Cable News Network

CNN

Cable News Network, or better known by its initial CNN, was found in 1980 by Ted Turner. It is the first news network to broadcast news on 24 hours non-stop format. Since its creation, the network has been successful in reaching out to the American audiences and building up its ratings, until Fox News managed to surpass them in the viewership ratings. One of its first successes was being the first news network to have live coverage of the launching and explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Another event that brought CNN to the forefront of news coverage is the first Gulf War in 1991. During the initial hours of the war, CNN was the only news network that is able to communicate with the outside world from inside Baghdad. CNN reporters managed to produce live reports from Baghdad even as the bombing start. CNN was also the first network to deliver the news of the September 11 attacks.

CNN is currently under the management of Turner Broadcasting System, which itself is a division of Time Warner. The current Time Warner is a result of mergers between 3 different companies. In 1990, the merger of Warner Communication, Inc and Time, Inc formed a new company, Time Warner. In 2001, America Online bought Time Warner and this result in the current Time Warner being one of the largest media conglomerate in the world.