CNN

Cable News Network (abbreviated: CNN ) is an American television station based in Atlanta, Georgia. It was founded by Ted Turner as the world's first exclusive news channel and started began broadcasting on 1 June 1980. CNN is operated by Turner Broadcasting System, which is a subsidiary of the media conglomerate Time Warner since 1996. President and thus the principal in charge of the station was 2004-2010 Jonathan Klein, since this ministry is exercised by Ken Jautz.

History

After the successful establishment of the station WTBS media entrepreneur Ted Turner founded in 1980, the news channel CNN with 225 employees in 10 offices and an initial investment of 20 million U.S. dollars. At this time, news in the major American television programs were only offered in the evening 30-minute broadcasts. The send operation started on June 1, 1980 by 18 clock EST with an address by Turner ( "We will switch off until the world ends " ) and a report on the attempted assassination of civil rights leader Vernon Jordan. David Walker and Lois Hart were the first two newscasters. To start sending CNN was received only in nearly 1.7 million households and worked deficit during the first few years. During this time, CNN also earned the nickname Chicken Noodle News ( Network). Nevertheless, Turner continued to invest in the infrastructure of the station and opened additional studios in other countries. In 1983 began the Turner main competitors of CNN, the Satellite News Channel ABC.

With the coverage of the Challenger disaster, the CNN broadcast live, the fall of the Berlin Wall as well as the live coverage of the beginning of the Second Gulf War by Peter Arnett, Bernard Shaw, and John Holliman from the roof of the Hotel Rashid in Baghdad CNN has been nationally and internationally known to the general public. With the increasing acceptance of cable television in the United States also increased the ratings of CNN. Characteristic of the program from CNN and later of all other news channels were the so-called "Breaking News"; Interruptions of the normal program at current events. 1996 Ted Turner sold CNN for 7.4 billion U.S. dollars at the media conglomerate Time Warner and became Vice President of the Group, responsible for the television division. However, CNN has led to losses with the increasing competition in the market, the news channel. So the sender has for years behind its main competitor Fox News only the number two in the audience 's favor. 2009 left due to substantive differences with Lou Dobbs last presenter of the start time and the founder of the channel CNNfn.

Program

The weekday afternoon and evening program is in addition to news broadcasts from the following shows:

• Early Start: Morning Show 5-7 Clock EST
• New Day: Morning Show 7-9 Clock EST
• CNN Newsroom: News Bulletin with current issues 9-16 Clock EST
• The Situation Room: This 16-19 clock EST from Washington DC Show sent is primarily concerned with domestic issues. Will moderate the mission of Wolf Blitzer.
• Erin Burnett OutFront: One-hour current U.S. political news show with comments from studio guests 19-20 clock EST, hosted by Erin Burnett.
• Anderson Cooper 360 °: Moderated by Anderson Cooper, deals with news topics of the day. The show runs 20 to 21 clock EST, the shipment will be repeated 22 to 23 clock EST.
• Piers Morgan Live: talk show with Piers Morgan, which is the successor format of one of the longest running shows on CNN hosted by Larry King. End of December 2010 King retired for reasons of age. The program is also broadcast internationally on CNN.

On the weekend following items are added:

• Reliable Sources: Analyzes the events in the U.S. media landscape with an emphasis on the political reporting. Will moderate the program by Howard Kurtz.
• Sanjay Gupta MD: Hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a program about medical issues
• State Of the Union with Candy Crowley: A Sunday political talk show, primarily on domestic issues, moderated by Candy Crowley
• Fareed Zakaria GPS: Weekly talk show on political issues with Fareed Zakaria

Offices

CNN has offices in which researched news stories and sent worldwide. The CNN Center in Atlanta, Ga., the headquarters of CNN and CNN is international, and there is yet more offices in the USA, including in Washington, D.C., New York and Los Angeles.

In London is the largest CNN office outside the United States, responsible for Europe, Middle East and Africa. More offices in this area include, without limitation in Berlin, Paris, Moscow, Rome, Madrid, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Beirut, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Baghdad, Cairo, Lagos and Johannesburg.

The central broadcaster for the Asian region ( Asia Center ) is located in Hong Kong, more studios include in Beijing, Mumbai, Tokyo and Islamabad.

Market position

Since the establishment emerged alongside the domestic U.S. channel more pure news channels such as Fox News Channel, MSNBC and the sister channel HLN. After CNN for years dominated the market, the station has been some time only the number two behind Fox News and MSNBC before. After years of constant loss of viewers, an increase in ratings was again observed in 2008.

Cuttings and investments

Since its inception, CNN has acquired interests in television stations in other countries, and also built new stations. In his own country the station founded in 1982, the offshoot CNN2, which was later finally renamed into HLN CNN Headline News, and 2008. Adjusted Meanwhile, the financial network established in 1995, CNNfn and the sports channel CNN Sports Illustrated ( CNNSI ). About broadband internet connections is to receive live since 2007, the program of CNN.com, also since 2007, is the program of CNN also be received in HD quality ( CNN HD).

The best known offshoot applies also to the English channel CNN International, the more than one billion people can receive in 212 countries worldwide. This also has its headquarters in Atlanta, but sends a large part of its program from its offices in London and Hong Kong.

In Germany CNN was involved in the news channel n- tv, another offshoot in the respective national language exist, for example in Turkey ( CNN Türk ), Spain (CNN ) in Latin America ( CNN en Español), in India ( CNN IBN ), Japan ( CNNj ) and in Chile ( CNN Chile). From 9 June 1997 to the end of 2003 there were in the CNN program for 15 minutes a German program window, which was broadcast three times a day. It was discontinued on 1 January 2004.

In addition to the television programs CNN operates twelve sites in different languages ​​, such as Arabic, Korean and Japanese.