). There he helped clean up and eventually was allowed to fill in on the air, reading commercials and news. CNN International (1985). In 1933, at a high school teacher’s suggestion, he started working at KVOO/Tulsa. Weather Channel (1982). Harvey made radio sets as a boy. CNN Headline News (1982). Harvey was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Seoul, South Korea. Paul Harvey likes to say that he was raised in radio newsrooms. Santiago, Chile. His listening audience is estimated at 22 million people a week. Rome, Italy. His shows are mostly news and commentary as well as his famous "The Rest of the Story" segment. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He broadcasts a monologue in the morning and at noon Monday through Friday and at noon on Saturday. New Delhi, India. Paul Harvey Aurandt (born September 4, 1918), better known as Paul Harvey, is an American radio broadcaster for the ABC Radio Networks. Nairobi, Kenya. For the Stuckist artist, see Paul Harvey (artist).. Moscow, Russia. New York: Bantam Books, 1991, ISBN 0553077201. Mexico City, Mexico. Paul Harvey's For What It's Worth. London, United Kingdom. New York: William Morrow, 1983, ISBN 0688022057. Lagos, Nigeria. Destiny: From Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story. Kabul, Afghanistan. New York: William Morrow, 1980, ISBN 0688036694. Jerusalem, Israel. More of Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story. Jakarta, Indonesia. ISBN 0385127685. Islamabad, Pakistan. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1977. Hong Kong, China. Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story. Havana, Cuba. Waco, Tx.: Word Books, 1975. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Our Lives, Our Fortunes, Our Sacred Honor. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Garden City, N.Y.: Hanover House, 1956. Beijing, China. The Rest of the Story. Berlin, Germany. Garden City, N.Y.: Hanover House, 1954. Baghdad, Iraq. Autumn of Liberty. Seattle (Closed Q1, 2005). "Paul Harvey.— [pause] —Good day!" (intonation rising significantly on "day"). Washington, DC. "...and now you know [pause] the Rest of the Story.". San Francisco. two,' just like he does on the radio." —Garrison Keillor when he met Harvey at a "stuffed-shirt" dinner in Chicago. New York City. "When the salad plates were whisked away and the entrée brought in, he leaned over toward me and said, 'Page .. Miami. "In our 'For What It's Worth' Department..." - Lead-in to funny story closing the newscast. Los Angeles. On his wife: "She is still one of the daintiest, most feminine creatures I've ever known.". Detroit. Just like your local True Value Hardware store". Dallas. "Yes, It's true. Chicago. To Larry King in a 2003 interview: "The best time is right now.". Boston. Tomorrow has always been better than today, and it always will be.". Atlanta. "Every pessimist who ever lived has been buried in an unmarked grave. And they're pretty morally relativistic.". That doesn't take any practice.". tend to be rabid." Klein then said a liberal, progressive TV network would never be as successful as Fox because "progressives don't get too worked up about anything. "Retiring is just practicing up to be dead. On March 24, 2005 in an interview with PBS' Charlie Rose, CNN President Jonathan Klein called FOX News Channel's audience "mostly angry white men [who] .. President, I love you, but you're wrong.". Barney Frank. To Richard Nixon, on the Vietnam War: "Mr. Christopher Dodd and Rep. "Page— [pause] —two (three, four, etc.)" - Signaling a commercial break. Jordan's comments invoked outrage in the US, even among such "liberal" politicians such as Sen. the R-r-rest of the Story!". He later tried to backtrack on his comments, but resigned from CNN on February 11, 2005 in an effort, he claimed, to spare the network from further controversy. Now you're going to hear.. On January 27, 2005 Eason Jordan claimed 12 journalists who were killed were actually targeted by United States troops. "You know what the news is. [11] (http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=11868). "Stand by for news!" ...OR... forces for 11 days during U.S.-led attacks on Fallujah without comment on cause for his dentention. followed immediately by. [10] (http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1355027,00.html) Also at the conference, Chris Cramer, a CNN executive, claimed that journalists were being "deliberately targeted (by the US military) for seeking out the truth." That month, al-Arabiya reporter Abdel Kader al-Saadi had been detained by U.S. "Hello, Americans! This is Paul Harvey!" .. He also claimed that American troops were intentionally killing these journalists. In November 2004 at the News Xchange conference in Portugal, Eason Jordan claimed that United States armed forces were arresting and torturing non-coalition Arabic journalists in Iraq. [9] (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/11/opinion/11JORD.html?ex=1050638400&en=ec21e8cd8fea181c&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND). Jordan maintained that complete reporting would have jeopardized the lives of Iraqi informants, and confidentiality was ensured to protect the lives of anti-Hussein Iraqi activists and translators. On April 11, 2003, Eason Jordan confessed that CNN knew about human rights abuses committed in Iraq by Saddam Hussein since 1990, but the network abstained from coverage of them in order to gain better access to information on Hussein's government. Dobbs returned the following year at the behest of CNN founder Ted Turner. In 2000, Lou Dobbs left CNN, reportedly due to heated clashes with then-president Rick Kaplan, who was frequently accused of manipulating news programs to present a liberal slant. [8] (http://edition.cnn.com/US/9807/02/tailwind.johnson/). The story proved untrue, CNN issued a public retraction. In 1999, CNN, in partnership with corporate sister Time magazine, ran a report that Operation Tailwind included use of Sarin gas to kill a group of defectors from the United States military. On March 10, 1999, while speaking at Harvard, Eason Jordan thanked Cuban President Fidel Castro for his comments instigating CNN's decision to broadcast in other countries, CNN International. In January 1998, Lucia Newman [7] (http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/newman.lucia.html), the bureau chief in Havana reported that Cuba's single candidate elections were better than the elections with “no dubious campaign spending” and “no mud slinging” in the United States. [6] (http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/1997/9708/news8/16.htm) (Jordan had been credited in 1996 with gaining exclusive access to North Korea for CNN reporters.). On August 16, 1997, Chief News Executive Eason Jordan gave a gift to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in an attempt to improve CNN's access to North Korean affairs. [4] (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=24752) [5] (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/633771/posts). During the first Gulf War, CNN reporters Bernard Shaw, Peter Arnett, and John Holliman refused to be debriefed by the US military concerning what they saw during their stay at the Al-Rashid Hotel in Baghdad during the initiation of the air campaign, citing themselves as belonging to an "international" news organization and stating it would compromise their journalistic principles. n-tv (CNN owns 27.5% of this news channel in Germany). CNN Turk. CNNSI), the network's all-sports channel, closed in 2002. CNN Sports Illustrated (a.k.a. CNN Plus (CNN+, a partner network in Spain, launched in 1999 with Sogecable). CNN International. CNN Headline News. CNNfn (Financial network, closed in December 2004). CNN en Español. CNN Airport Network. Hosted by Carol Lin. CNN Saturday Night/CNN Sunday Night--The network's weekend evening news program, airing at 6pm ET and 10pm ET. Hosted by Betty Nguyen and Tony Harris. CNN Saturday Morning/CNN Sunday Morning--The network's weekend morning news program, airing at 7am ET. Hosted by Kyra Phillips. Live From...--A lively look at the day's stories airing live from Atlanta at 1pm ET. Hosted by Daryn Kagan on weekdays and Fredricka Whitfield on weekends. 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 Carol Costello. CNN Daybreak--A first look at the day's stories airing live from New York at 5am ET. Airs 12-2 p.m ET Sundays. Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer --A look at the past week. Airing Saturday nights at 7pm ET. Capital Gang--Moderated by veteran Al Hunt, with panelists Mark Shields, Robert Novak, Kate O'Beirne, and Margaret Carlson, it is one of cable news' longest running programs, focusing on political news. Airs at 10pm ET weeknights. NewsNight--Former ABC News anchor Aaron Brown hosts the network's signature nightly news program. Larry King Live--A nightly talk program that airs daily at 9pm ET. Airing at 8pm ET weeknights. Paula Zahn Now--A look at the current issues affecting the world, with former CBS and FOX News anchorwoman Paula Zahn. Anderson Cooper 360°--A fast-paced, nightly news program with former ABC News reporter Anderson Cooper that airs at 7pm ET weeknights. Lou Dobbs Tonight--A nightly news and discussion program that airing live at 6pm ET weeknights; evolved from Moneyline, a nightly business newscast. Wolf Blitzer Reports--A daily look at the day's stories airing live from Washington at 5pm ET. Inside Politics--A political program that airs from 3:30-4:30pm ET weekdays. Carol Costello provides news updates. Hosted by former NBC News anchor Soledad O'Brien and Miles O'Brien. American Morning--The network's morning news program, airing from 7-10am ET. |