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| name = CNN
| name = CNN
| logofile = CNN.svg
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| launch = {{start date and age|1980|6|1}}
| launch = {{start date and age|1980|6|1}}
| owner = [[WarnerMedia]]
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* [[CNN Türk]]
* [[CNN Türk]]
* [[HLN (TV network)|HLN]]
* [[HLN (TV network)|HLN]]
* 2CNN News
* CNNMoney Switzerland
* CNN Prima News
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| web = {{URL|http://cnn.com}}
| web = {{Plainlist|
* {{URL|http://cnn.com}}
* {{URL|http://us.cnn.com/tv/schedule/cnn|TV schedule (North America)}}
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| online serv 1 = CNN.com/live
| online serv 1 = CNN.com/live
| online chan 1 = [https://go.cnn.com/?stream=cnn Live simulcast]
| online chan 1 = [http://go.cnn.com/?stream=CNN&sr=watchLiveHPbutton Watch live]
| online serv 2 = [[fuboTV]]
| online serv 2 = [[fuboTV]]
| online chan 2 = [https://www.fubo.tv/lp/preview/?page_slug=CNNHD&title=Watch%20CNN%20Online&sr=watchLiveHPbutton Live Stream]
| online chan 2 = [[IPTV|Internet Protocol television]]
| online serv 3 = [[YouTube TV]]
| online serv 3 = [[Apple TV]]
| online chan 3 = Internet Protocol television
| online chan 3 = [[CNNGo|CNNgo]] Application
| online serv 4 = [[Sling TV]]
| online serv 4 = [[Sling TV]]
| online chan 4 = Internet Protocol television
| online chan 4 = [[IPTV|Internet Protocol television]]
| online serv 5 = [[Hulu]]
| online serv 5 = [[PlayStation Vue]]
| online chan 5 = Internet Protocol television
| online chan 5 = [[IPTV|Internet Protocol television]]
| online serv 6 = [[YouTube TV]]
| online chan 6 = [[IPTV|Internet Protocol television]]
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While the news channel has numerous [[Network affiliate|affiliates]], CNN primarily broadcasts from [[30 Hudson Yards]] in [[New York City]], and studios in [[Washington, D.C.]] and [[Los Angeles]]. Its headquarters at the [[CNN Center]] in [[Atlanta]] is only used for weekend programming. CNN is sometimes referred to as '''CNN/U.S.''' (or '''CNN Domestic''')<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/scheds.html|title=CNN Show Pages|website=www.cnn.com|access-date=August 30, 2016}}</ref> to distinguish the U.S. channel from its international sister network, [[CNN International]].
While the news channel has numerous [[Network affiliate|affiliates]], CNN primarily broadcasts from [[30 Hudson Yards]] in [[New York City]], and studios in [[Washington, D.C.]] and [[Los Angeles]]. Its headquarters at the [[CNN Center]] in [[Atlanta]] is only used for weekend programming. CNN is sometimes referred to as '''CNN/U.S.''' (or '''CNN Domestic''')<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/scheds.html|title=CNN Show Pages|website=www.cnn.com|access-date=August 30, 2016}}</ref> to distinguish the U.S. channel from its international sister network, [[CNN International]].


The network is known for its dramatic live coverage of [[breaking news]], some of which has drawn [[CNN controversies|criticism]] as overly [[Sensationalism|sensationalistic]], and for its efforts to be [[Nonpartisanism in the United States|nonpartisan]], which have led to accusations of [[false balance]].<ref>{{cite web|first1=Justin|last1=Peters|accessdate=2020-01-08|title=Firing Jeffrey Lord Doesn't Fix CNN's Jeffrey Lord Problem|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/08/firing-jeffrey-lord-doesnt-fix-cnns-jeffrey-lord-problem.html|date=11 August 2017|website=Slate Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-01-08|title=CNN's pro-Trump posse clouds its journalism|url=https://www.cjr.org/covering_the_election/cnn_trump_analyst_lord_lewandowski_mcenany.php|website=Columbia Journalism Review}}</ref><ref name="IntReview">{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Jacob W. |title=The Tragedy of Media Sensationalism in America |url=http://scir.org/2014/05/the-tragedy-of-media-sensationalism-in-america/ |accessdate=6 August 2019 |work=Southern California International Review |date=May 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Vox">{{cite news |last1=Maza |first1=Carlos |title=CNN treats politics like a sport — that's bad for all of us |url=https://www.vox.com/videos/2017/4/17/15325172/strikethrough-cnn-espn-trump-surrogates |accessdate=6 August 2019 |work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |date=April 17, 2017}}</ref>
The network is known for its dramatic live coverage of [[breaking news]], some of which has drawn [[CNN controversies|criticism]] as overly [[Sensationalism|sensationalistic]], and for its efforts to be [[Nonpartisanism in the United States|nonpartisan]], which have led to accusations of [[false balance]].<ref>{{cite web|first1=Justin|last1=Peters|accessdate=2020-01-08|title=Firing Jeffrey Lord Doesn’t Fix CNN’s Jeffrey Lord Problem|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/08/firing-jeffrey-lord-doesnt-fix-cnns-jeffrey-lord-problem.html|date=11 August 2017|website=Slate Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-01-08|title=CNN’s pro-Trump posse clouds its journalism|url=https://www.cjr.org/covering_the_election/cnn_trump_analyst_lord_lewandowski_mcenany.php|website=Columbia Journalism Review}}</ref><ref name="IntReview">{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Jacob W. |title=The Tragedy of Media Sensationalism in America |url=http://scir.org/2014/05/the-tragedy-of-media-sensationalism-in-america/ |accessdate=6 August 2019 |work=Southern California International Review |date=May 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Vox">{{cite news |last1=Maza |first1=Carlos |title=CNN treats politics like a sport — that's bad for all of us |url=https://www.vox.com/videos/2017/4/17/15325172/strikethrough-cnn-espn-trump-surrogates |accessdate=6 August 2019 |work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |date=April 17, 2017}}</ref>


As of September 2018, CNN has 90.1 million television households as subscribers (97.7% of households with cable) in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/nielsen-coverage-estimates-september-espn-nbcsn-nbatv-mlbn-nfln.html|title=Nielsen coverage estimates for September see gains at ESPN networks, drops at MLBN and NFLN|date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, CNN ranked third in viewership among cable news networks, behind rivals [[Fox News]] and [[MSNBC]], averaging 972,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joyella |first1=Mark |title=Fox News Ends 2019 With Biggest Prime Time Ratings Ever |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2019/12/11/fox-news-ends-2019-with-highest-rated-prime-time-ratings-ever/#4abf6a873347 |accessdate=16 January 2020 |publisher=Forbes |date=Dec 11, 2019}}</ref> CNN ranks 14th among all basic cable networks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |last2=Johnson |first2=Ted |title=Cable Ratings 2019: Fox News Tops Total Viewers, ESPN Wins 18-49 Demo As Entertainment Networks Slide |url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/cable-ratings-2019-list-fox-news-total-viewers-espn-18-49-demo-1202817561/ |accessdate=16 January 2020 |publisher=Deadline |date=December 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Schneider |first1=Michael |title=Most-Watched Television Networks: Ranking 2019's Winners and Losers |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/network-ratings-top-channels-fox-news-espn-cnn-cbs-nbc-abc-1203440870/ |accessdate=16 January 2020 |publisher=Variety |date=December 26, 2019}}</ref>
As of September 2018, CNN has 90.1 million television households as subscribers (97.7% of households with cable) in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/nielsen-coverage-estimates-september-espn-nbcsn-nbatv-mlbn-nfln.html|title=Nielsen coverage estimates for September see gains at ESPN networks, drops at MLBN and NFLN|date=September 10, 2018}}</ref>


Globally, CNN programming airs through CNN International, which can be seen by viewers in over 212 countries and territories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,667801,00.html|title=CNN is Viewers Cable Network of Choice for Democratic and Republican National Convention Coverage|publisher=Time Warner|date=August 18, 2000|accessdate=February 20, 2010}}</ref>
Globally, CNN programming airs through CNN International, which can be seen by viewers in over 212 countries and territories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,667801,00.html|title=CNN is Viewers Cable Network of Choice for Democratic and Republican National Convention Coverage|publisher=Time Warner|date=August 18, 2000|accessdate=February 20, 2010}}</ref>
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The Cable News Network was launched at 5:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]] on June 1, 1980. After an introduction by [[Ted Turner]], the husband and wife team of [[David Walker (journalist)|David Walker]] and [[Lois Hart]] anchored the channel's first newscast.<ref>{{Cite book|title=American Television News: The Media Marketplace and the Public Interest|first=Steve Michael|last=Barkin|first2=M.E.|last2=Sharpe|year=2003}}</ref> [[Burt Reinhardt]], the executive vice president of CNN at its launch, hired most of the channel's first 200 employees, including the network's first [[News presenter|news anchor]], [[Bernard Shaw (journalist)|Bernard Shaw]].<ref name=wp>{{cite news|first=Lauren|last=Wiseman|title=Burt Reinhardt dies at 91: Newsman helped launch CNN |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/burt-reinhardt-dies-at-91-newsman-helped-launch-cnn/2011/04/14/AFMd9mkG_story.html|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=May 10, 2011|accessdate=May 19, 2011}}</ref>
The Cable News Network was launched at 5:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]] on June 1, 1980. After an introduction by [[Ted Turner]], the husband and wife team of [[David Walker (journalist)|David Walker]] and [[Lois Hart]] anchored the channel's first newscast.<ref>{{Cite book|title=American Television News: The Media Marketplace and the Public Interest|first=Steve Michael|last=Barkin|first2=M.E.|last2=Sharpe|year=2003}}</ref> [[Burt Reinhardt]], the executive vice president of CNN at its launch, hired most of the channel's first 200 employees, including the network's first [[News presenter|news anchor]], [[Bernard Shaw (journalist)|Bernard Shaw]].<ref name=wp>{{cite news|first=Lauren|last=Wiseman|title=Burt Reinhardt dies at 91: Newsman helped launch CNN |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/burt-reinhardt-dies-at-91-newsman-helped-launch-cnn/2011/04/14/AFMd9mkG_story.html|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=May 10, 2011|accessdate=May 19, 2011}}</ref>


Since its debut, CNN has expanded its reach to a number of cable and satellite television providers, several websites, and specialized closed-circuit channels (such as [[CNN Airport]]). The company has 42 bureaus (11 domestic, 31 international),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.journalism.org/2016/06/15/cable-news-fact-sheet/|title=Cable News: Fact Sheet|last=|first=|date=2016-06-15|website=Pew Research Center's Journalism Project|access-date=2017-04-20}}</ref> more than 900 affiliated local stations (which also receive news and features content via the video newswire service [[CNN Newsource]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnnnewsource.com/|title=CNN Newsource|website=CNN Newsource|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-20}}</ref> and several regional and foreign-language networks around the world.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=ZQhDq8fPj2IC&pg=PA599&q=cnn%20regional%20and%20foreign-language%20networks|title=Encyclopedia of journalism. 6. Appendices|last=Sterling|first=Christopher H.|date=2009-09-25|publisher=SAGE|isbn=9780761929574|language=en}}</ref> The channel's success made a bona-fide mogul of founder Ted Turner<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=YhMu7Ps_BW4C&pg=PA134&q=time%20warner%201996|title=The Equation: Applying the 4 Indisputable Components of Business Success|last=Tyree|first=Omar|date=2009-04-27|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9780470452837|language=en}}</ref> and set the stage for conglomerate Time Warner's eventual acquisition of the [[Turner Broadcasting System]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/04/23/the-lost-tycoon|title=Ted Turner, the Lost Tycoon|website=The New Yorker|access-date=2017-04-20}}</ref>
Since its debut, CNN has expanded its reach to a number of cable and satellite television providers, several websites, and specialized closed-circuit channels (such as [[CNN Airport]]). The company has 42 bureaus (11 domestic, 31 international),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.journalism.org/2016/06/15/cable-news-fact-sheet/|title=Cable News: Fact Sheet|last=|first=|date=2016-06-15|website=Pew Research Center's Journalism Project|access-date=2017-04-20}}</ref> more than 900 affiliated local stations (which also receive news and features content via the video newswire service [[CNN Newsource]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnnnewsource.com/|title=CNN Newsource|website=CNN Newsource|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-20}}</ref> and several regional and foreign-language networks around the world.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=ZQhDq8fPj2IC&pg=PA599&q=cnn%20regional%20and%20foreign-language%20networks|title=Encyclopedia of journalism. 6. Appendices|last=Sterling|first=Christopher H.|date=2009-09-25|publisher=SAGE|isbn=9780761929574|language=en}}</ref> The channel's success made a bona-fide mogul of founder Ted Turner<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=YhMu7Ps_BW4C&pg=PA134&q=time%20warner%201996|title=The Equation: Applying the 4 Indisputable Components of Business Success|last=Tyree|first=Omar|date=2009-04-27|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9780470452837|language=en}}</ref> and set the stage for conglomerate Time Warner's eventual acquisition of the [[Turner Broadcasting System]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/04/23/the-lost-tycoon|title=Ted Turner, the Lost Tycoon|website=The New Yorker|access-date=2017-04-20}}</ref>


A companion channel, [[HLN (TV network)|CNN2]], was launched on January 1, 1982<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=VD8HCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA184&q=cnn2%20launch%201982|title=That's the Way It Is: A History of Television News in America|last=Leon|first=Charles L. Ponce de|date=2015-05-04|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=9780226472454|language=en}}</ref> and featured a continuous 24-hour cycle of 30-minute news broadcasts.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=Osf-AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA149&q=%22cnn2%22%2024-hour%20cycle%20of%2030-minute%20news%20broadcasts.|title=The SAGE Handbook of Television Studies|last=Alvarado|first=Manuel|last2=Buonanno|first2=Milly|last3=Gray|first3=Herman|last4=Miller|first4=Toby|date=2014-12-09|publisher=SAGE|isbn=9781473911086}}</ref> The channel, which later became known as CNN Headline News and is now known as simply HLN, eventually focused on live news coverage supplemented by personality-based programs during the evening and primetime hours.
A companion channel, [[HLN (TV network)|CNN2]], was launched on January 1, 1982<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=VD8HCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA184&q=cnn2%20launch%201982|title=That's the Way It Is: A History of Television News in America|last=Leon|first=Charles L. Ponce de|date=2015-05-04|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=9780226472454|language=en}}</ref> and featured a continuous 24-hour cycle of 30-minute news broadcasts.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=Osf-AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA149&q=%22cnn2%22%2024-hour%20cycle%20of%2030-minute%20news%20broadcasts.|title=The SAGE Handbook of Television Studies|last=Alvarado|first=Manuel|last2=Buonanno|first2=Milly|last3=Gray|first3=Herman|last4=Miller|first4=Toby|date=2014-12-09|publisher=SAGE|isbn=9781473911086}}</ref> The channel, which later became known as CNN Headline News and is now known as simply HLN, eventually focused on live news coverage supplemented by personality-based programs during the evening and primetime hours.
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{{quote|This is Bernie Shaw. Something is happening outside. ... Peter Arnett, join me here. Let's describe to our viewers what we're seeing... The skies over Baghdad have been illuminated. ... We're seeing bright flashes going off all over the sky.}}
{{quote|This is Bernie Shaw. Something is happening outside. ... Peter Arnett, join me here. Let's describe to our viewers what we're seeing... The skies over Baghdad have been illuminated. ... We're seeing bright flashes going off all over the sky.}}


Unable to immediately broadcast live pictures from Baghdad, CNN's coverage of the initial hours of the Gulf War had the dramatic feel of a radio broadcast – and was compared to legendary [[CBS]] news anchor [[Edward R. Murrow]]'s gripping live radio reports of the German bombing of London during [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2002/dec/06/entertainment/et-howard6|title='Baghdad': When CNN was the news|date=2002-12-06|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-04-22|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> Despite the lack of live pictures, CNN's coverage was carried by television stations and networks around the world, resulting in CNN being watched by over a billion viewers worldwide.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/?id=_IyjcoJ1BtMC&pg=PT33&q=cnn%20gulf%20war%20%22billion%20viewers%22 |title=Remade in America: How Asia Will Change Because America Boomed|last=Rohwer|first=Jim|date=2001-03-15|publisher=Crown Publishing Group |isbn=9780609504123}}</ref>
Unable to immediately broadcast live pictures from Baghdad, CNN's coverage of the initial hours of the Gulf War had the dramatic feel of a radio broadcast – and was compared to legendary [[CBS]] news anchor [[Edward R. Murrow]]'s gripping live radio reports of the German bombing of London during [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/dec/06/entertainment/et-howard6|title='Baghdad': When CNN was the news|date=2002-12-06|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-04-22|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> Despite the lack of live pictures, CNN's coverage was carried by television stations and networks around the world, resulting in CNN being watched by over a billion viewers worldwide.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/?id=_IyjcoJ1BtMC&pg=PT33&q=cnn%20gulf%20war%20%22billion%20viewers%22 |title=Remade in America: How Asia Will Change Because America Boomed|last=Rohwer|first=Jim|date=2001-03-15|publisher=Crown Publishing Group |isbn=9780609504123}}</ref>


The Gulf War experience brought CNN some much sought-after legitimacy and made household names of previously obscure reporters. Shaw, known for his live-from-Bagdhad reporting during the Gulf War, became CNN's chief anchor until his retirement in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/bernard-shaw-38028|title=Bernard Shaw|publisher=Biography.com|access-date=2017-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929135442/https://www.biography.com/people/bernard-shaw-38028|archive-date=September 29, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/2/where-are-they-now-bernard-shaw|title=Where Are They Now? Bernard Shaw|work=The Washington Times|access-date=2017-04-22|language=en-US}}</ref> Others include then–[[The Pentagon|Pentagon]] correspondent [[Wolf Blitzer]] (now host of ''[[The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer|The Situation Room]]'') and international correspondent [[Christiane Amanpour]]. Amanpour's presence in Iraq was caricatured by actress [[Nora Dunn]] as ruthless reporter Adriana Cruz in the 1999 film ''[[Three Kings (1999 film)|Three Kings]]''. Time Warner–owned sister network [[HBO]] later produced a [[television movie]], ''[[Live from Baghdad (film)|Live from Baghdad]]'', about CNN's coverage of the first Gulf War.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}
The Gulf War experience brought CNN some much sought-after legitimacy and made household names of previously obscure reporters. Shaw, known for his live-from-Bagdhad reporting during the Gulf War, became CNN's chief anchor until his retirement in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/bernard-shaw-38028|title=Bernard Shaw|publisher=Biography.com|access-date=2017-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929135442/https://www.biography.com/people/bernard-shaw-38028|archive-date=September 29, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/2/where-are-they-now-bernard-shaw|title=Where Are They Now? Bernard Shaw|work=The Washington Times|access-date=2017-04-22|language=en-US}}</ref> Others include then–[[The Pentagon|Pentagon]] correspondent [[Wolf Blitzer]] (now host of ''[[The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer|The Situation Room]]'') and international correspondent [[Christiane Amanpour]]. Amanpour's presence in Iraq was caricatured by actress [[Nora Dunn]] as ruthless reporter Adriana Cruz in the 1999 film ''[[Three Kings (1999 film)|Three Kings]]''. Time Warner–owned sister network [[HBO]] later produced a [[television movie]], ''[[Live from Baghdad (film)|Live from Baghdad]]'', about CNN's coverage of the first Gulf War.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}
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====2008 U.S. election====
====2008 U.S. election====
[[File:CNN-YouTube Republican Debate.jpg|thumb|right|The stage for the second 2008 [[CNN/YouTube presidential debates|CNN/YouTube presidential debate]].]]
[[File:CNN-YouTube Republican Debate.jpg|thumb|right|The stage for the second 2008 [[CNN/YouTube presidential debates|CNN/YouTube presidential debate]].]]
Leading up to the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 U.S. presidential election]], CNN devoted large amounts of its coverage to politics, including hosting candidate debates during the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] primary seasons. On June 3 and 5, 2007, CNN teamed up with [[Saint Anselm College]] to sponsor the [[New Hampshire]] Republican and Democratic Debates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2008/primdeb08/nh060307.html|title=CNN/WMUR-TV/New Hampshire Union Leader Democratic Debate|publisher=Gwu.edu|date=June 3, 2007|accessdate=February 20, 2010}}</ref> Later that year, the channel hosted the first [[CNN/YouTube presidential debates]], a non-traditional format where viewers were invited to pre-submit questions over the internet via the [[YouTube]] video-sharing service.<ref>{{cite news|last=Baker|first=Peter|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/22/news/youtube23.php|title=YouTube and CNN invite ordinary Americans into presidential debates|newspaper=International Herald Tribune|accessdate=October 12, 2013}}</ref> In 2008, CNN partnered with the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' to host two primary debates leading up to its coverage of [[Super Tuesday]].<ref name=supertuesday>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-et-politics4feb04,0,6879163.story|title=Super Tuesday gets presidential treatment|publisher=Latimes.com|date=February 4, 2008|accessdate=October 12, 2013}}</ref> CNN's debate and election night coverage led to its highest ratings of the year, with January 2008 viewership averaging 1.1 million viewers, a 41% increase over the previous year.<ref name=supertuesday/>
Leading up to the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 U.S. presidential election]], CNN devoted large amounts of its coverage to politics, including hosting candidate debates during the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] primary seasons. On June 3 and 5, CNN teamed up with [[Saint Anselm College]] to sponsor the [[New Hampshire]] Republican and Democratic Debates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2008/primdeb08/nh060307.html|title=CNN/WMUR-TV/New Hampshire Union Leader Democratic Debate|publisher=Gwu.edu|date=June 3, 2007|accessdate=February 20, 2010}}</ref> Later in 2007, the channel hosted the first [[CNN/YouTube presidential debates]], a non-traditional format where viewers were invited to pre-submit questions over the internet via the [[YouTube]] video-sharing service.<ref>{{cite news|last=Baker|first=Peter|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/22/news/youtube23.php|title=YouTube and CNN invite ordinary Americans into presidential debates|newspaper=International Herald Tribune|accessdate=October 12, 2013}}</ref> In 2008, CNN partnered with the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' to host two primary debates leading up to its coverage of [[Super Tuesday]].<ref name=supertuesday>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-et-politics4feb04,0,6879163.story|title=Super Tuesday gets presidential treatment|publisher=Latimes.com|date=February 4, 2008|accessdate=October 12, 2013}}</ref> CNN's debate and election night coverage led to its highest ratings of the year, with January 2008 viewership averaging 1.1 million viewers, a 41% increase over the previous year.<ref name=supertuesday/>


====2016 U.S. election====
====2016 U.S. election====
Driven by live coverage of the year's [[2016 United States presidential election|U.S. presidential election]], 2016 was CNN's most-watched year in its history.<ref>{{cite web|last=Katz|first=A.J.|title=2016 Ratings: CNN Has Most-Watched Year Ever|url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/2016-ratings-cnn-has-most-watched-year-ever/315014|work=Adweek|date=December 28, 2016}}</ref> Throughout the campaign, the network aired unedited coverage of many of the [[Trump rallies|Trump campaign rallies]]. Aides for Republican candidates [[Marco Rubio]], [[Jeb Bush]], and [[Ted Cruz]] accused CNN President Jeff Zucker of undermining their candidates during the [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016|Republican primaries]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Grynbaum|first=Michael|title=CNN's Coverage of Trump Was Biased, Presidential Candidates' Aides Say|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/business/media/trump-cnns-coverage-biased-presidential-candidates-aides-say.html|work=The New York Times|date=December 1, 2016}}</ref> After the election, Zucker acknowledged that it was a mistake to air so many of the campaign rallies.<ref>{{cite web|last=Georgantopoulos|first=Mary|title=CNN's President Says It Was A Mistake To Air So Many Trump Rallies And "Let Them Run"|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/maryanngeorgantopoulos/cnn-president-mistake-to-air-so-many-trump-rallies|work=BuzzFeed|date=October 14, 2016}}</ref> CNN also drew criticism during the election for hiring former Trump campaign manager [[Corey Lewandowski]], who was still being paid by and was effectively working on behalf of the campaign.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wolcott|first=James|title=How Trump Trumped The New York Times, CNN, and the Rest of the Media in 2016|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/how-trump-trumped-the-media|work=Vanity Fair|date=February 2017}}</ref>
Driven by live coverage of the year's [[2016 United States presidential election|U.S. presidential election]], 2016 was CNN's most-watched year in its history.<ref>{{cite web|last=Katz|first=A.J.|title=2016 Ratings: CNN Has Most-Watched Year Ever|url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/2016-ratings-cnn-has-most-watched-year-ever/315014|work=Adweek|date=December 28, 2016}}</ref> Throughout the campaign, the network aired unedited coverage of many of the [[Trump rallies|Trump campaign rallies]]. Aides for Republican candidates [[Marco Rubio]], [[Jeb Bush]], and [[Ted Cruz]] accused CNN President Jeff Zucker of undermining their candidates during the [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016|Republican primaries]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Grynbaum|first=Michael|title=CNN's Coverage of Trump Was Biased, Presidential Candidates' Aides Say|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/business/media/trump-cnns-coverage-biased-presidential-candidates-aides-say.html|work=The New York Times|date=December 1, 2016}}</ref> After the election, Zucker acknowledged that it was a mistake to air so many of the campaign rallies.<ref>{{cite web|last=Georgantopoulos|first=Mary|title=CNN's President Says It Was A Mistake To Air So Many Trump Rallies And "Let Them Run"|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/maryanngeorgantopoulos/cnn-president-mistake-to-air-so-many-trump-rallies|work=BuzzFeed|date=October 14, 2016}}</ref> CNN also drew criticism during the election for hiring former Trump campaign manager [[Corey Lewandowski]], who was still being paid by and was effectively working on behalf of the campaign.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wolcott|first=James|title=How Trump Trumped The New York Times, CNN, and the Rest of the Media in 2016|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/how-trump-trumped-the-media|work=Vanity Fair|date=February 2017}}</ref>


===Trump presidency, AT&T ownership===
===Trump presidency, AT&T ownership===
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The [[presidency of Donald Trump]] has led to many prominent controversies involving CNN. The network was accused by critics of giving disproportionate amounts of coverage to Donald Trump and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate [[Hillary Clinton]]. CNN president [[Jeff Zucker]] defended CNN against the criticism, commenting that out of the Republican candidates, Trump was the most willing to give on-air interviews. Trump commented upon the allegations during his speech at the 2017 [[Conservative Political Action Conference]] (CPAC), jokingly referring to CNN as the "Clinton News Network".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/trump-talks-about-enemies-again-at-cpac|title=Trump Talks About Enemies, Again, at CPAC|last=Sorkin|first=Amy Davidson|date=2017-02-24|work=The New Yorker|access-date=2017-10-27|issn=0028-792X}}</ref><ref name=CNNLightningRod>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2016/12/03/cnn-media-bias-donald-trump|title=Here's why CNN Became a Lightning Rod for Accusations of Media Bias|date=December 3, 2016|work=Fortune|access-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref>
The [[presidency of Donald Trump]] has led to many prominent controversies involving CNN. The network was accused by critics of giving disproportionate amounts of coverage to Donald Trump and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate [[Hillary Clinton]]. CNN president [[Jeff Zucker]] defended CNN against the criticism, commenting that out of the Republican candidates, Trump was the most willing to give on-air interviews. Trump commented upon the allegations during his speech at the 2017 [[Conservative Political Action Conference]] (CPAC), jokingly referring to CNN as the "Clinton News Network".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/trump-talks-about-enemies-again-at-cpac|title=Trump Talks About Enemies, Again, at CPAC|last=Sorkin|first=Amy Davidson|date=2017-02-24|work=The New Yorker|access-date=2017-10-27|issn=0028-792X}}</ref><ref name=CNNLightningRod>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2016/12/03/cnn-media-bias-donald-trump|title=Here's why CNN Became a Lightning Rod for Accusations of Media Bias|date=December 3, 2016|work=Fortune|access-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref>


[[File:Jeff Zucker - David Shankbone 2010.jpg|thumb|200px|CNN Worldwide President [[Jeff Zucker]]]]
[[File:Jeff Zucker - David Shankbone 2010.jpg|thumb|200px|CNN Worldwide President [[Jeff Zucker]]]]
In January 2017, CNN reported that Trump had been briefed on a [[Donald Trump–Russia dossier|classified dossier]] which detailed compromising personal and financial information allegedly obtained by the Russian government. While CNN did not publish the dossier, Trump criticized the network during a press conference the following day, and refused to take a question from CNN reporter [[Jim Acosta]], claiming that the network was "[[fake news]]".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2017/01/trump-refusing-to-answer-question-from-cnn-reporter-you-are-fake-news-233485|title=Trump calls CNN 'fake news', as channel defends its reporting on intelligence briefing|work=Politico|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> On June 26, 2017, CNN investigative journalists Thomas Frank, Eric Lichtblau, and Lex Haris voluntarily resigned after the network retracted an online article which incorrectly connected Trump aide [[Anthony Scaramucci]] to a $10 billion Russian investment fund. The network apologized to Scaramucci and admitted that the online story did not meet their [[Journalism ethics and standards|editorial standards]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Battaglio|first=Stephen|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-cnn-resignation-20170626-story.html|title=Three CNN journalists resign over retracted Trump-Russia story|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=2017-06-27|access-date=2017-06-27}}</ref> Zucker responded by stressing that the network needs to "play error-free ball" when it comes to any future stories about Trump.<ref>{{cite news|last=Farhi|first=Paul|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/cnns-russia-story-debacle-came-at-the-worst-possible-time-for-the-network/2017/06/27/8eb23616-5b3d-11e7-a9f6-7c3296387341_story.html|title=CNN's Russia story debacle came at the worst possible time for the network|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=2017-06-27|access-date=2017-09-13}}</ref>
In January 2017, CNN reported that Trump had been briefed on a [[Donald Trump–Russia dossier|classified dossier]] which detailed compromising personal and financial information allegedly obtained by the Russian government. While CNN did not publish the dossier, Trump criticized the network during a press conference the following day, and refused to take a question from CNN reporter [[Jim Acosta]], claiming that the network was "[[fake news]]".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2017/01/trump-refusing-to-answer-question-from-cnn-reporter-you-are-fake-news-233485|title=Trump calls CNN 'fake news', as channel defends its reporting on intelligence briefing|work=Politico|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> On June 26, 2017, CNN investigative journalists Thomas Frank, Eric Lichtblau, and Lex Haris voluntarily resigned after the network retracted an online article which incorrectly connected Trump aide [[Anthony Scaramucci]] to a $10 billion Russian investment fund. The network apologized to Scaramucci and admitted that the online story did not meet their [[Journalism ethics and standards|editorial standards]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Battaglio|first=Stephen|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-cnn-resignation-20170626-story.html|title=Three CNN journalists resign over retracted Trump-Russia story|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=2017-06-27|access-date=2017-06-27}}</ref> Zucker responded by stressing that the network needs to "play error-free ball" when it comes to any future stories about Trump.<ref>{{cite news|last=Farhi|first=Paul|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/cnns-russia-story-debacle-came-at-the-worst-possible-time-for-the-network/2017/06/27/8eb23616-5b3d-11e7-a9f6-7c3296387341_story.html|title=CNN's Russia story debacle came at the worst possible time for the network|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=2017-06-27|access-date=2017-09-13}}</ref>


In July 2017, Trump posted a video on Twitter of himself tackling [[Vince McMahon]] on the ground during [[WrestleMania 23]], edited to replace McMahon's face with the CNN logo. The clip was considered to be a further expression of his opinions regarding the network's quality of coverage. Several media columnists and Democratic politicians condemned the retweeted video, concerned that its substance—given the tone of some of Trump's criticism of mainstream media outlets for what he deems as unfavorable coverage of him and his presidency—could encourage some of his extreme right-wing supporters to commit violence against journalists from outlets outside of the conservative media spectrum.<ref name="kfile">{{cite news|title=How CNN found the Reddit user behind the Trump wrestling GIF|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/04/politics/kfile-reddit-user-trump-tweet/index.html|date=July 4, 2017|access-date=July 5, 2017|work=CNN Politics}}</ref><ref name="nyt-fraudnews">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/02/business/media/trump-wrestling-video-cnn-twitter.html|title=Trump Tweets a Video of Him Wrestling 'CNN' to the Ground|last=Grynbaum|first=Michael M.|date=2017-07-02|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-10-28|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> CNN also faced [[CNN_controversies#Redditor_controversy|criticism]] over an investigation that identified the [[Reddit]] user (associated with a Trump-focused community on the service, [[r/The_Donald]]) who had allegedly created the video, facing accusations that they had [[blackmailed]] the user.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bell|first1=Chris|title=CNN accused of 'blackmailing' Trump gif maker|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-40504203|accessdate=July 5, 2017|work=BBC News|date=July 5, 2017}}</ref><ref name=Apology>{{cite news|last1=Nwanevu|first1=Osita|title=Reddit User Apologizes for Trump-CNN GIF; CNN Coverage Raises Eyebrows|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/07/05/reddit_user_hanassholesolo_apologizes_for_trump_cnn_gif_cnn_covers_with.html|accessdate=July 5, 2017|work=Slate|date=July 5, 2017}}</ref>
In July 2017, Trump posted a video on Twitter of himself tackling [[Vince McMahon]] on the ground during [[WrestleMania 23]], edited to replace McMahon's face with the CNN logo. The clip was considered to be a further expression of his opinions regarding the network's quality of coverage. Several media columnists and Democratic politicians condemned the retweeted video, concerned that its substance—given the tone of some of Trump's criticism of mainstream media outlets for what he deems as unfavorable coverage of him and his presidency—could encourage some of his extreme right-wing supporters to commit violence against journalists from outlets outside of the conservative media spectrum.<ref name="kfile">{{cite news|title=How CNN found the Reddit user behind the Trump wrestling GIF|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/04/politics/kfile-reddit-user-trump-tweet/index.html|date=July 4, 2017|access-date=July 5, 2017|work=CNN Politics}}</ref><ref name="nyt-fraudnews">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/02/business/media/trump-wrestling-video-cnn-twitter.html|title=Trump Tweets a Video of Him Wrestling 'CNN' to the Ground|last=Grynbaum|first=Michael M.|date=2017-07-02|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-10-28|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Later that month, a group of Democratic United States Senators, led by [[Amy Klobuchar]], issued a request for information over allegations that the Trump administration was planning to use CNN as "leverage for political gain" in the process of clearing the proposed acquisition of its parent company Time Warner by [[AT&T]]—a purchase which was first announced in October 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/10/22/reports-t-agrees-buy-time-warner-more-than-80b/92589816|title=AT&T agrees to buy Time Warner for more than $80B|last=Yu|first=Roger|work=USA Today|date=October 22, 2016|access-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-reaches-deal-to-buy-time-warner-for-more-than-80-billion-1477157084|title=AT&T Reaches Deal to Buy Time Warner for $86 Billion|last=Gryta|first=Thomas|last2=Hagey|first2=Keach|last3=Cimmiluca|first3=Dana|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=October 22, 2016|access-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref> ''[[The Daily Caller]]'' reported that, in particular, the administration was seeking the removal of Jeff Zucker as CNN president. Although Trump had promised to block the acquisition entirely during his presidential campaign, Trump's transition team later stated that the government planned to evaluate the deal without prejudice.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/07/donald-trump-cnn-time-warner-merger|title=Did the White House Just Use the Time Warner-AT&T Deal to Threaten CNN?|last=Levin|first=Bess|work=The Hive|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/att-time-warner-merger-trump-white-house-1202491172|title=Senators Press Trump on White House Contacts Over AT&T-Time Warner Merger|last=Johnson|first=Ted|date=2017-07-11|work=Variety|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/senator-concerned-trump-cnn-clash-could-doom-at-t-time-warner-deal-1019337|title=Senator Concerned That Trump-CNN Clash Could Doom AT&T-Time Warner Deal|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2017-10-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/07/trumps-hatred-of-cnn-is-a-wild-card-in-atttime-warner-merger|title=White House could use AT&T/Time Warner deal as 'leverage' against CNN|work=[[Ars Technica]]|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref>


Following the announcement of the acquisition, AT&T CEO [[Randall L. Stephenson]] stated that the company was "committed to continuing the editorial independence of CNN".<ref name="deadline-maybesell" /> In August 2017, ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' reported that AT&T had considered spinning off CNN and its stake in [[TMZ]] post-acquisition.<ref name="deadline-maybesell">{{Cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2017/08/time-warner-merger-cnn-tmz-selloff-targets-att-1202140037/|title=AT&T Mulling Sell-Off Of Major Assets Under Turner After Time Warner Merger|last=Lieberman|first=Anita Busch, David|date=2017-08-04|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> In October 2017, Stephenson downplayed the possibility that the ongoing tensions between Trump and CNN could affect the deal, stating that he "[didn't] know what the relevance of CNN is in terms of an antitrust review", and that AT&T did not plan to make managerial changes to Time Warner properties that were operating well, such as CNN.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2017/10/att-chief-randall-stephenson-management-1202182015/|title=AT&T Chief Randall Stephenson Plans To Keep Time Warner Management Intact Post Merger, Says "I'm Not A Media Tycoon"|last=N'Duka|first=Anthony D'Alessandro, Amanda|date=2017-10-04|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> Later that month, CNN launched a new promotional campaign, "Facts First", in an effort to combat negative perceptions over the quality of its reporting. Using an [[apple]] to demonstrate metaphors for fake news and "[[alternative facts]]" (in particular, suggesting that one could persistently opine that the apple was actually a [[banana]]), the ads publicize a commitment to prioritizing accurate, fact-based reporting before presenting opinions on a particular story.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/cnn-advertising-fake-news-facts-first-1202596220/|title=CNN Fights 'Fake News' Claims With New 'Facts First' Campaign (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=2017-10-23|work=Variety|access-date=2017-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cnn-launches-new-ad-campaign-facts-first-1051039|title=CNN Launches New Ad Campaign, 'Facts First'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2017-11-14}}</ref> The ad became the subject of parodies, including one by ''The Daily Caller'' (which reversed the ad, and amended the slogan with "unless we are reporting on Trump"), and [[Stephen Colbert]] (which closed with the line "Now orange you ready to impeach?"), and was criticized by conservative publishers, Republican politicians, and on social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.recode.net/2017/10/24/16535634/watch-cnn-apple-ad-trump-twitter-tweet-buzzfeed-daily-caller|title=Watch BuzzFeed News and The Daily Caller troll CNN's 'This is an apple' ad|publisher=Recode|author=Meghann Farnsworth|date=Oct 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffpost.com/entry/cnn-apple-banana_us_59ee93bfe4b03535fa938053|title=CNN's New #FactsFirst 'Apple' Ad Sparks Battle Over Banana Truthers|work=[[HuffPost]]|author=Ed Mazza|date=24 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/25/gop-rep-counters-cnn-s-facts-first-ad-with-pro-life-video-this-is-baby.html|title=GOP rep counters CNN's 'Facts First' ad with pro-life video: 'This is a baby'|publisher=[[Fox News]]|author= Brooke Singman|date=October 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cnn-mocked-for-new-banana-ad/article/2638322|title=CNN mocked for new 'BANANA' ad|author=Eddie Scarry|date=October 23, 2017}}</ref>
Later that month, a group of Democratic senators, led by [[Amy Klobuchar]], issued a request for information over allegations that the Trump administration was planning to use CNN as "leverage for political gain" in the process of clearing the proposed acquisition of its parent company Time Warner by [[AT&T]]—a purchase which was first announced in October 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/10/22/reports-t-agrees-buy-time-warner-more-than-80b/92589816|title=AT&T agrees to buy Time Warner for more than $80B|last=Yu|first=Roger|work=USA Today|date=October 22, 2016|access-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-reaches-deal-to-buy-time-warner-for-more-than-80-billion-1477157084|title=AT&T Reaches Deal to Buy Time Warner for $86 Billion|last=Gryta|first=Thomas|last2=Hagey|first2=Keach|last3=Cimmiluca|first3=Dana|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=October 22, 2016|access-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref> ''[[The Daily Caller]]'' reported that, in particular, the administration was seeking the removal of Jeff Zucker as CNN president. Although Trump had promised to block the acquisition entirely during his presidential campaign, Trump's transition team later stated that the government planned to evaluate the deal without prejudice.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/07/donald-trump-cnn-time-warner-merger|title=Did the White House Just Use the Time Warner-AT&T Deal to Threaten CNN?|last=Levin|first=Bess|work=The Hive|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/att-time-warner-merger-trump-white-house-1202491172|title=Senators Press Trump on White House Contacts Over AT&T-Time Warner Merger|last=Johnson|first=Ted|date=2017-07-11|work=Variety|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/senator-concerned-trump-cnn-clash-could-doom-at-t-time-warner-deal-1019337|title=Senator Concerned That Trump-CNN Clash Could Doom AT&T-Time Warner Deal|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2017-10-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/07/trumps-hatred-of-cnn-is-a-wild-card-in-atttime-warner-merger|title=White House could use AT&T/Time Warner deal as 'leverage' against CNN|work=[[Ars Technica]]|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref>

Following the announcement of the acquisition, AT&T CEO [[Randall L. Stephenson]] stated that the company was "committed to continuing the editorial independence of CNN".<ref name="deadline-maybesell" /> In August 2017, ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' reported that AT&T had considered spinning off CNN and its stake in [[TMZ]] post-acquisition.<ref name="deadline-maybesell">{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/time-warner-merger-cnn-tmz-selloff-targets-att-1202140037/|title=AT&T Mulling Sell-Off Of Major Assets Under Turner After Time Warner Merger|last=Lieberman|first=Anita Busch, David|date=2017-08-04|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> In October 2017, Stephenson downplayed the possibility that the ongoing tensions between Trump and CNN could affect the deal, stating that he "[didn't] know what the relevance of CNN is in terms of an antitrust review", and that AT&T did not plan to make managerial changes to Time Warner properties that were operating well, such as CNN.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/att-chief-randall-stephenson-management-1202182015/|title=AT&T Chief Randall Stephenson Plans To Keep Time Warner Management Intact Post Merger, Says "I'm Not A Media Tycoon"|last=N'Duka|first=Anthony D'Alessandro, Amanda|date=2017-10-04|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> Later that month, CNN launched a new promotional campaign, "Facts First", in an effort to combat negative perceptions over the quality of its reporting. Using an [[apple]] to demonstrate metaphors for fake news and "[[alternative facts]]" (in particular, suggesting that one could persistently opine that the apple was actually a [[banana]]), the ads publicize a commitment to prioritizing accurate, fact-based reporting before presenting opinions on a particular story.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/cnn-advertising-fake-news-facts-first-1202596220/|title=CNN Fights 'Fake News' Claims With New 'Facts First' Campaign (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=2017-10-23|work=Variety|access-date=2017-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cnn-launches-new-ad-campaign-facts-first-1051039|title=CNN Launches New Ad Campaign, 'Facts First'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2017-11-14}}</ref> The ad became the subject of parodies, including one by ''The Daily Caller'' (which reversed the ad, and amended the slogan with "unless we are reporting on Trump"), and [[Stephen Colbert]] (which closed with the line "Now orange you ready to impeach?"), and was criticized by conservative publishers, Republican politicians, and on social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.recode.net/2017/10/24/16535634/watch-cnn-apple-ad-trump-twitter-tweet-buzzfeed-daily-caller|title=Watch BuzzFeed News and The Daily Caller troll CNN's 'This is an apple' ad|publisher=Recode|author=Meghann Farnsworth|date=Oct 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffpost.com/entry/cnn-apple-banana_us_59ee93bfe4b03535fa938053|title=CNN's New #FactsFirst 'Apple' Ad Sparks Battle Over Banana Truthers|work=[[HuffPost]]|author=Ed Mazza|date=24 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/25/gop-rep-counters-cnn-s-facts-first-ad-with-pro-life-video-this-is-baby.html|title=GOP rep counters CNN's 'Facts First' ad with pro-life video: 'This is a baby'|publisher=[[Fox News]]|author= Brooke Singman|date=October 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cnn-mocked-for-new-banana-ad/article/2638322|title=CNN mocked for new 'BANANA' ad|author=Eddie Scarry|date=October 23, 2017}}</ref>


On November 6, 2017, Stephenson met with [[Makan Delrahim]], assistant Attorney General of the [[United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division|U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division]], to discuss [[antitrust]] and [[concentration of media ownership]] concerns surrounding the acquisition, and possible options for satisfying them.<ref name="cnn-gotocourt" /><ref name="cnbc-deniedatt">{{cite web|title=Government never tried to force CNN sale in AT&T-Time Warner deal, official says|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/09/government-never-tried-to-force-cnn-sale-in-att-time-warner-deal-official-says.html|publisher=[[CNBC]]|access-date=10 November 2017}}</ref> Two days later, major media outlets publicly reported that the Justice Department had recommended that either the entire Turner Broadcasting System unit, or [[DirecTV]], be divested as a condition of the merger. The ''[[Financial Times]]'' went further, stating that it had specifically demanded the divestment of CNN.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/08/business/dealbook/att-time-warner.html|title=U.S. Said to Seek Sale of CNN or DirecTV in AT&T-Time Warner Deal|last=Merced|first=Michael J. de la|date=2017-11-08|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-11-08|last2=Steel|first2=Emily|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|last3=Sorkin|first3=Andrew Ross}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-time-warner-m-a/att-says-timing-of-time-warner-deal-closing-now-uncertain-idUSKBN1D81Z8|title=U.S. demands CNN sale to approve AT&T/Time Warner deal: Financial Times|date=2017-11-08|work=Reuters|access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref><ref name="cnn-gotocourt" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/8/16624844/att-time-warner-merger-cnn-turner-broadcasting-network-department-of-justice-divestment-sale|title=Is the AT&T merger with Time Warner being threatened because of a beef with CNN?|work=The Verge|access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref> Stephenson denied these reports, stating that he never offered to, nor had any intentions to sell CNN.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://beta.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-att-time-warner-20171108-story.html|title=AT&T says it will not sell CNN despite pressure from Trump's Justice Department|last=James|first=Meg|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/att-time-warner-merger-cnn-trump-1202610228|title=AT&T Can't Easily Cut a Connection With CNN or Turner (Analysis)|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=2017-11-08|work=Variety|access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref> CNN's media correspondent [[Brian Stelter]] noted that media outlets were interpreting the alleged recommendations as being either a genuine concern for AT&T's scale following the merger, or a retaliatory measure by the Trump administration against CNN.<ref name="cnn-gotocourt" />
On November 6, 2017, Stephenson met with [[Makan Delrahim]], assistant Attorney General of the [[United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division|U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division]], to discuss [[antitrust]] and [[concentration of media ownership]] concerns surrounding the acquisition, and possible options for satisfying them.<ref name="cnn-gotocourt" /><ref name="cnbc-deniedatt">{{cite web|title=Government never tried to force CNN sale in AT&T-Time Warner deal, official says|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/09/government-never-tried-to-force-cnn-sale-in-att-time-warner-deal-official-says.html|publisher=[[CNBC]]|access-date=10 November 2017}}</ref> Two days later, major media outlets publicly reported that the Justice Department had recommended that either the entire Turner Broadcasting System unit, or [[DirecTV]], be divested as a condition of the merger. The ''[[Financial Times]]'' went further, stating that it had specifically demanded the divestment of CNN.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/08/business/dealbook/att-time-warner.html|title=U.S. Said to Seek Sale of CNN or DirecTV in AT&T-Time Warner Deal|last=Merced|first=Michael J. de la|date=2017-11-08|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-11-08|last2=Steel|first2=Emily|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|last3=Sorkin|first3=Andrew Ross}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-time-warner-m-a/att-says-timing-of-time-warner-deal-closing-now-uncertain-idUSKBN1D81Z8|title=U.S. demands CNN sale to approve AT&T/Time Warner deal: Financial Times|date=2017-11-08|work=Reuters|access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref><ref name="cnn-gotocourt" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/8/16624844/att-time-warner-merger-cnn-turner-broadcasting-network-department-of-justice-divestment-sale|title=Is the AT&T merger with Time Warner being threatened because of a beef with CNN?|work=The Verge|access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref> Stephenson denied these reports, stating that he never offered to, nor had any intentions to sell CNN.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://beta.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-att-time-warner-20171108-story.html|title=AT&T says it will not sell CNN despite pressure from Trump's Justice Department|last=James|first=Meg|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/att-time-warner-merger-cnn-trump-1202610228|title=AT&T Can't Easily Cut a Connection With CNN or Turner (Analysis)|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=2017-11-08|work=Variety|access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref> CNN's media correspondent [[Brian Stelter]] noted that media outlets were interpreting the alleged recommendations as being either a genuine concern for AT&T's scale following the merger, or a retaliatory measure by the Trump administration against CNN.<ref name="cnn-gotocourt" />
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At the ''[[DealBook]]'' conference in New York City the next day, Stephenson denied that the Department had demanded the divestment of CNN at all (stating that he had "never been told that the price of getting the deal done was selling CNN"), and that the company aimed to "get to a negotiated settlement". However, he stated that if they were unable to do so, AT&T was "prepared to litigate".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/randall-stephenson-att-cnn-time-warner-1202611055/|title=AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson: We're Not Selling CNN and We'll Fight for Time Warner in Court|last=Johnson|first=Ted|date=2017-11-09|work=Variety|access-date=2017-11-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="cnn-gotocourt">{{Cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/09/media/att-ceo-randall-stephenson-speaks/index.html|title=AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson: Ready to go to court to get Time Warner deal done|last=Stelter|first=Brian|work=CNNMoney|access-date=2017-11-10}}</ref> In a statement to [[CNBC]], a Department of Justice official backed Stephenson, denying that there were any specific demands to divest CNN during the discussion, and considering the claims to be "shocking" and an attempt to politicize the situation. The official added that the Department had officially recommended either abandoning the deal entirely, or divesting DirecTV or Turner, but that it was open to other options for quelling antitrust concerns.<ref name="cnbc-deniedatt" /> The same day, the watchdog group Protect Democracy sued the Department of Justice to seek information on whether the Trump administration had "improperly interfered with the Department's review of the merger between AT&T and Time Warner, or has acted in that matter based on the President's personal dislike of CNN's [[protected speech]]." The group had issued a [[Freedom of Information Act]] request for these details, but the Department had not responded.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/11/09/dem-group-lawsuit-seeks-determine-if-white-house-influenced-time-warner-at-t-merger/849826001|title=Watchdog lawsuit seeks to determine if White House influenced Time Warner-AT&T merger|work=USA Today|access-date=2017-11-10}}</ref> On November 20, 2017, the Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit over the acquisition.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-20/at-t-is-said-to-face-u-s-antitrust-lawsuit-over-time-warner|title=AT&T Sued by U.S. Seeking to Block Merger With Time Warner|date=2017-11-20|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2017-11-20}}</ref>
At the ''[[DealBook]]'' conference in New York City the next day, Stephenson denied that the Department had demanded the divestment of CNN at all (stating that he had "never been told that the price of getting the deal done was selling CNN"), and that the company aimed to "get to a negotiated settlement". However, he stated that if they were unable to do so, AT&T was "prepared to litigate".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/randall-stephenson-att-cnn-time-warner-1202611055/|title=AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson: We're Not Selling CNN and We'll Fight for Time Warner in Court|last=Johnson|first=Ted|date=2017-11-09|work=Variety|access-date=2017-11-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="cnn-gotocourt">{{Cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/09/media/att-ceo-randall-stephenson-speaks/index.html|title=AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson: Ready to go to court to get Time Warner deal done|last=Stelter|first=Brian|work=CNNMoney|access-date=2017-11-10}}</ref> In a statement to [[CNBC]], a Department of Justice official backed Stephenson, denying that there were any specific demands to divest CNN during the discussion, and considering the claims to be "shocking" and an attempt to politicize the situation. The official added that the Department had officially recommended either abandoning the deal entirely, or divesting DirecTV or Turner, but that it was open to other options for quelling antitrust concerns.<ref name="cnbc-deniedatt" /> The same day, the watchdog group Protect Democracy sued the Department of Justice to seek information on whether the Trump administration had "improperly interfered with the Department's review of the merger between AT&T and Time Warner, or has acted in that matter based on the President's personal dislike of CNN's [[protected speech]]." The group had issued a [[Freedom of Information Act]] request for these details, but the Department had not responded.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/11/09/dem-group-lawsuit-seeks-determine-if-white-house-influenced-time-warner-at-t-merger/849826001|title=Watchdog lawsuit seeks to determine if White House influenced Time Warner-AT&T merger|work=USA Today|access-date=2017-11-10}}</ref> On November 20, 2017, the Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit over the acquisition.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-20/at-t-is-said-to-face-u-s-antitrust-lawsuit-over-time-warner|title=AT&T Sued by U.S. Seeking to Block Merger With Time Warner|date=2017-11-20|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2017-11-20}}</ref>


The proposed merger was affirmed on June 12, 2018, after [[United States District Court for the District of Columbia|District of Columbia U.S. District Court]] Judge [[Richard J. Leon]] ruled in favor of AT&T in the lawsuit. The merger closed two days later, with the company becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T under the renamed parent company [[WarnerMedia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Judge approves $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner deal|url=http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/12/media/att-time-warner-ruling/index.html|author=Hadas Gold|website=CNNMoney|publisher=Time Warner|date=June 12, 2018|access-date=September 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Justice Department Sues to Block AT&T-Time WarnerMerger|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/20/business/dealbook/att-time-warner-merger.html|author=Cecilia Kang|author2=Michael J. de la Merced|newspaper=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company|date=November 20, 2017|access-date=September 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=AT&T Completes Acquisition of Time Warner Inc.|url=http://about.att.com/story/att_completes_acquisition_of_time_warner_inc.html|website=AT&T|date=June 15, 2018|access-date=September 21, 2018}}</ref>{{secondary source needed|date=March 2019}} Under a proposed reorganization announced in March 2019 (which will involve the dissolution of Turner Broadcasting), AT&T stated that CNN would be moved into a new "WarnerMedia News & Sports" division led by Jeff Zucker, adding [[Turner Sports]] and the [[AT&T SportsNet]] [[regional sports network]]s to his oversight.<ref name="cnbc">{{cite news |last1=Feiner |first1=Lauren |title=WarnerMedia reorganizes its leadership team after AT&T acquisition |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/04/warnermedia-reorganizes-its-leadership-team-after-att-acquisition.html |accessdate=March 4, 2019 |work=CNBC |date=March 4, 2019}}</ref>
=== 2018-present: Under WarnerMedia ===
After [[United States District Court for the District of Columbia|District of Columbia U.S. District Court]] judge [[Richard J. Leon]] ruled in favor of AT&T in the lawsuit, AT&T completed its acquisition of Time Warner on June 14, 2018, and renamed the company [[WarnerMedia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/att-completes-time-warner-acquisition-1202411103/|title=AT&T Completes $85B Acquisition Of Time Warner|last=Chmielewski|first=Dawn C.|date=2018-06-14|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref>


On May 6, 2019, CNN launched a new studio at [[30 Hudson Yards]], as part of the migration of WarnerMedia's operations to the facility from the former [[Time Warner Center]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/cnn-layoffs-warnermedia-restructuring-att-1202608354/|title=More Than 100 CNN Workers Take Voluntary Buyouts Amid Move To Hudson Yards|first=Hayes|last=Dade|first2=Dade Hayes|last2=Lisa de Moraes|date=2019-05-06|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07|last3=Moraes|first3=Lisa de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/cnn-launches-its-first-shows-from-hudson-yards-today/401825/|title=CNN Launches Its First Shows From Hudson Yards Today|website=TVNewser|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref> In late May 2019, CNN International announced it was reducing its programming and staff based in London to reduce costs, with CNNI losing $10 million per year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/may/28/cnn-preparing-cuts-london-based-news-operation|title=CNN preparing to make cuts at London-based news operation|first=Jim|last=Waterson|work=The Guardian|date=29 May 2019}}</ref>
In March 2019, WarnerMedia announced a restructuring that effectively dissolved Turner Broadcasting, and CNN became part of the new WarnerMedia News & Sports division. Jeff Zucker was named head of the new division, which added [[Turner Sports]] and the [[AT&T SportsNet]] [[regional sports network]]s to his remit.<ref name="cnbc">{{cite news |last1=Feiner |first1=Lauren |title=WarnerMedia reorganizes its leadership team after AT&T acquisition |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/04/warnermedia-reorganizes-its-leadership-team-after-att-acquisition.html |accessdate=March 4, 2019 |work=CNBC |date=March 4, 2019}}</ref>

On May 6, 2019, CNN began to broadcast programming from its new studios at [[30 Hudson Yards]], which succeeded the [[Time Warner Center]] as the broadcaster's New York headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/cnn-layoffs-warnermedia-restructuring-att-1202608354/|title=More Than 100 CNN Workers Take Voluntary Buyouts Amid Move To Hudson Yards|first=Hayes|last=Dade|first2=Dade Hayes|last2=Lisa de Moraes|date=2019-05-06|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07|last3=Moraes|first3=Lisa de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/cnn-launches-its-first-shows-from-hudson-yards-today/401825/|title=CNN Launches Its First Shows From Hudson Yards Today|website=TVNewser|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref> In late May 2019, CNN International announced it was reducing its programming and staff based in London to reduce costs, citing losses of $10 million per-year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/may/28/cnn-preparing-cuts-london-based-news-operation|title=CNN preparing to make cuts at London-based news operation|first=Jim|last=Waterson|work=The Guardian|date=29 May 2019}}</ref>


==Controversies==
==Controversies==
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In October 2016, [[WikiLeaks]] published [[Podesta emails|emails]] from [[John Podesta]] which showed CNN contributor [[Donna Brazile]] passing the questions for a CNN-sponsored debate to the Clinton campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/10/11/then-cnn-contributor-donna-brazile-to-clinton-camp-sometimes-i-get-the-questions-in-advance|title=Then-CNN contributor Donna Brazile to Clinton camp: Sometimes 'I get the questions in advance'|last=Wemple|first=Erik|date=October 11, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=October 19, 2016}}</ref> In the email, Brazile discussed her concern of Clinton's ability to field a question regarding the death penalty. The following day Clinton would receive the question about the death penalty, verbatim from an audience member at the CNN-hosted Town Hall event.<ref name= CNNWikiLeaksTownHall>{{cite web|url=http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/11/media/donna-brazile-wikileaks-question|title=Wikileaks mystery: How did town hall question get to Clinton campaign?|last=Stelter|first=Brian|date=October 12, 2016|publisher=CNN|access-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref> According to a [[CNN Business]] investigation, the debate moderator [[Roland Martin (journalist)|Roland Martin]] of [[TV One (U.S. TV network)|TV One]] "did not deny sharing information with Brazile."<ref name="CNNWikiLeaksTownHall"/> CNN severed ties with Brazile three days later, on October 14, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/31/cnn-ends-relationship-with-dncs-donna-brazile.html|title=CNN ends relationship with DNC's Donna Brazile|last=Rosenfeld|first=Everett|date=October 31, 2016|website=CNBC|access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/10/cnn-severs-ties-with-donna-brazile-230534|title=CNN severs ties with Donna Brazile|newspaper=Politico|access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref>
In October 2016, [[WikiLeaks]] published [[Podesta emails|emails]] from [[John Podesta]] which showed CNN contributor [[Donna Brazile]] passing the questions for a CNN-sponsored debate to the Clinton campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/10/11/then-cnn-contributor-donna-brazile-to-clinton-camp-sometimes-i-get-the-questions-in-advance|title=Then-CNN contributor Donna Brazile to Clinton camp: Sometimes 'I get the questions in advance'|last=Wemple|first=Erik|date=October 11, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=October 19, 2016}}</ref> In the email, Brazile discussed her concern of Clinton's ability to field a question regarding the death penalty. The following day Clinton would receive the question about the death penalty, verbatim from an audience member at the CNN-hosted Town Hall event.<ref name= CNNWikiLeaksTownHall>{{cite web|url=http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/11/media/donna-brazile-wikileaks-question|title=Wikileaks mystery: How did town hall question get to Clinton campaign?|last=Stelter|first=Brian|date=October 12, 2016|publisher=CNN|access-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref> According to a [[CNNMoney]] investigation, the debate moderator [[Roland Martin (journalist)|Roland Martin]] of [[TV One (U.S. TV network)|TV One]] "did not deny sharing information with Brazile."<ref name="CNNWikiLeaksTownHall"/> CNN severed ties with Brazile three days later, on October 14, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/31/cnn-ends-relationship-with-dncs-donna-brazile.html|title=CNN ends relationship with DNC's Donna Brazile|last=Rosenfeld|first=Everett|date=October 31, 2016|website=CNBC|access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/10/cnn-severs-ties-with-donna-brazile-230534|title=CNN severs ties with Donna Brazile|newspaper=Politico|access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref>


==Programming==
==Programming==
{{See also|List of programs broadcast by CNN}}
{{See also|List of programs broadcast by CNN}}
CNN's current weekday schedule consists mostly of rolling news programming during daytime hours, followed by in-depth news and information programs during the evening and prime time hours. The network's morning programming consists of ''[[Early Start]]'', an early-morning news program hosted by [[Christine Romans]] and Laura Jarrett at 4–6 a.m. ET, which is followed by ''[[New Day (TV program)|New Day]]'', the network's [[breakfast television|morning show]], hosted by [[Alisyn Camerota]] and [[John Berman]] at 6–9 a.m. ET. Most of CNN's late-morning and early afternoon programming consists of ''[[CNN Newsroom]]'', a rolling news program hosted by [[Jim Sciutto]] and [[Poppy Harlow]] in the morning and [[Brooke Baldwin]] in the afternoon. In between the editions of ''Newsroom'', ''[[At This Hour with Kate Bolduan|At This Hour]]'' with [[Kate Bolduan]] airs at 11 a.m. to noon Eastern, followed by ''[[Inside Politics|Inside Politics with John King]]'', hosted by [[John King (journalist)|John King]] at noon Eastern, and ''CNN Right Now'' with [[Brianna Keilar]] at 1 p.m. Eastern.<ref name="tvnewser-sugarhigh">{{cite web|title=Why a Sugar High is in the Making for Kate Bolduan's Daughter|url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/cnns-kate-bolduan-plans-to-get-her-daughter-high-on-sugar/269347|website=TVNewser|publisher=Adweek Blog Network|accessdate=August 20, 2015}}</ref>
CNN's current weekday schedule consists mostly of rolling news programming during daytime hours, followed by in-depth news and information programs during the evening and primetime hours. The network's morning programming consists of ''[[Early Start]]'', an early-morning news program hosted by [[Christine Romans]] and [[Dave Briggs (journalist)|Dave Briggs]] at 4–6 a.m. ET, which is followed by ''[[New Day (TV program)|New Day]]'', the network's [[breakfast television|morning show]], hosted by [[Alisyn Camerota]] and [[John Berman]] at 6–9 a.m. ET. Most of CNN's late-morning and early afternoon programming consists of ''[[CNN Newsroom]]'', a rolling news program hosted by [[Jim Sciutto]] and [[Poppy Harlow]] in the morning and [[Brooke Baldwin]] in the afternoon. In between the editions of ''Newsroom'', ''[[At This Hour with Kate Bolduan|At This Hour]]'' with [[Kate Bolduan]] airs at 11 a.m. to noon Eastern, followed by ''[[Inside Politics|Inside Politics with John King]]'', hosted by [[John King (journalist)|John King]] at noon Eastern, and ''CNN Right Now'' with [[Brianna Keilar]] at 1 p.m. Eastern.<ref name="tvnewser-sugarhigh">{{cite web|title=Why a Sugar High is in the Making for Kate Bolduan's Daughter|url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/cnns-kate-bolduan-plans-to-get-her-daughter-high-on-sugar/269347|website=TVNewser|publisher=Adweek Blog Network|accessdate=August 20, 2015}}</ref>


CNN's late afternoon and early evening lineup consists of ''[[The Lead with Jake Tapper]]'', hosted by [[Jake Tapper]] at 4 p.m. Eastern and ''[[The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer]]'', hosted by [[Wolf Blitzer]] at 5–7 p.m. ET. The network's evening and primetime lineup shifts towards more in-depth programming, including ''[[Erin Burnett OutFront]]'' at 7 p.m. ET,<ref>{{cite web|last=Hall|first=Colby|title=CNN Reveals New 7 pm Show Title: Erin Burnett: OutFront|url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnn-reveals-erin-burnetts-new-show-title-outfront/|work=Mediaite|accessdate=September 23, 2011}}</ref> and ''[[Anderson Cooper 360°]]'' at 8 p.m. ET, followed by ''[[Cuomo Prime Time]]'' with [[Chris Cuomo]] at 9 p.m., and ''[[CNN Tonight]]'' hosted by [[Don Lemon]] at 10 p.m. Eastern. Overnight programming consists of reruns of the primetime lineup, and an overnight simulcast of the [[CNN International]] version of ''[[CNN Newsroom (CNNI)|CNN Newsroom]]'' from [[Atlanta, GA]].
CNN's late afternoon and early evening lineup consists of ''[[The Lead with Jake Tapper]]'', hosted by [[Jake Tapper]] at 4 p.m. Eastern and ''[[The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer]]'', hosted by [[Wolf Blitzer]] at 5–7 p.m. ET. The network's evening and primetime lineup shifts towards more in-depth programming, including ''[[Erin Burnett OutFront]]'' at 7 p.m. ET,<ref>{{cite web|last=Hall|first=Colby|title=CNN Reveals New 7 pm Show Title: Erin Burnett: OutFront|url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnn-reveals-erin-burnetts-new-show-title-outfront/|work=Mediaite|accessdate=September 23, 2011}}</ref> and ''[[Anderson Cooper 360°]]'' at 8 p.m. ET, followed by ''[[Cuomo Prime Time]]'' with [[Chris Cuomo]] at 9 p.m., and ''[[CNN Tonight]]'' hosted by [[Don Lemon]] at 10 p.m. Eastern. Overnight programming consists of reruns of the primetime lineup, and an overnight simulcast of the [[CNN International]] version of ''[[CNN Newsroom (CNNI)|CNN Newsroom]]'' from [[Atlanta, GA]].


Weekend primetime is dedicated mostly to factual programming, such as [[Documentary film|documentary]] specials and [[miniseries]], and documentary-style [[reality television|reality]] series (such as ''[[Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown]]'' and ''[[United Shades of America]]''), as well as acquired documentary films presented under the banner ''[[CNN Films]]''. The network's weekend morning programming consists of ''CNN Newsroom'' (simulcast from CNN International) at 4–6 a.m. ET, which is followed by the weekend editions of ''New Day'', hosted by [[Christi Paul]] and [[Victor Blackwell]], which airs every Saturday at 6–9 a.m. ET and Sunday at 6–8 a.m. ET and the network's Saturday program ''Smerconish'' with [[Michael Smerconish]] at 9 a.m. Eastern and replay at 6 p.m. Eastern. Sunday morning lineup consists primarily of [[Sunday morning talk shows|political talk shows]], including ''[[Inside Politics|Inside Politics with John King]]'', hosted by [[John King (journalist)|John King]] at 8 a.m. Eastern and ''[[State of the Union (American TV program)|State of the Union]]'', hosted by [[Jake Tapper]] at 9 a.m. Eastern and replay at noon Eastern, and the international affairs program ''[[Fareed Zakaria GPS]]'', hosted by [[Fareed Zakaria]] at 10 a.m. Eastern and replay at 1 p.m. Eastern, and the media analysis program ''[[Reliable Sources]]'', hosted by [[Brian Stelter]] at 11 a.m. Eastern.
Weekend primetime is dedicated mostly to factual programming, such as documentary-style [[reality television|reality]] series (including ''[[Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown]]'' and ''[[United Shades of America]]''), along with original based documentaries and specials (including those presented under blanket titles such as ''[[CNN Presents]]'' and ''[[CNN Special Investigations Unit]]''), as well as acquired documentary films presented under the banner ''[[CNN Films]]''. The network's weekend morning programming consists of ''CNN Newsroom'' (simulcast from CNN International) at 4–6 a.m. ET, which is followed by the weekend editions of ''New Day'', hosted by [[Christi Paul]] and [[Victor Blackwell]], which airs every Saturday at 6–9 a.m. ET and Sunday at 6–8 a.m. ET and the network's Saturday program ''Smerconish'' with [[Michael Smerconish]] at 9 a.m. Eastern and replay at 6 p.m. Eastern. Sunday morning lineup consists primarily of [[Sunday morning talk shows|political talk shows]], including ''[[Inside Politics|Inside Politics with John King]]'', hosted by [[John King (journalist)|John King]] at 8 a.m. Eastern and ''[[State of the Union (TV series)|State of the Union]]'', hosted by [[Jake Tapper]] at 9 a.m. Eastern and replay at noon Eastern, and the international affairs program ''[[Fareed Zakaria GPS]]'', hosted by [[Fareed Zakaria]] at 10 a.m. Eastern and replay at 1 p.m. Eastern, and the media analysis program ''[[Reliable Sources]]'', hosted by [[Brian Stelter]] at 11 a.m. Eastern.


For the 2014–15 season, after cancelling ''[[Piers Morgan Tonight]]'' (which, itself, replaced the long-running ''[[Larry King Live]]''), CNN experimented with running factual and reality-style programming during the 9:00&nbsp;p.m. ET hour, such as [[John Walsh (television host)|John Walsh]]'s ''[[The Hunt with John Walsh|The Hunt]]'', ''[[This Is Life with Lisa Ling]]'', and [[Mike Rowe]]'s ''[[Somebody's Gotta Do It]]''. Jeff Zucker explained that this new lineup was intended to shift CNN away from a reliance on [[pundit]]-oriented programs, and attract younger demographics to the network. Zucker stated that the 9:00&nbsp;p.m. hour could be pre-empted during major news events for expanded coverage. These changes coincided with the introduction of a new imaging campaign for the network, featuring the slogan "Go there".<ref name="variety-newprime">{{cite news|title=CNN Keeps Burnett, Cooper in Primetime While Adding 'CNN Tonight' at 10 P.M.|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cnn-keeps-burnett-cooper-in-primetime-while-adding-cnn-tonight-at-10-pm-1201155404|work=Variety|accessdate=April 11, 2014}}</ref><ref name="lat-newlineup">{{cite news|title=CNN unveils new prime-time lineup, moves away from 9 p.m. talk|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-cnn-prime-time-20140410,0,3282490.story|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=April 11, 2014|first=Joe|last=Flint|date=April 10, 2014}}</ref><ref name="tvn-cnnnewlineup">{{cite web|title=CNN Doubles Down on a Mix of Live News, Original Series and Films|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn-doubles-down-on-a-mix-of-live-news-original-series-and-films_b221080|work=TVNewer|accessdate=April 11, 2014}}</ref> In May 2014, CNN premiered ''[[The Sixties (miniseries)|The Sixties]]'', a documentary miniseries produced by [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Gary Goetzman]] which chronicled the United States in the 1960s. Owing to its success, CNN commissioned follow-ups focusing on other decades.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/cnn-adds-original-series-60s-70s-hln-unmasking-killer-upfronts-1202095460/|title=CNN Adds Series On 1960s & '70s To Slate; HLN Adds 'Unmasking A Killer'|last=Moraes|first=Lisa de|date=2017-05-17|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-05-13|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/cnn-six-new-original-series-2019-slate-projects-from-sanjay-gupta-vox-media-1202362425/|title=CNN Adds Six New Original Series To 2019 Slate; Projects From Sanjay Gupta, Vox Media, More|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2018-04-11|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-05-13|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="variety-seventies">{{cite web|title=CNN To Follow 'The Sixties' Docu-series With 'The Seventies'|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cnn-to-follow-the-sixties-docu-series-with-the-seventies-1201361031/|website=Variety|accessdate=April 3, 2016}}</ref><ref name="variety-eighties">{{cite web|title=CNN To Launch 'The Eighties' In March|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/cnn-the-eighties-1201715099/|website=Variety|accessdate=April 3, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Anderson Cooper 360°]]'' was expanded to run two hours long, from 8 PM to 10 PM.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/ratings-for-anderson-coopers-karen-mcdougal-interview/360109|title=Ratings for Anderson Cooper's Karen McDougal Interview|website=TVNewser|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-28}}</ref>
For the 2014–15 season, after cancelling ''[[Piers Morgan Tonight]]'' (which, itself, replaced the long-running ''[[Larry King Live]]''), CNN experimented with running factual and reality-style programming during the 9:00&nbsp;p.m. ET hour, such as [[John Walsh (television host)|John Walsh]]'s ''[[The Hunt with John Walsh|The Hunt]]'', ''[[This Is Life with Lisa Ling]]'', and [[Mike Rowe]]'s ''[[Somebody's Gotta Do It]]''. Jeff Zucker explained that this new lineup was intended to shift CNN away from a reliance on [[pundit]]-oriented programs, and attract younger demographics to the network. Zucker stated that the 9:00&nbsp;p.m. hour could be pre-empted during major news events for expanded coverage. These changes coincided with the introduction of a new imaging campaign for the network, featuring the slogan "Go there".<ref name="variety-newprime">{{cite news|title=CNN Keeps Burnett, Cooper in Primetime While Adding 'CNN Tonight' at 10 P.M.|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cnn-keeps-burnett-cooper-in-primetime-while-adding-cnn-tonight-at-10-pm-1201155404|work=Variety|accessdate=April 11, 2014}}</ref><ref name="lat-newlineup">{{cite news|title=CNN unveils new prime-time lineup, moves away from 9 p.m. talk|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-cnn-prime-time-20140410,0,3282490.story|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=April 11, 2014|first=Joe|last=Flint|date=April 10, 2014}}</ref><ref name="tvn-cnnnewlineup">{{cite web|title=CNN Doubles Down on a Mix of Live News, Original Series and Films|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn-doubles-down-on-a-mix-of-live-news-original-series-and-films_b221080|work=TVNewer|accessdate=April 11, 2014}}</ref> In May 2014, CNN premiered ''[[The Sixties (miniseries)|The Sixties]]'', a documentary miniseries produced by [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Gary Goetzman]] which chronicled the United States in the 1960s. Owing to its success, CNN commissioned follow-ups focusing on other decades.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2017/05/cnn-adds-original-series-60s-70s-hln-unmasking-killer-upfronts-1202095460/|title=CNN Adds Series On 1960s & '70s To Slate; HLN Adds 'Unmasking A Killer'|last=Moraes|first=Lisa de|date=2017-05-17|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-05-13|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2018/04/cnn-six-new-original-series-2019-slate-projects-from-sanjay-gupta-vox-media-1202362425/|title=CNN Adds Six New Original Series To 2019 Slate; Projects From Sanjay Gupta, Vox Media, More|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2018-04-11|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-05-13|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="variety-seventies">{{cite web|title=CNN To Follow 'The Sixties' Docu-series With 'The Seventies'|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cnn-to-follow-the-sixties-docu-series-with-the-seventies-1201361031/|website=Variety|accessdate=April 3, 2016}}</ref><ref name="variety-eighties">{{cite web|title=CNN To Launch 'The Eighties' In March|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/cnn-the-eighties-1201715099/|website=Variety|accessdate=April 3, 2016}}</ref> ''Anderson Cooper 360°'' was expanded to run two hours long, from 8 PM to 10 PM.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/ratings-for-anderson-coopers-karen-mcdougal-interview/360109|title=Ratings for Anderson Cooper's Karen McDougal Interview|website=TVNewser|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-28}}</ref>


By 2019, CNN had produced at least 35 original series. Alongside the Hanks/Goetzman franchise (including the 2018 spin-off ''1968''), CNN has aired other documentary miniseries relating to news and U.S. policies, such as ''The Bush Years'', and ''American Dynasties: The [[Kennedy family|Kennedys]]''—which saw the highest ratings of any CNN original series premiere to-date, with 1.7 million viewers. ''Parts Unknown'' concluded after the 2018 [[suicide]] death of its host [[Anthony Bourdain]]; CNN announced several new miniseries and docuseries for 2019, including ''American Style'' (a miniseries produced by the digital media company [[Vox Media]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/vox-entertainment-produce-new-cnn-original-series-american-style/|title=Vox Entertainment to Produce New CNN Original Series 'American Style'|date=2018-04-11|website=TheWrap|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref> ''The Redemption Project with [[Van Jones]]'', ''Chasing Life with Sanjay Gupta'', ''Tricky Dick'' (a miniseries chronicling [[Richard Nixon]]), ''[[The Movies (miniseries)|The Movies]]'' (a spin-off of the Hanks/Goetzman decades miniseries), and ''Once in a Great City: Detroit 1962-64''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/cnn-van-jones-anthony-bourdain-original-series-1203164234/|title=CNN Original Series Ride News Tide to Multiplatform Success|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|date=2019-03-15|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/cnn-six-new-original-series-2019-slate-projects-from-sanjay-gupta-vox-media-1202362425/|title=CNN Adds Six New Original Series To 2019 Slate; Projects From Sanjay Gupta, Vox Media, More|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2018-04-11|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref>
By 2019, CNN had produced at least 35 original series. Alongside the Hanks/Goetzman franchise (including the 2018 spin-off ''1968''), CNN has aired other documentary miniseries relating to news and U.S. policies, such as ''The Bush Years'', and ''American Dynasties: The [[Kennedy family|Kennedys]]''—which saw the highest ratings of any CNN original series premiere to-date, with 1.7 million viewers. ''Parts Unknown'' concluded after the 2018 [[suicide]] death of its host [[Anthony Bourdain]]; CNN announced several new miniseries and docuseries for 2019, including ''American Style'' (a miniseries produced by the digital media company [[Vox Media]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/vox-entertainment-produce-new-cnn-original-series-american-style/|title=Vox Entertainment to Produce New CNN Original Series 'American Style'|date=2018-04-11|website=TheWrap|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref> ''The Redemption Project with [[Van Jones]]'', ''Chasing Life with Sanjay Gupta'', ''Tricky Dick'' (a miniseries chronicling [[Richard Nixon]]), ''The Movies'' (a spin-off of the Hanks/Goetzman decades miniseries), and ''Once in a Great City: Detroit 1962-64''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/cnn-van-jones-anthony-bourdain-original-series-1203164234/|title=CNN Original Series Ride News Tide to Multiplatform Success|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|date=2019-03-15|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/cnn-six-new-original-series-2019-slate-projects-from-sanjay-gupta-vox-media-1202362425/|title=CNN Adds Six New Original Series To 2019 Slate; Projects From Sanjay Gupta, Vox Media, More|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2018-04-11|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref>


===On-air presentation===
===On-air presentation===
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CNN's next major redesign was introduced on January 10, 2011, replacing the dark, flat appearance of the 2008 look with a glossier, blue and white color scheme, and moving the secondary logo box to the opposite end of the screen. Additionally, the network began to solely produce its programming in the [[16:9]] aspect ratio, with standard definition feeds using a [[letterboxing (filming)|letterboxed]] version of the HD feed.<ref name="tvn-2011look"/> On February 18, 2013, the "flipper" was dropped and reverted to a scrolling ticker; originally displayed as a blue background with white text, the ticker was reconfigured a day later with blue text on a white background to match the look of the 'flipper'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/so-long-flipper-the-ticker-returns-to-cnn_b167507|title=The Ticker Returns to CNN|last=Airens|first=Chris|date=February 18, 2013|work=TVNewser|accessdate=February 19, 2013}}</ref>
CNN's next major redesign was introduced on January 10, 2011, replacing the dark, flat appearance of the 2008 look with a glossier, blue and white color scheme, and moving the secondary logo box to the opposite end of the screen. Additionally, the network began to solely produce its programming in the [[16:9]] aspect ratio, with standard definition feeds using a [[letterboxing (filming)|letterboxed]] version of the HD feed.<ref name="tvn-2011look"/> On February 18, 2013, the "flipper" was dropped and reverted to a scrolling ticker; originally displayed as a blue background with white text, the ticker was reconfigured a day later with blue text on a white background to match the look of the 'flipper'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/so-long-flipper-the-ticker-returns-to-cnn_b167507|title=The Ticker Returns to CNN|last=Airens|first=Chris|date=February 18, 2013|work=TVNewser|accessdate=February 19, 2013}}</ref>


On August 11, 2014, CNN introduced its most recent graphics package, dropping the glossy appearance for a flat, rectangular scheme incorporating red, white, and black colors, and the [[Gotham (typeface)|Gotham]] typeface. The ticker now alternates between general headlines and financial news from [[CNN Business]], and the secondary logo box was replaced with a smaller box below the CNN bug, which displays either the title, [[hashtag]], or [[Twitter]] handle for the show being aired or its anchor.<ref name="tvn-2014graphics">{{cite web|title=CNN Updates Graphics Package|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn-updates-graphics-package_b235005|website=TVNewser|accessdate=September 3, 2014}}</ref> In April 2016, CNN began to introduce a new corporate typeface, known as "CNN Sans", across all of its platforms. Inspired by [[Helvetica Neue]] and commissioned after consultations with Troika Design Group, the font family consists of 30 different versions with varying weights and widths to facilitate use across print, television, and digital mediums.<ref name="promaxbda-newfont">{{cite web|title=CNN customizes new company-wide font|url=http://www.promaxbda.org/brief/content/cnn-customizes-new-company-wide-font#!|website=PromaxBDA|accessdate=September 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911040833/http://www.promaxbda.org/brief/content/cnn-customizes-new-company-wide-font#!|archive-date=September 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On August 11, 2014, CNN introduced its most recent graphics package, dropping the glossy appearance for a flat, rectangular scheme incorporating red, white, and black colors, and the [[Gotham (typeface)|Gotham]] typeface. The ticker now alternates between general headlines and financial news from [[CNNMoney]], and the secondary logo box was replaced with a smaller box below the CNN bug, which displays either the title, [[hashtag]], or [[Twitter]] handle for the show being aired or its anchor.<ref name="tvn-2014graphics">{{cite web|title=CNN Updates Graphics Package|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn-updates-graphics-package_b235005|website=TVNewser|accessdate=September 3, 2014}}</ref> In April 2016, CNN began to introduce a new corporate typeface, known as "CNN Sans", across all of its platforms. Inspired by [[Helvetica Neue]] and commissioned after consultations with Troika Design Group, the font family consists of 30 different versions with varying weights and widths to facilitate use across print, television, and digital mediums.<ref name="promaxbda-newfont">{{cite web|title=CNN customizes new company-wide font|url=http://www.promaxbda.org/brief/content/cnn-customizes-new-company-wide-font#!|website=PromaxBDA|accessdate=September 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911040833/http://www.promaxbda.org/brief/content/cnn-customizes-new-company-wide-font#!|archive-date=September 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In August 2016, CNN announced the launch of its new initiative, CNN Aerial Imagery and Reporting (CNN AIR). It is a drone-based news collecting operation to integrate aerial imagery and reporting across all CNN branches and platforms, along with Turner Broadcasting and Time Warner entities.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/18/cnn-air|title=CNN is launching a drone-based news collecting operation|work=TechCrunch|date=August 18, 2016|access-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref>
In August 2016, CNN announced the launch of its new initiative, CNN Aerial Imagery and Reporting (CNN AIR). It is a drone-based news collecting operation to integrate aerial imagery and reporting across all CNN branches and platforms, along with Turner Broadcasting and Time Warner entities.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/18/cnn-air|title=CNN is launching a drone-based news collecting operation|work=TechCrunch|date=August 18, 2016|access-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref>
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==Staff==
==Staff==
{{Main|List of CNN personnel}}
{{Main|List of CNN personnel}}
On July 27, 2012, CNN president [[Jim Walton (journalist)|Jim Walton]] announced he was resigning after 30 years at the network. Walton remained with CNN until the end of that year.<ref>{{cite news|title=AP NewsBreak: CNN chief Jim Walton calls it quits|accessdate=July 27, 2012|url=http://money.ca.msn.com/investing/news/business-news/ap-newsbreak-cnn-chief-jim-walton-calls-it-quits|newspaper=The Wall St. Journal|date=July 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014141109/http://money.ca.msn.com/investing/news/business-news/ap-newsbreak-cnn-chief-jim-walton-calls-it-quits|archive-date=October 14, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2013, former [[NBCUniversal]] President Jeff Zucker replaced Walton.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/29/jeff-zucker-cnn-chief-network-hires-former-nbcuniversal-ceo_n_2211447.html |title=Jeff Zucker CNN President: Network Officially Hires Former NBC Universal Chief|work=Huffington Post|date=November 29, 2012|accessdate=November 28, 2012|first=Rebecca|last=Shapiro}}</ref>
On July 27, 2012, CNN president [[Jim Walton (journalist)|Jim Walton]] announced he was resigning after 30 years at the network. Walton remained with CNN until the end of that year.<ref>{{cite news|title=AP NewsBreak: CNN chief Jim Walton calls it quits|accessdate=July 27, 2012|url=http://money.ca.msn.com/investing/news/business-news/ap-newsbreak-cnn-chief-jim-walton-calls-it-quits|newspaper=The Wall St. Journal|date=July 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014141109/http://money.ca.msn.com/investing/news/business-news/ap-newsbreak-cnn-chief-jim-walton-calls-it-quits|archive-date=October 14, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2013, former [[NBCUniversal]] President Jeff Zucker replaced Walton.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/29/jeff-zucker-cnn-chief-network-hires-former-nbcuniversal-ceo_n_2211447.html |title=Jeff Zucker CNN President: Network Officially Hires Former NBC Universal Chief|work=Huffington Post|date=November 29, 2012|accessdate=November 28, 2012|first=Rebecca|last=Shapiro}}</ref>


On January 29, 2013, longtime political analysts [[James Carville]] and [[Mary Matalin]], and fellow political contributor [[Erick Erickson]] were let go by CNN.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Brett|last1=LoGiurato|accessdate=2019-08-24|title=CNN Is Losing Its Managing Editor And Five Star Political Contributors|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/cnn-james-carville-mary-matalin-mark-whitaker-erick-erickson-2013-1|website=Business Insider}}</ref>
On January 29, 2013, longtime political analysts [[James Carville]] and [[Mary Matalin]], and fellow political contributor [[Erick Erickson]] were let go by CNN.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Brett|last1=LoGiurato|accessdate=2019-08-24|title=CNN Is Losing Its Managing Editor And Five Star Political Contributors|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/cnn-james-carville-mary-matalin-mark-whitaker-erick-erickson-2013-1|website=Business Insider}}</ref>
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In early 2008, CNN began maintaining a live streaming broadcast available to cable and satellite subscribers who receive CNN at home (a precursor to the [[TV Everywhere]] services that would become popularized by cable and satellite providers beginning with Time Warner's incorporation of the medium).<ref name="CNNlivestreaming">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html|title=...|website=www.cnn.com}}</ref> CNN International is broadcast live, as part of the [[RealNetworks]] SuperPass subscription service outside the U.S. CNN also offers several [[RSS|RSS feeds]] and [[podcast]]s.
In early 2008, CNN began maintaining a live streaming broadcast available to cable and satellite subscribers who receive CNN at home (a precursor to the [[TV Everywhere]] services that would become popularized by cable and satellite providers beginning with Time Warner's incorporation of the medium).<ref name="CNNlivestreaming">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html|title=...|website=www.cnn.com}}</ref> CNN International is broadcast live, as part of the [[RealNetworks]] SuperPass subscription service outside the U.S. CNN also offers several [[RSS|RSS feeds]] and [[podcast]]s.


On April 18, 2008, CNN.com was targeted by Chinese hackers in retaliation for the channel's coverage on the [[2008 Tibetan unrest]]. CNN reported that they took preventive measures after news broke of the impending attack.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/18/cnn.websites|title=CNN website targeted|publisher=cnn.com|date=April 18, 2008|accessdate=October 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>Claburn, Thomas, [http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/cybercrime/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207400699 "CNN Faces Cyberattack Over Tibet Coverage"], ''[[InformationWeek]]'', 2008.</ref>
On April 18, 2008, CNN.com was targeted by Chinese hackers in retaliation for the channel's coverage on the [[2008 Tibetan unrest]]. CNN reported that they took preventative measures after news broke of the impending attack.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/18/cnn.websites|title=CNN website targeted|publisher=cnn.com|date=April 18, 2008|accessdate=October 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>Claburn, Thomas, [http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/cybercrime/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207400699 "CNN Faces Cyberattack Over Tibet Coverage"], ''[[InformationWeek]]'', 2008.</ref>


The company was honored at the 2008 [[Technology & Engineering Emmy Award]]s for development and implementation of an integrated and portable IP-based live, edit and store-and-forward digital news gathering (DNG) system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/08/cnn-awarded-technical-emmy |title=CNN Awarded Technical Emmy|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721045010/http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/08/cnn-awarded-technical-emmy|archivedate=July 21, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> The first use of what would later win CNN this award was in April 2001 when CNN correspondent Lisa Rose Weaver<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uiowa.edu/jmc/faculty/weaver.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629111536/http://www.uiowa.edu/jmc/faculty/weaver.html|url-status=dead|title=Lisa Rose Weaver|archivedate=June 29, 2011}}</ref> covered, and was detained,<ref>{{cite news|title=CNN crew released|url=http://archives.cnn.com:80/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/04/12/cnn.crew.detained/index.html|accessdate=14 November 2017|publisher=CNN|date=April 12, 2001|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312183129/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/04/12/cnn.crew.detained/index.html|archivedate=March 12, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> for the release of the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] crew of a damaged electronic surveillance plane after the [[Hainan Island incident]]. The technology consisted of a videophone produced by 7E Communications Ltd of London, UK.<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015210439/http://www.privateline.com/war/videophone.html|archivedate=October 15, 2013|url=http://www.privateline.com/war/videophone.html|title=Videophone Technology|publisher=Privateline.com|date=October 9, 2001|accessdate=March 10, 2016}}</ref> This DNG workflow is used today by the network to receive material worldwide using an [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] [[MacBook Pro]], various [[prosumer]] and professional digital cameras, software from Streambox Inc., and [[BGAN]] terminals from [[Hughes Network Systems]].{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}
The company was honored at the 2008 [[Technology & Engineering Emmy Award]]s for development and implementation of an integrated and portable IP-based live, edit and store-and-forward digital news gathering (DNG) system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/08/cnn-awarded-technical-emmy |title=CNN Awarded Technical Emmy|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721045010/http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/08/cnn-awarded-technical-emmy|archivedate=July 21, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> The first use of what would later win CNN this award was in April 2001 when CNN correspondent Lisa Rose Weaver<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uiowa.edu/jmc/faculty/weaver.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629111536/http://www.uiowa.edu/jmc/faculty/weaver.html|url-status=dead|title=Lisa Rose Weaver|archivedate=June 29, 2011}}</ref> covered, and was detained,<ref>{{cite news|title=CNN crew released|url=http://archives.cnn.com:80/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/04/12/cnn.crew.detained/index.html|accessdate=14 November 2017|publisher=CNN|date=April 12, 2001|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312183129/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/04/12/cnn.crew.detained/index.html|archivedate=March 12, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> for the release of the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] crew of a damaged electronic surveillance plane after the [[Hainan Island incident]]. The technology consisted of a videophone produced by 7E Communications Ltd of London, UK.<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015210439/http://www.privateline.com/war/videophone.html|archivedate=October 15, 2013|url=http://www.privateline.com/war/videophone.html|title=Videophone Technology|publisher=Privateline.com|date=October 9, 2001|accessdate=March 10, 2016}}</ref> This DNG workflow is used today by the network to receive material worldwide using an [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] [[MacBook Pro]], various [[prosumer]] and professional digital cameras, software from Streambox Inc., and [[BGAN]] terminals from [[Hughes Network Systems]].{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}
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===Films===
===Films===
{{main|CNN Films}}
{{main|CNN Films}}
In October 2012, CNN formed a film division called [[CNN Films]] to distribute and produce made-for-TV and feature [[documentary film|documentaries]]. Its first acquisition was a documentary entitled ''Girl Rising'', a documentary narrated by [[Meryl Streep]] that focused on the struggles of girls' education.<ref>[https://www.deadline.com/2012/10/cnn-documentary-films/ "CNN Creates Unit To Acquire Documentary Films For Theaters And TV."] ''CNN press release via [[Deadline Hollywood]]'' (October 8, 2012).</ref>
In October 2012, CNN formed a film division called [[CNN Films]] to distribute and produce made-for-TV and feature [[documentary film|documentaries]]. Its first acquisition was a documentary entitled ''Girl Rising'', a documentary narrated by [[Meryl Streep]] that focused on the struggles of girls' education.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/cnn-documentary-films/ "CNN Creates Unit To Acquire Documentary Films For Theaters And TV."] ''CNN press release via [[Deadline Hollywood]]'' (October 8, 2012).</ref>


===Radio===
===Radio===
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Over the years, CNN has launched spin-off networks in the United States and other countries. Channels that currently operate {{as of|2014|lc=y}} include:
Over the years, CNN has launched spin-off networks in the United States and other countries. Channels that currently operate {{as of|2014|lc=y}} include:
* [[CNN Airport]]
* [[CNN Airport]]
* [[CNN Brazil]] a Brazilian news channel that launched on March 15, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/internacional/2019/01/25/interna_internacional,1024435/lancamento-da-cnn-brasil-impactara-mercado-televisivo.shtml|title=Lançamento da CNN Brasil impactará mercado televisivo - Internacional - Estado de Minas|first1=Estado de|last1=Minas|first2=Estado de|last2=Minas|date=January 25, 2019|website=Estado de Minas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://exame.abril.com.br/negocios/fundador-da-mrv-vai-trazer-operacao-da-cnn-para-o-brasil/|title=CNN terá canal no Brasil e prevê contratação de 400 jornalistas|website=EXAME}}</ref>
* [[CNN Chile]] – a Chilean news channel that launched on December 4, 2008.
* [[CNN Chile]] – a Chilean news channel that launched on December 4, 2008.
* [[CNN en Español]]
* [[CNN en Español]]
* [[CNN International]]
* [[CNN International]]
* [[CNN TÜRK]] – a Turkish media outlet.
* [[CNN TÜRK]] – a Turkish media outlet.
* [[CNN-News18]] – an Indian news channel.
*[[CNN-News18]] – an Indian news channel.
* [[CNN Indonesia]] – an Indonesian news channel that launched on August 17, 2015. (co-owned with [[Trans Corp]])
* [[CNN Indonesia]] – an Indonesian news channel that launched on August 17, 2015. (co-owned with [[Trans Corp]])
* [[CNNj]] – a Japanese news outlet.
* [[CNNj]] – a Japanese news outlet.
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* [[CNNMoney Switzerland]] - a Switzerland business news channel.
* [[CNNMoney Switzerland]] - a Switzerland business news channel.
* [[HLN (TV network)|HLN]]
* [[HLN (TV network)|HLN]]

A Brazilian channel, called [[CNN Brazil]], is expected to start operating in the second half of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/internacional/2019/01/25/interna_internacional,1024435/lancamento-da-cnn-brasil-impactara-mercado-televisivo.shtml|title=Lançamento da CNN Brasil impactará mercado televisivo - Internacional - Estado de Minas|first1=Estado de|last1=Minas|first2=Estado de|last2=Minas|date=January 25, 2019|website=Estado de Minas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://exame.abril.com.br/negocios/fundador-da-mrv-vai-trazer-operacao-da-cnn-para-o-brasil/|title=CNN terá canal no Brasil e prevê contratação de 400 jornalistas|website=EXAME}}</ref>


===Former channels===
===Former channels===
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[[File:CNN Center studios.jpg|thumb|CNN Center studios]]
[[File:CNN Center studios.jpg|thumb|CNN Center studios]]


CNN operates bureaus in the following cities {{As of|2019|01|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=CNN Worldwide Fact Sheet|url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/cnn-fact-sheet/|website=CNN Press Room|accessdate=10 May 2019}}</ref>
CNN operates bureaus in the following cities {{As of|2019|01|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=CNN Worldwide Fact Sheet|url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/cnn-fact-sheet/|website=CNN Press Room|accessdate=10 May 2019}}</ref> '''Boldface''' indicates that the city is home to one of CNN's original bureaus, meaning it has been in operation since the network's founding.

'''United States'''


===United States===
* [[Atlanta]] ([[CNN Center|World Headquarters]])
* [[Atlanta]] ([[CNN Center|World Headquarters]])
* [[Chicago]]
* [[Chicago]]
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CNN (Cable News Network) is an American news-based pay television channel owned by AT&T's WarnerMedia.[1] CNN was founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner as a 24-hour cable news channel.[2] Upon its launch in 1980, CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage[3] and was the first all-news television channel in the United States.[4]

While the news channel has numerous affiliates, CNN primarily broadcasts from 30 Hudson Yards in New York City, and studios in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. Its headquarters at the CNN Center in Atlanta is only used for weekend programming. CNN is sometimes referred to as CNN/U.S. (or CNN Domestic)[5] to distinguish the U.S. channel from its international sister network, CNN International.

The network is known for its dramatic live coverage of breaking news, some of which has drawn criticism as overly sensationalistic, and for its efforts to be nonpartisan, which have led to accusations of false balance.[6][7][8][9]

As of September 2018, CNN has 90.1 million television households as subscribers (97.7% of households with cable) in the United States.[10]

Globally, CNN programming airs through CNN International, which can be seen by viewers in over 212 countries and territories.[11]

History

Early history

The Cable News Network was launched at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 1, 1980. After an introduction by Ted Turner, the husband and wife team of David Walker and Lois Hart anchored the channel's first newscast.[12] Burt Reinhardt, the executive vice president of CNN at its launch, hired most of the channel's first 200 employees, including the network's first news anchor, Bernard Shaw.[13]

Since its debut, CNN has expanded its reach to a number of cable and satellite television providers, several websites, and specialized closed-circuit channels (such as CNN Airport). The company has 42 bureaus (11 domestic, 31 international),[14] more than 900 affiliated local stations (which also receive news and features content via the video newswire service CNN Newsource),[15] and several regional and foreign-language networks around the world.[16] The channel's success made a bona-fide mogul of founder Ted Turner[17] and set the stage for conglomerate Time Warner's eventual acquisition of the Turner Broadcasting System in 1996.[18]

A companion channel, CNN2, was launched on January 1, 1982[19] and featured a continuous 24-hour cycle of 30-minute news broadcasts.[20] The channel, which later became known as CNN Headline News and is now known as simply HLN, eventually focused on live news coverage supplemented by personality-based programs during the evening and primetime hours.

Major events

Replica of the newsroom at CNN Center.

Gulf War

The first Persian Gulf War in 1991 was a watershed event for CNN that catapulted the channel past the "Big Three" American networks for the first time in its history, largely due to an unprecedented, historical scoop: CNN was the only news outlet with the ability to communicate from inside Iraq during the initial hours of the Coalition bombing campaign, with live reports from the al-Rashid Hotel in Baghdad by reporters Bernard Shaw, John Holliman and Peter Arnett.

File:CNN Gulf War nightscope January 1991.jpg
Operation Desert Storm as captured live on a CNN night vision camera with reporters narrating.

The moment when bombing began was announced on CNN by Shaw on January 16, 1991, as follows:[21]

This is Bernie Shaw. Something is happening outside. ... Peter Arnett, join me here. Let's describe to our viewers what we're seeing... The skies over Baghdad have been illuminated. ... We're seeing bright flashes going off all over the sky.

Unable to immediately broadcast live pictures from Baghdad, CNN's coverage of the initial hours of the Gulf War had the dramatic feel of a radio broadcast – and was compared to legendary CBS news anchor Edward R. Murrow's gripping live radio reports of the German bombing of London during World War II.[22] Despite the lack of live pictures, CNN's coverage was carried by television stations and networks around the world, resulting in CNN being watched by over a billion viewers worldwide.[23]

The Gulf War experience brought CNN some much sought-after legitimacy and made household names of previously obscure reporters. Shaw, known for his live-from-Bagdhad reporting during the Gulf War, became CNN's chief anchor until his retirement in 2001.[24][25] Others include then–Pentagon correspondent Wolf Blitzer (now host of The Situation Room) and international correspondent Christiane Amanpour. Amanpour's presence in Iraq was caricatured by actress Nora Dunn as ruthless reporter Adriana Cruz in the 1999 film Three Kings. Time Warner–owned sister network HBO later produced a television movie, Live from Baghdad, about CNN's coverage of the first Gulf War.[citation needed]

Coverage of the first Gulf War and other crises of the early 1990s (particularly the infamous Battle of Mogadishu) led officials at the Pentagon to coin the term "the CNN effect" to describe the perceived impact of real time, 24-hour news coverage on the decision-making processes of the American government.[26]

September 11 attacks

CNN was the first cable news channel to break the news of the September 11 attacks.[27] Anchor Carol Lin was on the air to deliver the first public report of the event. She broke into a commercial at 8:49 a.m. Eastern Time that morning and said:

This just in. You are looking at obviously a very disturbing live shot there. That is the World Trade Center, and we have unconfirmed reports this morning that a plane has crashed into one of the towers of the World Trade Center. CNN Center right now is just beginning to work on this story, obviously calling our sources and trying to figure out exactly what happened, but clearly something relatively devastating happening this morning there on the south end of the island of Manhattan. That is once again, a picture of one of the towers of the World Trade Center.

Sean Murtagh, CNN vice president of finance and administration, was the first network employee on the air.[28] He called into CNN Center from his office at CNN's New York City bureau and reported that a commercial jet had hit the Trade Center.[29]

Daryn Kagan and Leon Harris were live on the air just after 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time as the second plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center and through an interview with CNN correspondent David Ensor, reported the news that U.S. officials determined "that this is a terrorist act."[30] Later, Aaron Brown and Judy Woodruff anchored through the day and night as the attacks unfolded, winning an Edward R. Murrow award for the network.[31] Brown had just joined CNN from ABC to serve as the breaking news anchor. CNN has made archival files of much of the day's broadcast available in five segments, plus an overview.

2008 U.S. election

The stage for the second 2008 CNN/YouTube presidential debate.

Leading up to the 2008 U.S. presidential election, CNN devoted large amounts of its coverage to politics, including hosting candidate debates during the Democratic and Republican primary seasons. On June 3 and 5, CNN teamed up with Saint Anselm College to sponsor the New Hampshire Republican and Democratic Debates.[32] Later in 2007, the channel hosted the first CNN/YouTube presidential debates, a non-traditional format where viewers were invited to pre-submit questions over the internet via the YouTube video-sharing service.[33] In 2008, CNN partnered with the Los Angeles Times to host two primary debates leading up to its coverage of Super Tuesday.[34] CNN's debate and election night coverage led to its highest ratings of the year, with January 2008 viewership averaging 1.1 million viewers, a 41% increase over the previous year.[34]

2016 U.S. election

Driven by live coverage of the year's U.S. presidential election, 2016 was CNN's most-watched year in its history.[35] Throughout the campaign, the network aired unedited coverage of many of the Trump campaign rallies. Aides for Republican candidates Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, and Ted Cruz accused CNN President Jeff Zucker of undermining their candidates during the Republican primaries.[36] After the election, Zucker acknowledged that it was a mistake to air so many of the campaign rallies.[37] CNN also drew criticism during the election for hiring former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who was still being paid by and was effectively working on behalf of the campaign.[38]

Trump presidency, AT&T ownership

The presidency of Donald Trump has led to many prominent controversies involving CNN. The network was accused by critics of giving disproportionate amounts of coverage to Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. CNN president Jeff Zucker defended CNN against the criticism, commenting that out of the Republican candidates, Trump was the most willing to give on-air interviews. Trump commented upon the allegations during his speech at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), jokingly referring to CNN as the "Clinton News Network".[39][40]

CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker

In January 2017, CNN reported that Trump had been briefed on a classified dossier which detailed compromising personal and financial information allegedly obtained by the Russian government. While CNN did not publish the dossier, Trump criticized the network during a press conference the following day, and refused to take a question from CNN reporter Jim Acosta, claiming that the network was "fake news".[41] On June 26, 2017, CNN investigative journalists Thomas Frank, Eric Lichtblau, and Lex Haris voluntarily resigned after the network retracted an online article which incorrectly connected Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci to a $10 billion Russian investment fund. The network apologized to Scaramucci and admitted that the online story did not meet their editorial standards.[42] Zucker responded by stressing that the network needs to "play error-free ball" when it comes to any future stories about Trump.[43]

In July 2017, Trump posted a video on Twitter of himself tackling Vince McMahon on the ground during WrestleMania 23, edited to replace McMahon's face with the CNN logo. The clip was considered to be a further expression of his opinions regarding the network's quality of coverage. Several media columnists and Democratic politicians condemned the retweeted video, concerned that its substance—given the tone of some of Trump's criticism of mainstream media outlets for what he deems as unfavorable coverage of him and his presidency—could encourage some of his extreme right-wing supporters to commit violence against journalists from outlets outside of the conservative media spectrum.[44][45] Later that month, a group of Democratic United States Senators, led by Amy Klobuchar, issued a request for information over allegations that the Trump administration was planning to use CNN as "leverage for political gain" in the process of clearing the proposed acquisition of its parent company Time Warner by AT&T—a purchase which was first announced in October 2016.[46][47] The Daily Caller reported that, in particular, the administration was seeking the removal of Jeff Zucker as CNN president. Although Trump had promised to block the acquisition entirely during his presidential campaign, Trump's transition team later stated that the government planned to evaluate the deal without prejudice.[48][49][50][51]

Following the announcement of the acquisition, AT&T CEO Randall L. Stephenson stated that the company was "committed to continuing the editorial independence of CNN".[52] In August 2017, Deadline Hollywood reported that AT&T had considered spinning off CNN and its stake in TMZ post-acquisition.[52] In October 2017, Stephenson downplayed the possibility that the ongoing tensions between Trump and CNN could affect the deal, stating that he "[didn't] know what the relevance of CNN is in terms of an antitrust review", and that AT&T did not plan to make managerial changes to Time Warner properties that were operating well, such as CNN.[53] Later that month, CNN launched a new promotional campaign, "Facts First", in an effort to combat negative perceptions over the quality of its reporting. Using an apple to demonstrate metaphors for fake news and "alternative facts" (in particular, suggesting that one could persistently opine that the apple was actually a banana), the ads publicize a commitment to prioritizing accurate, fact-based reporting before presenting opinions on a particular story.[54][55] The ad became the subject of parodies, including one by The Daily Caller (which reversed the ad, and amended the slogan with "unless we are reporting on Trump"), and Stephen Colbert (which closed with the line "Now orange you ready to impeach?"), and was criticized by conservative publishers, Republican politicians, and on social media.[56][57][58][59]

On November 6, 2017, Stephenson met with Makan Delrahim, assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, to discuss antitrust and concentration of media ownership concerns surrounding the acquisition, and possible options for satisfying them.[60][61] Two days later, major media outlets publicly reported that the Justice Department had recommended that either the entire Turner Broadcasting System unit, or DirecTV, be divested as a condition of the merger. The Financial Times went further, stating that it had specifically demanded the divestment of CNN.[62][63][60][64] Stephenson denied these reports, stating that he never offered to, nor had any intentions to sell CNN.[65][66] CNN's media correspondent Brian Stelter noted that media outlets were interpreting the alleged recommendations as being either a genuine concern for AT&T's scale following the merger, or a retaliatory measure by the Trump administration against CNN.[60]

At the DealBook conference in New York City the next day, Stephenson denied that the Department had demanded the divestment of CNN at all (stating that he had "never been told that the price of getting the deal done was selling CNN"), and that the company aimed to "get to a negotiated settlement". However, he stated that if they were unable to do so, AT&T was "prepared to litigate".[67][60] In a statement to CNBC, a Department of Justice official backed Stephenson, denying that there were any specific demands to divest CNN during the discussion, and considering the claims to be "shocking" and an attempt to politicize the situation. The official added that the Department had officially recommended either abandoning the deal entirely, or divesting DirecTV or Turner, but that it was open to other options for quelling antitrust concerns.[61] The same day, the watchdog group Protect Democracy sued the Department of Justice to seek information on whether the Trump administration had "improperly interfered with the Department's review of the merger between AT&T and Time Warner, or has acted in that matter based on the President's personal dislike of CNN's protected speech." The group had issued a Freedom of Information Act request for these details, but the Department had not responded.[68] On November 20, 2017, the Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit over the acquisition.[69]

The proposed merger was affirmed on June 12, 2018, after District of Columbia U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Leon ruled in favor of AT&T in the lawsuit. The merger closed two days later, with the company becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T under the renamed parent company WarnerMedia.[70][71][72][non-primary source needed] Under a proposed reorganization announced in March 2019 (which will involve the dissolution of Turner Broadcasting), AT&T stated that CNN would be moved into a new "WarnerMedia News & Sports" division led by Jeff Zucker, adding Turner Sports and the AT&T SportsNet regional sports networks to his oversight.[73]

On May 6, 2019, CNN launched a new studio at 30 Hudson Yards, as part of the migration of WarnerMedia's operations to the facility from the former Time Warner Center.[74][75] In late May 2019, CNN International announced it was reducing its programming and staff based in London to reduce costs, with CNNI losing $10 million per year.[76]

Controversies

In October 2016, WikiLeaks published emails from John Podesta which showed CNN contributor Donna Brazile passing the questions for a CNN-sponsored debate to the Clinton campaign.[77] In the email, Brazile discussed her concern of Clinton's ability to field a question regarding the death penalty. The following day Clinton would receive the question about the death penalty, verbatim from an audience member at the CNN-hosted Town Hall event.[78] According to a CNNMoney investigation, the debate moderator Roland Martin of TV One "did not deny sharing information with Brazile."[78] CNN severed ties with Brazile three days later, on October 14, 2016.[79][80]

Programming

CNN's current weekday schedule consists mostly of rolling news programming during daytime hours, followed by in-depth news and information programs during the evening and primetime hours. The network's morning programming consists of Early Start, an early-morning news program hosted by Christine Romans and Dave Briggs at 4–6 a.m. ET, which is followed by New Day, the network's morning show, hosted by Alisyn Camerota and John Berman at 6–9 a.m. ET. Most of CNN's late-morning and early afternoon programming consists of CNN Newsroom, a rolling news program hosted by Jim Sciutto and Poppy Harlow in the morning and Brooke Baldwin in the afternoon. In between the editions of Newsroom, At This Hour with Kate Bolduan airs at 11 a.m. to noon Eastern, followed by Inside Politics with John King, hosted by John King at noon Eastern, and CNN Right Now with Brianna Keilar at 1 p.m. Eastern.[81]

CNN's late afternoon and early evening lineup consists of The Lead with Jake Tapper, hosted by Jake Tapper at 4 p.m. Eastern and The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, hosted by Wolf Blitzer at 5–7 p.m. ET. The network's evening and primetime lineup shifts towards more in-depth programming, including Erin Burnett OutFront at 7 p.m. ET,[82] and Anderson Cooper 360° at 8 p.m. ET, followed by Cuomo Prime Time with Chris Cuomo at 9 p.m., and CNN Tonight hosted by Don Lemon at 10 p.m. Eastern. Overnight programming consists of reruns of the primetime lineup, and an overnight simulcast of the CNN International version of CNN Newsroom from Atlanta, GA.

Weekend primetime is dedicated mostly to factual programming, such as documentary-style reality series (including Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown and United Shades of America), along with original based documentaries and specials (including those presented under blanket titles such as CNN Presents and CNN Special Investigations Unit), as well as acquired documentary films presented under the banner CNN Films. The network's weekend morning programming consists of CNN Newsroom (simulcast from CNN International) at 4–6 a.m. ET, which is followed by the weekend editions of New Day, hosted by Christi Paul and Victor Blackwell, which airs every Saturday at 6–9 a.m. ET and Sunday at 6–8 a.m. ET and the network's Saturday program Smerconish with Michael Smerconish at 9 a.m. Eastern and replay at 6 p.m. Eastern. Sunday morning lineup consists primarily of political talk shows, including Inside Politics with John King, hosted by John King at 8 a.m. Eastern and State of the Union, hosted by Jake Tapper at 9 a.m. Eastern and replay at noon Eastern, and the international affairs program Fareed Zakaria GPS, hosted by Fareed Zakaria at 10 a.m. Eastern and replay at 1 p.m. Eastern, and the media analysis program Reliable Sources, hosted by Brian Stelter at 11 a.m. Eastern.

For the 2014–15 season, after cancelling Piers Morgan Tonight (which, itself, replaced the long-running Larry King Live), CNN experimented with running factual and reality-style programming during the 9:00 p.m. ET hour, such as John Walsh's The Hunt, This Is Life with Lisa Ling, and Mike Rowe's Somebody's Gotta Do It. Jeff Zucker explained that this new lineup was intended to shift CNN away from a reliance on pundit-oriented programs, and attract younger demographics to the network. Zucker stated that the 9:00 p.m. hour could be pre-empted during major news events for expanded coverage. These changes coincided with the introduction of a new imaging campaign for the network, featuring the slogan "Go there".[83][84][85] In May 2014, CNN premiered The Sixties, a documentary miniseries produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman which chronicled the United States in the 1960s. Owing to its success, CNN commissioned follow-ups focusing on other decades.[86][87][88][89] Anderson Cooper 360° was expanded to run two hours long, from 8 PM to 10 PM.[90]

By 2019, CNN had produced at least 35 original series. Alongside the Hanks/Goetzman franchise (including the 2018 spin-off 1968), CNN has aired other documentary miniseries relating to news and U.S. policies, such as The Bush Years, and American Dynasties: The Kennedys—which saw the highest ratings of any CNN original series premiere to-date, with 1.7 million viewers. Parts Unknown concluded after the 2018 suicide death of its host Anthony Bourdain; CNN announced several new miniseries and docuseries for 2019, including American Style (a miniseries produced by the digital media company Vox Media),[91] The Redemption Project with Van Jones, Chasing Life with Sanjay Gupta, Tricky Dick (a miniseries chronicling Richard Nixon), The Movies (a spin-off of the Hanks/Goetzman decades miniseries), and Once in a Great City: Detroit 1962-64.[92][93]

On-air presentation

CNN began broadcasting in the high definition 1080i resolution format in September 2007.[94] This format is now standard for CNN and is available on all major cable and satellite providers.

The CNN Election Express bus, used for broadcasts.

CNN's political coverage in HD was first given mobility by the introduction of the CNN Election Express bus in October 2007. The Election Express vehicle, capable of five simultaneous HD feeds, was used for the channel's CNN-YouTube presidential debates and for presidential candidate interviews.[95]

In December 2008, CNN introduced a comprehensive redesign of its on-air appearance, which replaced an existing style that had been used since 2004. On-air graphics took a rounded, flat look in a predominantly black, white, and red color scheme, and the introduction of a new box next to the CNN logo for displaying show logos and segment-specific graphics, rather than as a large banner above the lower-third. The redesign also replaced the scrolling ticker with a static "flipper", which could either display a feed of news headlines (both manually inserted and taken from the RSS feeds of CNN.com), or "topical" details related to a story.[96][97]

CNN's next major redesign was introduced on January 10, 2011, replacing the dark, flat appearance of the 2008 look with a glossier, blue and white color scheme, and moving the secondary logo box to the opposite end of the screen. Additionally, the network began to solely produce its programming in the 16:9 aspect ratio, with standard definition feeds using a letterboxed version of the HD feed.[97] On February 18, 2013, the "flipper" was dropped and reverted to a scrolling ticker; originally displayed as a blue background with white text, the ticker was reconfigured a day later with blue text on a white background to match the look of the 'flipper'.[98]

On August 11, 2014, CNN introduced its most recent graphics package, dropping the glossy appearance for a flat, rectangular scheme incorporating red, white, and black colors, and the Gotham typeface. The ticker now alternates between general headlines and financial news from CNNMoney, and the secondary logo box was replaced with a smaller box below the CNN bug, which displays either the title, hashtag, or Twitter handle for the show being aired or its anchor.[99] In April 2016, CNN began to introduce a new corporate typeface, known as "CNN Sans", across all of its platforms. Inspired by Helvetica Neue and commissioned after consultations with Troika Design Group, the font family consists of 30 different versions with varying weights and widths to facilitate use across print, television, and digital mediums.[100]

In August 2016, CNN announced the launch of its new initiative, CNN Aerial Imagery and Reporting (CNN AIR). It is a drone-based news collecting operation to integrate aerial imagery and reporting across all CNN branches and platforms, along with Turner Broadcasting and Time Warner entities.[101]

Staff

On July 27, 2012, CNN president Jim Walton announced he was resigning after 30 years at the network. Walton remained with CNN until the end of that year.[102] In January 2013, former NBCUniversal President Jeff Zucker replaced Walton.[103]

On January 29, 2013, longtime political analysts James Carville and Mary Matalin, and fellow political contributor Erick Erickson were let go by CNN.[104]

Other platforms

Website

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International version in April 2011

CNN launched its website, CNN.com (initially known as CNN Interactive), on August 30, 1995.[105] The site attracted growing interest over its first decade and is now one of the most popular news websites in the world. The widespread growth of blogs, social media and user-generated content have influenced the site, and blogs in particular have focused CNN's previously scattershot online offerings, most noticeably in the development and launch of CNN Pipeline in late 2005.

In April 2009, CNN.com ranked third place among online global news sites in unique users in the U.S., according to Nielsen/NetRatings; with an increase of 11% over the previous year.[106]

CNN Pipeline was the name of a paid subscription service, its corresponding website, and a content delivery client that provided streams of live video from up to four sources (or "pipes"), on-demand access to CNN stories and reports, and optional pop-up "news alerts" to computer users. The installable client was available to users of PCs running Microsoft Windows. There was also a browser-based "web client" that did not require installation. The service was discontinued in July 2007, and was replaced with a free streaming service.[citation needed]

The topical news program Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics was the first CNN program to feature a round-up of blogs in 2005.[107] Blog coverage was expanded when Inside Politics was folded into The Situation Room (Inside Politics later returned to CNN in 2014, this time hosted by the network's chief national correspondent John King.[108]). In 2006, CNN launched CNN Exchange and CNN iReport, initiatives designed to further introduce and centralize the impact of everything from blogging to citizen journalism within the CNN brand. CNN iReport which features user-submitted photos and video, has achieved considerable traction, with increasingly professional-looking reports filed by amateur journalists, many still in high school or college. The iReport gained more prominence when observers of the Virginia Tech shootings sent-in first hand photos of what was going on during the shootings.[109]

In early 2008, CNN began maintaining a live streaming broadcast available to cable and satellite subscribers who receive CNN at home (a precursor to the TV Everywhere services that would become popularized by cable and satellite providers beginning with Time Warner's incorporation of the medium).[110] CNN International is broadcast live, as part of the RealNetworks SuperPass subscription service outside the U.S. CNN also offers several RSS feeds and podcasts.

On April 18, 2008, CNN.com was targeted by Chinese hackers in retaliation for the channel's coverage on the 2008 Tibetan unrest. CNN reported that they took preventative measures after news broke of the impending attack.[111][112]

The company was honored at the 2008 Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for development and implementation of an integrated and portable IP-based live, edit and store-and-forward digital news gathering (DNG) system.[113] The first use of what would later win CNN this award was in April 2001 when CNN correspondent Lisa Rose Weaver[114] covered, and was detained,[115] for the release of the U.S. Navy crew of a damaged electronic surveillance plane after the Hainan Island incident. The technology consisted of a videophone produced by 7E Communications Ltd of London, UK.[116] This DNG workflow is used today by the network to receive material worldwide using an Apple MacBook Pro, various prosumer and professional digital cameras, software from Streambox Inc., and BGAN terminals from Hughes Network Systems.[citation needed]

On October 24, 2009, CNN launched a new version of the CNN.com website; the revamped site included the addition of a new "sign up" option, in which users can create their own username and profile, and a new "CNN Pulse" (beta) feature, along with a new red color theme.[117] However, most of the news stories archived on the website were deleted.

As of 2016, there are four versions of the website: the American version, the International version, the Spanish version, and the Arabic version. Readers can choose their preferred version, but in the absence of a selection, the server determines an edition according to the requesting IP address.[citation needed]

CNN also has a channel in the popular video-sharing site YouTube, but its videos can only be viewed in the United States, a source of criticism among YouTube users worldwide. In 2014, CNN launched a radio version of their popular Television programming on TuneIn Radio.[118]

In April 2010, CNN announced via Twitter that it would launch a food blog called "Eatocracy," which will "cover all news related to food – from recalls to health issues to culture."[119] CNN had an internet relay chat (IRC) network at chat.cnn.com. CNN placed a live chat with Benjamin Netanyahu on the network in 1998.[120]

CNNHealth consists of expert doctors answering viewers' questions online at CNN's "The Chart" blog website. Contributors include Drs. Sanjay Gupta (Chief Medical Correspondent), Charles Raison (Mental Health Expert), Otis Brawley (Conditions Expert), Melina Jampolis (Diet and Fitness Expert), Jennifer Shu (Living Well Expert), and Elizabeth Cohen (Senior Medical Correspondent).[121]

On March 7, 2017, CNN announced the official launch of its virtual reality unit named CNNVR. It will produce 360 videos to its Android and iOS apps within CNN Digital.[122][123] It is planning to cover major news events with the online, and digital news team in New York City, Atlanta, London, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Dubai, Johannesburg, Tokyo, and Beijing.[124]

CNN also maintains a wire service known as CNN Wire.[125]

Newsource

CNN Newsource offices at the CNN Center in Atlanta.

CNN Newsource is a subscription-based affiliation video service that provides CNN content to television station affiliates with CNN, including terrestrial stations and international stations. Newsource allows affiliates to download video from CNN, as well as from other affiliates who upload their video to Newsource.

Beme

On November 28, 2016, CNN announced the acquisition of Beme for a reported $25 million.[126] On November 29, 2016, Matt Hackett, co-founder of Beme, announced via an email to its users that the Beme app would be shutting down on January 31, 2017.[127] Since the shutdown of the app, it was announced that CNN intended to use the current talent behind Beme to work on a separate start-up endeavor. Beme's current team will retain full creative control of the new project, which was slated to release in summer 2017.[128] Beme have also brought on other internet stars such as the host of Vsauce 3, Jake Roper, as head of production, who features prominently in Beme co-founder Casey Neistat's vlogs.[129] Beme News has since begun uploading news related video on YouTube[130]

Films

In October 2012, CNN formed a film division called CNN Films to distribute and produce made-for-TV and feature documentaries. Its first acquisition was a documentary entitled Girl Rising, a documentary narrated by Meryl Streep that focused on the struggles of girls' education.[131]

Radio

In July 2014, Cumulus Media announced that it would end its partnership with ABC News Radio, and enter into a new partnership with CNN to syndicate national and international news content for its stations through Westwood One beginning in 2015, including access to a wire service, and digital content for its station websites. This service is unbranded, allowing individual stations to integrate the content with their own news brands.[132]

As of February 2019, the audio simulcast of CNN is distributed on Entercom's Radio.com website and app.[133]

Specialized channels

CNN en Español televised debate for the 2005 Chilean elections.
Post production editing offices in Atlanta.

Over the years, CNN has launched spin-off networks in the United States and other countries. Channels that currently operate as of 2014 include:

A Brazilian channel, called CNN Brazil, is expected to start operating in the second half of 2019.[134][135]

Former channels

CNN has also launched television and online ventures that are no longer in operation, including:

  • CNN Checkout Channel (out-of-home place-based custom channel for grocery stores that started in 1991 and shuttered in 1993)
  • CNN Italia[136] (an Italian news website launched in partnership with the publishing company Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso, and after with the financial newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, it launched on November 15, 1999[137][138] and closed on September 12, 2003)
  • CNN Pipeline (24-hour multi-channel broadband online news service, replaced with CNN.com Live)
  • CNN Sports Illustrated (also known as CNNSI; U.S. sports news channel, closed in 2002)
  • CNN+ (a partner channel in Spain, launched in 1999 with Sogecable)
  • CNN.com Live
  • CNNfn (financial channel, closed in December 2004)

Experiments

CNN launched two specialty news channels for the American market which would later close amid competitive pressure: the sports news channel CNNSI shut down in 2002, while business news channel CNNfn shut down after nine years on the air in December 2004. CNN had a partnership with Sports Illustrated through the sports website CNNSI.com, but sold the domain name in May 2015.[139] CNNfn's former website used to redirect to money.cnn.com, a product of CNN's strategic partnership with Money magazine. Money and Sports Illustrated were both Time Warner properties until 2014, when the company's magazine division was spun off into the separate Time Inc.[citation needed]

Bureaus

CNN bureau locations
The CNN Center in Atlanta
CNN in New York City
CNN Center studios

CNN operates bureaus in the following cities as of January 2019.[140] Boldface indicates that the city is home to one of CNN's original bureaus, meaning it has been in operation since the network's founding.

United States

Worldwide

CNN has regional headquarters in Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, and London. Other bureau locations include:

In parts of the world without a CNN bureau, reports from local affiliate station the network will be used to file a story.

Awards and honors

2018: CNN won a network-record six news & documentary Emmy Awards. They are, Outstanding Breaking News Coverage, Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast, Outstanding Live Interview, Outstanding Hard News Feature Story in a Newscast, Outstanding News Special, Outstanding Science, Medical and Environmental Report.[141]

2018: CNN's Nima Elbagir to receive 2018 Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women's Media Foundation.[142]

2018: CNN received the George Polk Award for Foreign Television Reporting for uncovering a hidden modern-day slave auction of African refugees in Libya. Reporting done by Nima Elbagir and Raja Razek.[143][144]

2018: CNN received the Overseas Press Club of America David Kaplan Award for best TV or video spot news reporting from abroad for reporting on the fall of ISIS. Reporting done by Nick Paton Walsh and Arwa Damon.[145]

2017: CNN received the Prince Rainier III Special Prize at Monte Carlo TV Festival for the documentary, Midway: A Plastic Island about sea pollution.[146][147]

1998: CNN received the Four Freedom Award for the Freedom of Speech.[148]

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