CNN Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! {{Short description|American news channel}} {{About|the channel|other uses|CNN (disambiguation)}} {{Pp|reason=Restoring indefinite semi-protection after expiry of full protection per HJMitchell and Fvasconcellos.|small=yes}} {{Use American English|date=February 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox television channel | name = CNN | logo = CNN.svg | logo_size = 175px | founder = {{Plainlist| * [[Ted Turner]] * [[Reese Schonfeld]] }} | launch_date = {{start date and age|1980|6|1}} | owner = {{Plainlist| * [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] }} | parent = CNN Worldwide | picture_format = [[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]]){{Break}}(downscaled to [[Letterboxing (filming)|letterbox]]ed [[480i]] for the [[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] feed) | country = United States | language = English | area = {{Plainlist| * United States * Canada * Japan * India * Caribbean islands * Worldwide (via CNN International) }} | headquarters = [[CNN Center|1 CNN Center]],{{Break}} [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] | key_people = {{Plainlist| * [[Mark Thompson (media executive)|Sir Mark Thompson]] (Chairman and CEO) * David Leavy (COO) * Michael Bass (EVP of Programming, CNN-US)<ref name="CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns">{{cite news |last1=Barr |first1=Jeremy |last2=Izadi |first2=Elahe |last3=Ellison |first3=Sarah |last4=Farhi |first4=Paul |title=CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns, citing undisclosed relationship with colleague |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/02/02/cnn-president-jeff-zucker-announces-resignation-over-undisclosed-relationship-with-colleague/ |access-date=February 2, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=February 2, 2022 |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202161538/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/02/02/cnn-president-jeff-zucker-announces-resignation-over-undisclosed-relationship-with-colleague/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Brad Ferrer ([[Vice President|EVP]]/[[Chief Financial Officer|CFO]]) * [[Amy Entelis]] ([[Vice President|EVP]])<ref name="CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns"/> * [[Ken Jautz]] (EVP, CNN-US and [[HLN (TV network)|HLN]])<ref name="CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns"/> * [[Andrew Morse]] (EVP/Chief Digital Officer) }} | sister_channels = {{collapsible list| * [[CNN Airport]] * [[CNN Arabic]] * [[CNN Brazil]] * [[CNN Chile]] * [[CNN en Español]] * [[CNN Indonesia]] * [[CNN International]] * [[CNN-News18]] * [[CNN Portugal]] * [[CNN Türk]] * [[HLN (TV network)|HLN]] * [[CNN Prima News]] * A2 CNN * [[Antena 3 CNN]] }} | website = {{URL|https://www.cnn.com/}} | online_serv_1 = Online stream | online_chan_1 = [https://edition.cnn.com/live-tv CNN Live] (pay-TV subscribers only) | online_serv_2 = Service(s) | online_chan_2 = [[Hulu with Live TV]], [[Sling TV]], [[YouTube TV]] | online_serv_3 = NewsLive | online_chan_3 = [https://www.newslive.com/american/cnn-stream.html Watch live stream] (free) }} '''Cable News Network''' ('''CNN''') is a multinational <!-- Please do not add characterizations of CNN as liberal or left-leaning to the lead sentence. This issue has already been [[Talk:CNN/Archive_6#Left-leaning_Liberal_Bias|discussed at length]] and your edits will be reverted. --> [[news]] [[Television station|channel]] and [[website]] headquartered in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alfonso |first1=Fernando |title=CNN Center in Atlanta damaged during protests |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/cnn-center-vandalized-protest-atlanta-destroyed/index.html |website=CNN |date=May 30, 2020 |access-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-date=May 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530062944/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/cnn-center-vandalized-protest-atlanta-destroyed/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CNN Center |url=https://center.cnn.com/ |website=CNN |access-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121173421/https://center.cnn.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.cnn.com/about |website=CNN |access-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115234123/https://www.cnn.com/about |url-status=live }}</ref> Founded in 1980 by American [[media proprietor]] [[Ted Turner]] and [[Reese Schonfeld]] as a 24-hour [[United States cable news|cable news]] channel, and presently owned by the [[Manhattan]]-based media conglomerate [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] (WBD),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Time Warner: Turner Broadcasting |url=http://www.timewarner.com/corp/businesses/detail/turner_broadcasting/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122111404/http://www.timewarner.com/corp/businesses/detail/turner_broadcasting/index.html |archive-date=January 22, 2011}}</ref> CNN was the first television channel to provide [[24-hour news cycle|24-hour news coverage]] and the first all-news television channel in the [[United States]].<ref name="CNN20">{{cite news|url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/05/28/loc_kiesewetter.html|title=In 20 years, CNN has changed the way we view the news|date=May 28, 2000|newspaper=Cincinnati Enquirer|last=Kiesewetter|first=John|access-date=January 24, 2009|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20171011224046/http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/05/28/loc_kiesewetter.html|archive-date=October 11, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Charles Bierbauer, CNN senior Washington correspondent, discusses his 19-year career at CNN. (May 8, 2000) |work=CNN |url=http://cnn.com/COMMUNITY/transcripts/2000/5/8/bierbauer/ |url-status=dead |access-date=October 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929070034/http://www.cnn.com/COMMUNITY/transcripts/2000/5/8/bierbauer/ |archive-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 29, 2001 |title=Reese's Pieces: Mr. Schonfeld, Forgotten Founder of CNN, Is a Man of Many Projects |url=https://observer.com/2001/01/reeses-pieces-mr-schonfeld-forgotten-founder-of-cnn-is-a-man-of-many-projects/ |access-date=March 1, 2022 |website=Observer |language=en-US |archive-date=September 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926162437/https://observer.com/2001/01/reeses-pieces-mr-schonfeld-forgotten-founder-of-cnn-is-a-man-of-many-projects/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stelter |first=Brian |date=July 28, 2020 |title=Reese Schonfeld, CNN's founding president, has died at 88 |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/28/media/reese-schonfeld-obituary/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729142448/https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/28/media/reese-schonfeld-obituary/index.html |archive-date=July 29, 2020}}</ref><ref name="CNNtaipei">{{cite web |date=May 31, 2005 |title=CNN changed news – for better and worse |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2005/05/31/2003257358 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603070942/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2005/05/31/2003257358 |archive-date=June 3, 2015 |access-date=January 24, 2009 |work=Taipei Times}}</ref> As of February 2023, CNN had 80 million television households as subscribers in the US.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN Worldwide Fact Sheet |url=https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/cnn-fact-sheet/ |access-date=2023-03-15 |language=en-US |archive-date=March 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325122213/https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/cnn-fact-sheet/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to [[Nielsen Corporation|Nielsen]], in June 2021 CNN ranked third in viewership among cable news networks, behind [[Fox News]] and [[MSNBC]], averaging 580,000 viewers throughout the day, down 49% from a year earlier, amid sharp declines in viewers across all cable news networks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Ted |title=Fox News Tops June And Q2 Viewership, But Plunge In Ratings Continues Across All Major Cable News Networks |url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/cable-news-viewership-plunges-in-june-1234783434/ |work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |date=June 29, 2021 |access-date=July 6, 2021 |archive-date=July 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707162029/https://deadline.com/2021/06/cable-news-viewership-plunges-in-june-1234783434/ |url-status=live }}</ref> While CNN ranked 14th among all basic cable networks in 2019,<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/ |access-date=January 16, 2020 |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date=December 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114141444/https://deadline.com/2019/12/cable-ratings-2019-list-fox-news-total-viewers-espn-18-49-demo-1202817561/ |archive-date=January 14, 2020 |url-status=live }}</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/ |access-date=January 16, 2020 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106110035/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/network-ratings-top-channels-fox-news-espn-cnn-cbs-nbc-abc-1203440870/ |archive-date=January 6, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> then jumped to 7th during a major surge for the three largest cable news networks (completing a rankings streak of Fox News at number 5 and [[MSNBC]] at number 6 for that year),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schneider |first=Michael |title=Most-Watched Television Networks: Ranking 2020's Winners and Losers |date=December 28, 2020 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/network-ratings-2020-top-channels-fox-news-cnn-msnbc-cbs-1234866801/ |access-date=May 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228180921/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/network-ratings-2020-top-channels-fox-news-cnn-msnbc-cbs-1234866801/ |archive-date=December 28, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> it settled back to number 11 in 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=December 30, 2021|title=Most-Watched Television Networks: Ranking 2021's Winners and Losers|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/network-ratings-2021-top-channels-1235143630/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112203222/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/network-ratings-2021-top-channels-1235143630/|archive-date=January 12, 2022|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> and had further declined to number 21 in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=December 29, 2022|title=Most-Watched Television Networks: Ranking 2022's Winners and Losers|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/most-watched-channels-2022-tv-network-ratings-1235475170/|url-status=live|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=January 19, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118090730/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/most-watched-channels-2022-tv-network-ratings-1235475170/}}</ref> Globally, CNN programming has aired through [[CNN International]], seen by viewers in over 212 countries and territories;<ref>{{cite press release|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|access-date=February 20, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> since May 2019, however, the US domestic version has absorbed international news coverage in order to reduce programming costs. The American version, sometimes referred to as CNN (US), is also available in Canada, and some islands in the Caribbean. CNN also broadcasts in India where it is called [[CNN-News18]], and in Japan, where it was first broadcast on [[CNNj]] in 2003, with simultaneous translation in Japanese.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnnasiapacific.com/factsheets/partnersandjv/?catID=19|title=CNN Partners|work=CNN Asia Pacific|access-date=May 4, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729154345/http://www.cnnasiapacific.com/factsheets/partnersandjv/?catID=19|archive-date=July 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==History== {{Main|History of CNN}} The Cable News Network launched at 5:00 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|first1=Steve Michael|last1=Barkin|first2=M.E.|last2=Sharpe|year=2003}}</ref> [[Burt Reinhardt]], the executive vice president of CNN, 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|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=May 10, 2011|access-date=May 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718201454/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/burt-reinhardt-dies-at-91-newsman-helped-launch-cnn/2011/04/14/AFMd9mkG_story.html|archive-date=July 18, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Since its debut, CNN has expanded its reach to several cable and satellite television providers, websites, and specialized closed-circuit channels (such as [[CNN Airport]]). The company has 42 bureaus (12 domestic, 31 international),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.journalism.org/2016/06/15/cable-news-fact-sheet/|title=Cable News: Fact Sheet|date=June 15, 2016|website=Pew Research Center's Journalism Project|access-date=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419055510/http://www.journalism.org/2016/06/15/cable-news-fact-sheet/|archive-date=April 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</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=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421095108/http://www.cnnnewsource.com/|archive-date=April 21, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and several regional and foreign-language networks around the world.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQhDq8fPj2IC&q=cnn%20regional%20and%20foreign-language%20networks&pg=PA599|title=Encyclopedia of journalism. 6. Appendices|last=Sterling|first=Christopher H.|date=September 25, 2009|publisher=SAGE|isbn=9780761929574|language=en|access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414103429/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQhDq8fPj2IC&q=cnn%20regional%20and%20foreign-language%20networks&pg=PA599|url-status=live}}</ref> The channel's success made a bona-fide mogul of founder Ted Turner and set the stage for conglomerate [[Time Warner]]'s (later WarnerMedia which merged with [[Discovery Inc.]] forming [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]) eventual acquisition of the [[Turner Broadcasting System]] in 1996.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YhMu7Ps_BW4C&q=time%20warner%201996&pg=PA134|title=The Equation: Applying the 4 Indisputable Components of Business Success|last=Tyree|first=Omar|date=April 27, 2009|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9780470452837|language=en|access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414103502/https://books.google.com/books?id=YhMu7Ps_BW4C&q=time%20warner%201996&pg=PA134|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/04/23/the-lost-tycoon|title=Ted Turner, the Lost Tycoon|magazine=The New Yorker|date=April 15, 2001|access-date=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224192412/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/04/23/the-lost-tycoon|archive-date=February 24, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Programming== {{See also|List of programs broadcast by CNN}} ===Current schedule=== 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 now hosted by [[Kasie Hunt]] at 5–6 a.m. ET. This is followed by ''[[CNN This Morning]]'', the network's [[breakfast television|morning show]], hosted by [[Poppy Harlow]] and [[Phil Mattingly]], at 6–9 a.m. ET.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=2023-08-14 |title=CNN Unveils Lineup Overhaul: Abby Phillip And Laura Coates Get Nighttime Shows, Phil Mattingly and Kasie Hunt To Host In Mornings |url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/cnn-overhauls-lineup-phil-mattingly-kasie-hunt-abby-phillip-1235498136/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> Since April 2023, ''[[CNN News Central]]'' has served as the network's rolling news block on weekdays, with its morning edition from 9 a.m. to noon ET anchored by [[John Berman]], [[Kate Bolduan]], and [[Sara Sidner]], and its afternoon edition from 1–4 p.m. ET anchored by [[Brianna Keilar]] and Boris Sanchez.<ref>{{Cite web |title='CNN News Central' focuses on visual storytelling in effort to stand out in a crowded field |url=https://www.newscaststudio.com/2023/04/06/cnn-news-central-focuses-on-visual-storytelling-in-effort-to-stand-out-in-a-crowded-field/?og=1 |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=NewscastStudio | date=April 6, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=2023-03-01 |title=CNN Sets April Debut For 'News Central' Dayside Lineup |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/cnn-daytime-lineup-cnn-news-central-1235275556/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|language=en-US}}</ref> In the noon hour is ''[[Inside Politics]]'', hosted by [[Dana Bash]].<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|date=August 16, 2015 |publisher=Adweek Blog Network|access-date=August 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820120515/http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/cnns-kate-bolduan-plans-to-get-her-daughter-high-on-sugar/269347|archive-date=August 20, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> CNN's late afternoon and early evening lineup consists of ''[[The Lead with Jake Tapper]]'' at 4–5 p.m. ET and ''[[The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer]]'' at 5–7 p.m. ET. The network's evening and prime time 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|access-date=September 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731015404/http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnn-reveals-erin-burnetts-new-show-title-outfront/|archive-date=July 31, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Anderson Cooper 360°]]'' at 8 p.m. ET, and ''The Source with [[Kaitlan Collins]]'' at 9 p.m. ET. The 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. hours are filled by ''CNN Newsnight'' with [[Abby Phillip]] and ''[[Laura Coates Live]]'' respectively.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Darcy |first=Oliver |date=2023-01-11 |title=CNN announces revamped daytime lineup with new show format |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/11/media/cnn-daytime-lineup/index.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=March 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303042420/https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/11/media/cnn-daytime-lineup/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=2023-02-18 |title=CNN Readies 'CNN Primetime' For 9 PM Hour |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/cnn-prime-launch-9-pm-tv-news-1235527638/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en-US |archive-date=March 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301235758/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/cnn-prime-launch-9-pm-tv-news-1235527638/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=2023-02-27 |title=CNN Bets News, Not Big Names, Will Capture Crowds at 9 PM |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/cnn-9pm-news-anchors-specials-primetime-1235537038/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en-US |archive-date=March 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303042421/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/cnn-9pm-news-anchors-specials-primetime-1235537038/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Dominic Patten, Ted |last2=Patten |first2=Dominic |last3=Johnson |first3=Ted |date=2023-03-01 |title=Bill Maher Predicts Joe Biden Beats Donald Trump In 2024 Match Up; HBO Host Center Stage As CNN Launches New 9 PM Strategy |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/biden-beats-trump-2024-bill-maher-cnn-jake-tapper-interview-1235275281/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|language=en-US |archive-date=March 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303042418/https://deadline.com/2023/02/biden-beats-trump-2024-bill-maher-cnn-jake-tapper-interview-1235275281/ |url-status=live }}</ref> From November 2023, the Wednesday edition of ''Newsnight'' has been replaced with ''King Charles'', a limited-run late-night talk show helmed by [[Gayle King]] and [[Charles Barkley]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=2023-11-20 |title=CNN Taps 'King Charles' in New Bid for Primetime Crown |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/cnn-king-charles-launch-gayle-king-charles-barkley-1235801303/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The network's weekend morning programming begins with ''CNN Newsroom'' (simulcast from [[CNN International]]) at 4–6 a.m. ET every Saturday and 3–6 a.m. ET every Sunday. ''CNN Newsroom'' also airs throughout the day between noon and 8 p.m. ET with hosts [[Fredricka Whitfield]] and [[Jim Acosta]]. Each weekend day from 6 a.m. ET, until 8 a.m. ET Saturday and 9 a.m. ET Sunday are the weekend editions of ''[[CNN This Morning]]'', hosted by [[Amara Walker]] and [[Victor Blackwell]]. On Saturdays, ''First of All with Victor Blackwell'' airs at 8 a.m. ET, followed by ''Smerconish'' with [[Michael Smerconish]] at 9 a.m. ET, ''The [[Chris Wallace]] Show'' at 10 a.m. ET and ''The Amanpour Hour'' with [[Christiane Amanpour|Christine Amanpour]] at 11 a.m. ET.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN ANNOUNCES NEW PROGRAMMING LINEUP |url=https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2023/08/14/cnn-announces-new-programming-lineup-prime-weekends-dayside-anchors-schedule/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |language=en-US}}</ref> The Sunday morning lineup consists primarily of [[Sunday morning talk shows|political talk shows]], starting with ''[[State of the Union (American TV program)|State of the Union]]'' co-hosted by [[Jake Tapper]] and [[Dana Bash]] at 9 a.m. ET followed by the international affairs program ''[[Fareed Zakaria GPS]]'' at 10 a.m. ET and ''[[Inside Politics]]'' with [[Manu Raju]] at 11 a.m. ET.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-21 |title=CNN's Inside Politics Sunday With Manu Raju Debuts This Week |url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/cnns-inside-politics-sunday-with-manu-raju-debuts-this-week/538507/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=www.adweek.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Weekend primetime, starting at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday and 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, is dedicated mostly to [[Factual television|factual programming]], such as [[Documentary film|documentary]] specials and [[miniseries]] like ''The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper''. Documentary-style [[reality television|reality]] series, such as ''[[Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown]]'' and ''[[United Shades of America]],'' and acquired documentary films presented under the banner ''[[CNN Films]]'' may also air during weekend primetime. ===Past programming=== For the 2014–15 season, after canceling ''[[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 (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]]''. Then-president [[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".<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 (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=April 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413093546/http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cnn-keeps-burnett-cooper-in-primetime-while-adding-cnn-tonight-at-10-pm-1201155404/|archive-date=April 13, 2014|url-status=live}}</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]]|access-date=April 11, 2014|first=Joe|last=Flint|date=April 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411213034/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-cnn-prime-time-20140410,0,3282490.story|archive-date=April 11, 2014|url-status=live}}</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|access-date=April 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411143252/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn-doubles-down-on-a-mix-of-live-news-original-series-and-films_b221080|archive-date=April 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}</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=de Moraes|first=Lisa|date=May 17, 2017|work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|access-date=May 13, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514065117/http://deadline.com/2017/05/cnn-adds-original-series-60s-70s-hln-unmasking-killer-upfronts-1202095460/|archive-date=May 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</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=April 11, 2018|work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|access-date=May 13, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526043917/http://deadline.com/2018/04/cnn-six-new-original-series-2019-slate-projects-from-sanjay-gupta-vox-media-1202362425/|archive-date=May 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</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 (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 20, 2014|access-date=April 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320201408/http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cnn-to-follow-the-sixties-docu-series-with-the-seventies-1201361031/|archive-date=March 20, 2016|url-status=live}}</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 (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 25, 2016|access-date=April 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406105823/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/cnn-the-eighties-1201715099/|archive-date=April 6, 2016|url-status=live}}</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=May 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529131403/https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/ratings-for-anderson-coopers-karen-mcdougal-interview/360109|archive-date=May 29, 2018|url-status=dead}}</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]] 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=April 11, 2018|website=TheWrap|language=en-US|access-date=May 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215224707/https://www.thewrap.com/vox-entertainment-produce-new-cnn-original-series-american-style/|archive-date=December 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</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=March 15, 2019|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en|access-date=May 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929224007/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/cnn-van-jones-anthony-bourdain-original-series-1203164234/|archive-date=September 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</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=April 11, 2018|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|language=en|access-date=May 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505152227/https://deadline.com/2018/04/cnn-six-new-original-series-2019-slate-projects-from-sanjay-gupta-vox-media-1202362425/|archive-date=May 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> With the takeover of CNN by [[Chris Licht]] and Warner Bros. Discovery, it was announced in October 2022 that CNN would cut back on acquisitions and commissions from third-parties as a cost-cutting measure, but Licht stressed that "longform content remains an important pillar of our programming", while the network announced a slate for 2023 that would include commissions such as ''Giuliani: What Happened to America's Mayor?'', ''United States of Scandal'', and ''[[The 2010s (miniseries)|The 2010s]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=2022-12-13 |title=CNN Unveils 2023 Original Series And Films Slate: Projects Include 'Giuliani,' Jake Tapper-Hosted 'United States Of Scandal' And 'The 2010s' |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/cnn-original-series-films-rudy-giuliani-1235197621/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|language=en-US |archive-date=December 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213145313/https://deadline.com/2022/12/cnn-original-series-films-rudy-giuliani-1235197621/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=2022-10-28 |title=CNN To Scale Back Original Series And Films As It Looks To Move Longform In House |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/cnn-to-scale-back-original-series-and-films-1235157404/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|language=en-US |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322123346/https://deadline.com/2022/10/cnn-to-scale-back-original-series-and-films-1235157404/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ===On-air presentation=== CNN began broadcasting in the [[high-definition television|high-definition]] [[1080i]] resolution format in September 2007.<ref name=hdlaunch>{{cite web|last=Robbins|first=Stephanie|url=http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/09/cnn_hd_debuts.php|title=TV Week September 6, 2007 CNN HD Debuts|publisher=Tvweek.com|access-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015070721/http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/09/cnn_hd_debuts.php|archive-date=October 15, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> This format is now standard for CNN and is available on all major cable and satellite providers. [[File:CNN Election Express.jpg|thumb|right|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/17920|title=CNN Rolls Out Election Express|publisher=Tvtechnology.com|date=October 17, 2007|access-date=October 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125163505/http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/17920|archive-date=November 25, 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref name=CNNnewlook>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/160701-CNN_Gets_New_Graphic_Look.php|title=CNN Gets New Graphic Look|date=December 15, 2008|magazine=Broadcasting & Cable|last=Dickson|first=Glen|access-date=January 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206234223/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/160701-CNN_Gets_New_Graphic_Look.php|archive-date=February 6, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="tvn-2011look">{{cite web|title=CNN Debuts New Graphics Package|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn-debuts-new-graphics-package_b47645|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713161604/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn-debuts-new-graphics-package_b47645|archive-date=July 13, 2014|website=TVNewser|access-date=September 3, 2014}}</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, moving the secondary logo box to the opposite end of the screen, and framing its graphics for the [[16:9]] aspect ratio (which is downscaled to a [[letterboxing (filming)|letterboxed]] format for standard definition feeds).<ref name="tvn-2011look"/> On February 18, 2013, following Jeff Zucker's arrival as head of the network, the "flipper" was dropped and reverted to a scrolling ticker.<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|access-date=February 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221024656/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/so-long-flipper-the-ticker-returns-to-cnn_b167507|archive-date=February 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> On August 11, 2014, CNN introduced a new 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 alternated 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 displayed 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|access-date=September 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815050801/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn-updates-graphics-package_b235005|archive-date=August 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}</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|access-date=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> CNN International would also adopt these graphics, but with the CNN logo bug having a white on red color scheme to differentiate it from the domestic network.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Michael P. |date=2023-06-01 |title=CNN rolls out new insert graphics in conjunction with its 43rd birthday |url=https://www.newscaststudio.com/2023/06/01/cnn-new-graphics-chryons-lower-thirds/?og=1 |access-date= |website=NewscastStudio |language=en-US}}</ref> In August 2016, CNN announced the launch of CNN Aerial Imagery and Reporting (CNN AIR), 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407122207/https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/18/cnn-air/|archive-date=April 7, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 1, 2023, CNN refreshed its graphics to mark the 43rd anniversary of its launch, using gradients and [[Superellipse|rounded corners]], thinner fonts, and a modified layout that moved the show title to a secondary tab on the lower third next to the segment title, and replaced the ticker with a static "flipper" for the first time since 2013, among other changes.<ref name=":22"/> Amid poor internal reception to the redesign and the firing of Chris Licht as head of CNN, elements of the prior graphics began to be reinstated later that month, including the bolder typography previously used for lower third headlines.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-27 |title=CNN starts hitting the 'undo' key on font updates in graphics |url=https://www.newscaststudio.com/2023/06/27/cnn-reverting-graphics/?og=1 |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=NewscastStudio |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Darcy |first=Oliver |date=2023-06-27 |title=A bolder CNN is emerging after the ouster of former network chief Chris Licht |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/26/media/cnn-after-chris-licht-reliable-sources/index.html |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Further changes were made on August 14, 2023, with the return of the scrolling ticker and the show title box to make it closer resemble the 2014–23 graphics, but maintaining most of the other visual changes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=P. Hill |first=Michael |date=2023-08-15 |title=CNN continues to tweak insert graphics package |url=https://www.newscaststudio.com/2023/08/15/cnn-graphics-update-august-2023/?og=1 |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=NewscastStudio |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Staff== {{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|access-date=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 Street 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=[[HuffPost]]|date=November 29, 2012|access-date=November 28, 2012|first=Rebecca|last=Shapiro|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130152440/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/29/jeff-zucker-cnn-chief-network-hires-former-nbcuniversal-ceo_n_2211447.html|archive-date=November 30, 2012|url-status=live}}</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 news|first1=Brett|last1=LoGiurato|access-date=August 24, 2019|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]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824040441/https://www.businessinsider.com/cnn-james-carville-mary-matalin-mark-whitaker-erick-erickson-2013-1|archive-date=August 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2022, Zucker was asked to resign by [[Jason Kilar]], the chief executive of CNN's owner WarnerMedia, after Zucker's relationship with one of his lieutenants was discovered during the investigation into former CNN primetime host [[Chris Cuomo]]'s efforts to control potentially damaging reporting regarding his brother [[Andrew Cuomo]], governor of New York.<ref>{{Cite news |title=CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns over relationship with network executive |language=en |work=[[NPR]] |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/02/02/1077609394/jeff-zucker-resigns |access-date=March 1, 2022 |archive-date=February 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220203140628/https://www.npr.org/2022/02/02/1077609394/jeff-zucker-resigns |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy |title=CNN President Jeff Zucker resigns over consensual relationship with key lieutenant |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/media/jeff-zucker-cnn/index.html |access-date=March 1, 2022 |website=CNN |date=February 2, 2022 |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202162022/https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/media/jeff-zucker-cnn/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Kilar announced that the interim co-heads would be executive vice presidents Michael Bass, [[Amy Entelis]], and [[Ken Jautz]].<ref name="CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns"/> On February 26, 2022, it was announced that [[Chris Licht]]—known for his work at MSNBC and CBS—would be the next president of CNN; he was planned to be instated after the spin off and merger of WarnerMedia into [[Discovery Inc.]]<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Grynbaum |first1=Michael M. |last2=Koblin |first2=John |date=February 26, 2022 |title=Chris Licht, a Creator of 'Morning Joe' and 'Colbert' Producer, Is Set to Run CNN |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/26/business/media/cnn-chris-licht.html |access-date=February 27, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320212619/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/26/business/media/cnn-chris-licht.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Licht started his tenure in May 2022, and his tenure ended in June 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last=Katz |first=A.J. |url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/the-chris-licht-era-at-cnn-begins-today/506480/ |title=The Chris Licht Era at CNN Starts Today |work=TVNewser |publisher=Adweek |date=2022-05-02 |accessdate=2022-05-02 |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511035154/https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/the-chris-licht-era-at-cnn-begins-today/506480/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Koblin, John |author2=Mullin, Benjamin |title=Chris Licht Is Out at CNN |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/business/media/chris-licht-cnn.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607125133/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/business/media/chris-licht-cnn.html |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |date=June 7, 2023}}</ref> In August 2023, it announced [[Mark Thompson (media executive)|Mark Thompson]], formerly of [[The New York Times|''The New York Times,'']] as its next CEO. In one of his first major moves, he kept the executive team under Chris Licht - the Quad composed of David Leavy, chief operating officer, and three executive vice presidents (Virginia Moseley for editorial, Amy Entelis for talent, and Eric Sherling for programming) - in place, but expanded their responsibilities. Moseley became the network's first executive editor and would have both national and international news. Adding their ranks, Thompson made Alex MacCallum, who worked with Thompson at The New York Times, executive vice president of digital products. In highlighting these moves, Thompson emphasized existing staff would need to get used to change. <ref>{{Cite news |last1=Mullin |first1=Benjamin |last2=Koblin |first2=John |date=2023-08-30 |title=CNN Names Mark Thompson Its Next Chief Executive |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/business/media/cnn-mark-thompson-ceo.html |access-date=2023-08-30 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Darcy |first=Oliver |date=2024-01-18 |title=CNN chief Mark Thompson outlines his plan to transform the network for the future: 'It's time for a revolution' {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/18/media/mark-thompson-cnn-transformation/index.html |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> ==Other platforms== ===Website=== CNN launched its website, CNN.com (initially known as ''CNN Interactive''), on August 30, 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/timeline/|title=CNN Interactive Timeline: May – December, 1995|website=CNN|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924172706/http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/timeline/|archive-date=September 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/category/news/?vnu_content_id=1003975048|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131054901/http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003975048|url-status=dead|title=News – Editor & Publisher Magazine|archive-date=January 31, 2010}}</ref> 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 [[personal computer|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/help/pipeline/message.html|title=Important Message Regarding CNN Pipeline|website=CNN|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026110410/https://edition.cnn.com/help/pipeline/message.html|url-status=live}}</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 preventive measures after news broke of the impending attack.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/18/cnn.websites|title=CNN website targeted|work=CNN|date=April 18, 2008|access-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015061607/http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/18/cnn.websites/|archive-date=October 15, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Thomas |first=Claburn |title=CNN Faces Cyberattack Over Tibet Coverage |url=http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/cybercrime/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207400699 |date=2008 |access-date=March 1, 2022 |work=[[InformationWeek]] |language=en |archive-date=April 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423172902/http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/cybercrime/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207400699 |url-status=dead }}</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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721045010/http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/08/cnn-awarded-technical-emmy|archive-date=July 21, 2011}}</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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629111536/http://www.uiowa.edu/jmc/faculty/weaver.html|url-status=dead|title=Lisa Rose Weaver|archive-date=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|access-date=November 14, 2017|work=CNN|date=April 12, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312183129/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/04/12/cnn.crew.detained/index.html|archive-date=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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015210439/http://www.privateline.com/war/videophone.html|archive-date=October 15, 2013|url=http://www.privateline.com/war/videophone.html|title=Videophone Technology|publisher=Privateline.com|date=October 9, 2001|access-date=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 [[wikt:prosumer#Etymology 2|prosumer]] and professional digital cameras, software from Streambox Inc., and [[BGAN]] terminals from [[Hughes Network Systems]].{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/interactive/relaunch|title=Welcome to the New CNN.com – Interactive tour|work=CNN|access-date=February 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227043124/http://www.cnn.com/interactive/relaunch/|archive-date=February 27, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> However, most of the news stories archived on the website were deleted. ===Blogs=== The topical news program ''[[Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics]]'' was the first CNN program to feature a round-up of blogs in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2005-03-20-media-mix_x.htm|title=It's prime time for blogs on CNN's 'Inside Politics'|date=March 20, 2005|work=[[USA Today]]|last=Johnson|first=Peter|access-date=January 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226050602/http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2005-03-20-media-mix_x.htm|archive-date=February 26, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}). 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=250570b8-2555-4ac0-8fb7-a0431a321e0d&k=80562|title='Citizen journalist' often there first to snap photos|date=April 12, 2008 |newspaper=Regina Leader-Post|last=Cobb |first=Chris|access-date=January 24, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621203445/http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=250570b8-2555-4ac0-8fb7-a0431a321e0d&k=80562|archive-date=June 21, 2008}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web|author=Brion, Raphael|title=Eatocracy: CNN Gets in the Food Blog Business|url=http://eater.com/archives/2010/04/13/eatocracy-cnn-gets-in-the-food-blog-business.php|publisher=Eater.com|date=April 13, 2010|access-date=April 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923061342/http://eater.com/archives/2010/04/13/eatocracy-cnn-gets-in-the-food-blog-business.php|archive-date=September 23, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/community/netanyahu/Net1getready.html|title=How to join the chat and view the Webcast|work=CNN|access-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911174405/http://www.cnn.com/community/netanyahu/Net1getready.html|archive-date=September 11, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> CNNHealth consists of expert doctors answering viewers' questions online at CNN's "The Chart" blog website. Contributors include [[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).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/category/expert-qa|title=Expert Q&A|website=thechart.blogs.cnn.com|access-date=April 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414134344/http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/category/expert-qa/|archive-date=April 14, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Other digital offerings=== In early 2008, CNN began maintaining a live streaming broadcast available to cable and [[satellite broadcasting|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|title=Live Video from CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823034008/http://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html|archive-date=August 23, 2007|access-date=August 2, 2007|website=CNN}}</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. CNN also has multiple channels in the popular video-sharing site [[YouTube]], but those videos can only be viewed in the United States, a source of criticism among YouTube users worldwide.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} In 2014, CNN launched a radio version of their television programming on [[TuneIn]] Radio.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Nicole|url=https://www.engadget.com/2014/05/07/tunein-redesign-audio-network/|title=TuneIn tries reinventing itself as a social network for audio|publisher=Engadget.com|date=May 7, 2014|access-date=February 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205044538/http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/07/tunein-redesign-audio-network/|archive-date=February 5, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The network also hosts CNN-10, a daily 10-minute video show visible at the CNN website or YouTube. It replaced the long-running show CNN Student News which had been aired since 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/22/studentnews/sn-what-is-student-news/index.html|title=What is CNN 10?|date=April 7, 2020|work=CNN|access-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411034007/https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/22/studentnews/sn-what-is-student-news/index.html|archive-date=April 11, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> It is aimed at a global audience of students, teachers, and adults, and was hosted by Carl Azuz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://civiceducator.org/teaching-current-events-cnn10/|title=Five Reasons CNN 10 Videos Are Great Tools for Teaching Current Events|work=The Civic Educator|access-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629070317/http://civiceducator.org/teaching-current-events-cnn10/|archive-date=June 29, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> In fall of 2022, Carl Azuz was replaced by [[Coy Wire]] as the host of CNN 10,<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN Profiles - Coy Wire - CNN Sports Anchor & Correspondent |url=https://www.cnn.com/profiles/coy-wire-profile |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=CNN |archive-date=October 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011201158/https://www.cnn.com/profiles/coy-wire-profile |url-status=live }}</ref> after leaving CNN due to a "personal decision" according to a CNN spokesperson in a newsletter published on September 18, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weekman |first=Kelsey |title=The Beloved Host Of CNN's Student Show Left And Everyone Freaked Out |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/carl-azuz-cnn-10-news-anchor-tiktok |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=[[BuzzFeed News]] |date=October 5, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=October 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011201200/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/carl-azuz-cnn-10-news-anchor-tiktok |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 7, 2017, CNN announced the official launch of its virtual reality unit named CNNVR. It will produce 360 videos to its [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] apps within CNN Digital.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/cnn-360-vr-cnnvr-1202003703|title=CNN Adds 360 Video to Mobile Apps, Website as Part of VR Push|magazine=Variety|first=Janko|last=Roettgers|date=March 7, 2017|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307215016/http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/cnn-360-vr-cnnvr-1202003703/|archive-date=March 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/07/cnn-virtual-reality-unit-cnnvr|title=CNN launches a virtual reality news unit|work=[[TechCrunch]]|author=engadget|date=March 7, 2017|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307230720/https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/07/cnn-virtual-reality-unit-cnnvr/|archive-date=March 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=CNN Digital Debuts its Virtual Reality Unit: CNNVR|url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2017/03/07/cnn-digital-vr-virtual-reality-cnnvr/|website=CNN Pressroom|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308160902/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2017/03/07/cnn-digital-vr-virtual-reality-cnnvr/|archive-date=March 8, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:CNN NewSource.jpg|thumb|right|CNN Newsource offices at the CNN Center in Atlanta]] CNN Newsource is a [[subscription]]-based affiliation [[video]] service that provides CNN [[Content (media)|content]] to [[Network affiliate|television station affiliates]] with CNN, including [[terrestrial television|terrestrial]] stations and international stations. Newsource allows affiliates to download videos from CNN, as well as from other affiliates who upload their video to Newsource. CNN also maintains a [[wire service]] known as CNN Wire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/intlsyndication/wire.html|title=CNN Syndication Services|website=CNN|access-date=April 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414154825/http://www.cnn.com/intlsyndication/wire.html|archive-date=April 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> CNN's digital storefront, which sells branded merchandise, household goods, and software, is operated by [[StackCommerce]] via partnership. In 2021, CNN Digital had an average of 144 million unique visitors in the United States according to [[Comscore]], making it the most viewed digital news outlet, ahead of ''The New York Times'', NBC News, Fox News, ''The Washington Post''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN Digital Dominates All Competitors; #1 Digital News Outlet Of 2021 |url=https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2022/01/26/cnn-digital-ratings-top-competitors-largest-digital-news-outlet-2021/ |access-date=2022-09-05 |language=en-US |archive-date=September 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905195225/https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2022/01/26/cnn-digital-ratings-top-competitors-largest-digital-news-outlet-2021/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Beme=== {{main|Beme (company)}} On November 28, 2016, CNN announced the acquisition of [[Beme (company)|Beme]] for a reported $25 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/cnn-buys-casey-neistats-video-app-beme-1480353128|title=CNN Buys Casey Neistat's Video App Beme|last=Perlberg|first=Steven|date=November 28, 2016|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|issn=0099-9660|access-date=December 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203235143/http://www.wsj.com/articles/cnn-buys-casey-neistats-video-app-beme-1480353128|archive-date=December 3, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 29, 2016, Matt Hackett, co-founder of Beme, announced via an email to its users that the [[Beme (app)|Beme app]] would be shutting down on January 31, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@mhkt/beme-is-shutting-down-but-our-work-is-just-starting-3d4636b37c32|title=Beme is Shutting Down, But Our Work Is Just Starting|last=Hackett|first=Matt|date=November 28, 2016|website=Medium|access-date=December 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203060328/https://medium.com/@mhkt/beme-is-shutting-down-but-our-work-is-just-starting-3d4636b37c32|archive-date=December 3, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 be released in the summer of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=i sold my company to CNN|website = [[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkrmR3dr8ow|access-date=February 3, 2017|date=November 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204164715/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkrmR3dr8ow|archive-date=February 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIwqboJLrpY&t|title=CNN update|date=July 5, 2017|website=[[YouTube]]|publisher=Casey Neistat|access-date=July 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407121209/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIwqboJLrpY&t|archive-date=April 7, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Beme (company)|Beme News]] has since begun uploading news related video on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY0YIply-je0EhSWLgpftVw/videos|title=Beme News|website=[[YouTube]]|language=en|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126231227/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY0YIply-je0EhSWLgpftVw/videos|archive-date=January 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> ===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>{{Cite web|last=Lieberman|first=David|date=October 8, 2012|title=CNN Creates Unit To Acquire Documentary Films For Theaters And TV|url=https://deadline.com/2012/10/cnn-documentary-films-349476/|access-date=March 1, 2022|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|language=en-US|archive-date=March 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301195357/https://deadline.com/2012/10/cnn-documentary-films-349476/|url-status=live}}</ref> ===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 (current)|Westwood One]] beginning in 2015, including access to a wire service, and digital content for its station websites. [[Westwood One News|This service]] is unbranded, allowing individual stations to integrate the content with their news brands.<ref name="abc-cnncumulus">{{cite web|title=Cumulus taps CNN for Westwood One news service|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2014/07/31/cumulus-taps-cnn-for-westwood-one-news-service.html|website=Atlanta Business Chronicle|access-date=December 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216135053/http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2014/07/31/cumulus-taps-cnn-for-westwood-one-news-service.html|archive-date=December 16, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> As of February 2019, the audio simulcast of CNN is distributed on [[Entercom]]'s [[Radio.com]] website and app.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Radio.com Adds CNN & Bloomberg Live Audio And Podcasts|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/174347/radio-com-adds-cnn-bloomberg-live-audio-and-podcasts/|access-date=March 1, 2022|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US|archive-date=June 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602061032/https://radioinsight.com/headlines/174347/radio-com-adds-cnn-bloomberg-live-audio-and-podcasts/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Specialized channels== {{see also|Specialty channel}} {{more citations needed section|date=May 2022}} [[File:Debate televisivo Canal 13 CNN.jpg|thumb|right|[[CNN en Español]] televised debate for the 2005 Chilean elections]] [[File:CNN Post Production.jpg|thumb|right|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 include: * [[CNN Brazil]] – a Brazilian news channel that launched on March 15, 2020. (licensed to Novus Media)<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|date=January 25, 2019|website=Estado de Minas|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024212231/https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/internacional/2019/01/25/interna_internacional,1024435/lancamento-da-cnn-brasil-impactara-mercado-televisivo.shtml|archive-date=October 24, 2019|url-status=dead}}</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|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102063054/https://exame.abril.com.br/negocios/fundador-da-mrv-vai-trazer-operacao-da-cnn-para-o-brasil/|archive-date=November 2, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[CNN Chile]] – a Chilean news channel that launched on December 4, 2008. * [[CNN en Español]] * [[CNN International]] * [[CNN Max]] - a linear streaming channel exclusively for subscribers to [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]'s [[Max (streaming service)]] that mirrors much, but not all, of the main CNN channel's programming <ref>https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/cnn-max-live-streaming-linear-schedule-cable-1235737329/</ref> * [[CNN Türk]] – a Turkish media outlet * [[CNN-News18]] – an Indian news channel. (licensed to [[Network 18]]) * [[CNN Indonesia]] – an Indonesian news channel that launched on August 17, 2015. (licensed to [[Trans Media]]) * [[CNNj]] – a Japanese news outlet ** CNN/US HD – launched for American viewers in late 2010,<ref>{{cite web |title=CNN US HD |url=http://www.jctv.co.jp/images/press101108.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222141451/http://www.jctv.co.jp/images/press101108.pdf |archive-date=February 22, 2016 |access-date=May 4, 2020 |work=JCTV, Japan}}</ref> and is distributed by [[Japan Cable Television]] (JCTV) to several different multi-channel TV providers, such as J:COM, [[SKY PerfecTV!]], iTSCOM and the JCTVWiFi service.<ref>{{cite web |title=CNN US |url=https://www2.jctv.co.jp/cnn_english/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630025911/https://www2.jctv.co.jp/cnn_english/ |archive-date=June 30, 2020 |access-date=May 4, 2020 |work=JCTV, Japan}}</ref> * [[CNN Prima News]] – a Czech news channel. (that launched on May 3, 2020, licensed to Prima Group) * [[A2 CNN]] – an Albanian news channel * [[Antena 3 CNN]] – a Romanian news channel. (licensed to [[Intact Media Group]]) * [[HLN (TV network)|HLN]] – a U.S. basic cable channel (formerly called CNN2 and CNN Headline News) * [[CNN Portugal]] – a Portuguese news channel launched on November 22, 2021. (licensed to [[Media Capital]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.publico.pt/2021/05/24/economia/noticia/media-capital-anuncia-acordo-lancar-cnn-portugal-1963771|title=Media Capital anuncia acordo para lançar CNN Portugal|work=[[Público (Portugal)|Público]]|language=pt-pt|access-date=May 24, 2021|archive-date=May 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524111555/https://www.publico.pt/2021/05/24/economia/noticia/media-capital-anuncia-acordo-lancar-cnn-portugal-1963771|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Former channels=== CNN has also launched television and online ventures that are no longer in operation, including: * [[CNN Airport]] * [[CNN Checkout Channel]] (out-of-home place-based custom channel for grocery stores that started in 1991 and shuttered in 1993) * [[:de:CNN-D|CNN-D]] (a German news programming block that aired through CNN International's TV signal in Germany between 1997 and 2003.) * CNN Italia<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/help/italia|title=CNN|access-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123021513/http://edition.cnn.com/help/italia/|archive-date=November 23, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> (an Italian news website launched in partnership with the publishing company [[Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso]], and after with the financial newspaper {{lang|it|[[Il Sole 24 Ore]]}}, it launched on November 15, 1999<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/internet/annuncio/annuncio/annuncio.html|title=Nasce 'Cnn Italia' 24 ore di notizie web|date=September 15, 1999|access-date=April 22, 2009|language=it|work=[[la Repubblica]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525151709/http://www.repubblica.it/online/internet/annuncio/annuncio/annuncio.html|archive-date=May 25, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/tecnologie_internet/cnn/cnn/cnn.html|title=Roma-Atlanta via web Parte CNN Italia|date=September 15, 1999|access-date=April 22, 2009|language=it|work=[[la Repubblica]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703145847/http://www.repubblica.it/online/tecnologie_internet/cnn/cnn/cnn.html|archive-date=July 3, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> 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+ (Spanish TV network)|CNN+]] (a partner channel in Spain, launched in 1999 joint venture with [[Sogecable]]).<ref name="closed">{{cite web |date=December 10, 2010 |title=CNN+ deja de emitir a partir del próximo 31 de diciembre |url=http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/899590/0/cnn/deja/emitir/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513005957/https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/899590/0/cnn/deja/emitir/ |archive-date=May 13, 2020 |access-date=December 10, 2010 |publisher=20 Minutos |language=es}}</ref> * CNN.com Live * [[CNNfn]] (financial channel, closed in December 2004) * CNN Money Switzerland (Switzerland financial channel, joint venture with MediaGo) * [[CNN Philippines]] – an English-language Filipino news channel launched on March 16, 2015; and closed on January 31, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rivas |first=Ralf |date=January 29, 2024 |title=CNN Philippines shuts down as losses mount |url=https://www.rappler.com/business/cnn-philippines-shuts-down-january-2024/ |access-date=January 29, 2024 |website=[[Rappler]]}}</ref> (licensed to [[Nine Media Corporation]] and [[Radio Philippines Network]] (RPN)) ===Experiments=== CNN launched two specialty news channels for the American market which would later close amid competitive pressure: the sports news channel [[CNN Sports Illustrated|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.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Silver|first1=Elliot|title=CNNSi.com Sells for $5,500|url=http://www.domaininvesting.com/cnnsi-com-sells-for-less/|website=DomainInvesting.com|access-date=April 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402144325/http://www.domaininvesting.com/cnnsi-com-sells-for-less/|archive-date=April 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> CNNfn's former website used to redirect to money.cnn.com, a product of CNN's strategic partnership with ''[[Money (magazine)|Money]]'' magazine. ''Money'' and ''Sports Illustrated'' were both Time Warner properties until 2014, when the company's magazine division was [[corporate spin-off|spun off]] into the separate [[Time Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/05/08/time-inc-spinoff/8861337/|title=Time Inc. spins off from Time Warner on June 6|website=[[USA Today]]|last1=Yu|first1=Roger|date=May 9, 2014|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126134808/https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/05/08/time-inc-spinoff/8861337/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{Clear}} CNN also launched "Great Big Story" in November 2015 to produce content tailored toward younger viewers. It was eventually shut down in September 2020<ref>{{cite web |title='Two very, very different companies': Why CNN's Great Big Story failed to survive |date=November 2, 2020 |url=https://digiday.com/media/two-very-very-different-companies-why-cnns-great-big-story-failed-to-survive/ |publisher=Digiday |access-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604104159/https://digiday.com/media/two-very-very-different-companies-why-cnns-great-big-story-failed-to-survive/ |url-status=live }}</ref> after building a following of nearly six million followers on both Facebook and YouTube.<ref>{{cite web |title="Great Big Story" |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCajXeitgFL-rb5-gXI-aG8Q |website=YouTube.com |publisher=[[YouTube]] |access-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604105508/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCajXeitgFL-rb5-gXI-aG8Q |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2023, CNN launched CNN Fast, a [[Free ad-supported streaming television|free ad supported television]] channel which runs a 24/7 fast-paced news bulletin featuring short form international stories and news events. The channel is available on [[Samsung TV Plus]], [[Rakuten TV]], [[LG|LG Channels]] and [[Pluto TV]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN launches new FAST channel in Europe |url=https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2023/05/23/cnn-launches-new-fast-channel-in-europe/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Bureaus== [[File:CNN bureau location map.svg|thumb|upright=1.15|CNN bureau locations]] [[File:Cnncenter.jpg|right|thumb|The [[CNN Center]] in Atlanta]] [[File:CNN headquarters in New York City IMG 3707.JPG|right|thumb|CNN in New York City]] [[File:Los Angeles, California (September 10, 2022) - 207.jpg|thumb|CNN in Los Angeles]] [[File:CNN Center studios.jpg|thumb|CNN Center studios]] CNN operates bureaus in the following cities {{As of|2023|02|lc=y}}:<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2023 |title=CNN Worldwide Fact Sheet |url=https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/cnn-fact-sheet/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530070319/https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/cnn-fact-sheet/ |archive-date=2023-05-30 |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=CNN Press Room}}</ref> '''United States''' *[[Atlanta]], Georgia ([[CNN Center|World Headquarters]]) *[[New York City]], New York (parent [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] World Headquarters) *[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], North Carolina *[[Chicago]], Illinois *[[Dallas]], Texas *[[Denver]], Colorado *[[Houston]], Texas *[[Los Angeles]], California *[[Miami]], Florida *[[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania *[[San Francisco]], California *[[Washington, D.C.]] ===Worldwide=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *[[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates *[[Beijing]], China *[[Beirut]], Lebanon *[[Berlin]], Germany *[[Buenos Aires]], Argentina *[[Cairo]], Egypt *[[Caracas]], Venezuela *[[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates *[[Havana]], Cuba *[[Hong Kong]], China *[[Islamabad]], Pakistan *[[Istanbul]], Turkey *[[Jerusalem]], Israel *[[Johannesburg]], South Africa *[[Lagos]], Nigeria *[[London]], United Kingdom *[[Mexico City]], Mexico *[[Moscow]], Russia *[[Nairobi]], Kenya *[[New Delhi]], India *[[Paris]], France *[[Rome]], Italy *[[Seoul]], South Korea *[[Taipei]], Taiwan *[[Tokyo]], Japan {{div col end}} In parts of the world without a CNN bureau, reports from local affiliate stations will be used to file a story.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} ==Controversies and criticisms== {{Main|CNN controversies}} CNN has been involved in various controversies, criticisms, and allegations since its inception in 1980. The channel is known for its dramatic live coverage of [[breaking news]], some of which has drawn [[CNN controversies|criticism]] as overly [[Sensationalism|sensationalistic]]. CNN claims to be "The Most Trusted Name in News",<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN {{!}} The Most Trusted Name in News |url=http://edition.cnn.com/services/trusted/ |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=edition.cnn.com |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331151122/http://edition.cnn.com/services/trusted/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but its efforts to be [[Nonpartisanism in the United States|nonpartisan]] have led to accusations of [[false balance]].{{refn|<ref>{{cite web|first1=Justin|last1=Peters|access-date=January 8, 2020|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=August 11, 2017|website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114044139/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/08/firing-jeffrey-lord-doesnt-fix-cnns-jeffrey-lord-problem.html|archive-date=January 14, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 8, 2020|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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114044140/https://www.cjr.org/covering_the_election/cnn_trump_analyst_lord_lewandowski_mcenany.php|archive-date=January 14, 2020|url-status=live}}</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/ |access-date=August 6, 2019 |work=Southern California International Review |date=May 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916130930/http://scir.org/2014/05/the-tragedy-of-media-sensationalism-in-america/ |archive-date=September 16, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</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 |access-date=August 6, 2019 |work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |date=April 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804052117/https://www.vox.com/videos/2017/4/17/15325172/strikethrough-cnn-espn-trump-surrogates |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shafer|first=Jack|date=May 25, 2021|title=Rick Santorum and CNN's 'Trumping Heads' Problem|url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/05/25/rick-santorum-cnn-donald-trump-490813|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=[[Politico]]|language=en|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603135920/https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/05/25/rick-santorum-cnn-donald-trump-490813|url-status=live}}</ref>}} A study by three university professors published in the ''[[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America]]'' (''PNAS USA''), which measured airtime of guests on major news networks between 2010 and 2021 according to the guests' campaign donations, found CNN to have a liberal bias (a "campaign finance score" of −9.7, where 0 is equal airtime, compared to −14.1 for MSNBC and 49.8 for Fox News), which became more pronounced during the [[Trump administration]]. The same study found that some popular primetime news shows on CNN, such as ''[[Anderson Cooper 360°|Anderson Cooper 360]]'' or ''[[CNN Tonight]]'', are more left-leaning than popular MSNBC shows such as ''[[The Rachel Maddow Show]]'' or ''[[The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle|The 11th Hour with Brian Williams]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Bauder |first=David |date=2022-08-26 |title=CNN management intent on changing perception of the network |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/cnn-management-intent-changing-perception-network-88892179 |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=[[ABC News]] |language=en |archive-date=September 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907022134/https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/cnn-management-intent-changing-perception-network-88892179 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Kim |first1=Eunji |last2=Lelkes |first2=Yphtach |last3=McCrain |first3=Joshua |date=2022-08-09 |title=Measuring dynamic media bias |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |language=en |volume=119 |issue=32 |pages=e2202197119 |doi=10.1073/pnas.2202197119 |doi-access=free |issn=0027-8424 |pmc=9371639 |pmid=35914125|bibcode=2022PNAS..11902197K }}</ref> In January 2020, CNN settled a multi-million dollar [[defamation]] lawsuit from [[2019 Lincoln Memorial confrontation|Nick Sandmann]], a [[Covington Catholic High School]] student involved in an encounter with [[Omaha people|Omaha]] tribe elder Nathan Phillips at the [[Lincoln Memorial]] in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Darcy |first=Oliver |date=2020-01-07 |title=CNN settles lawsuit with Nick Sandmann stemming from viral video controversy {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/07/media/cnn-settles-lawsuit-viral-video/index.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-01-08 |title=CNN settles defamation lawsuit with Kentucky teen in Lincoln Memorial case |language=en |work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-media-cnn-idUSKBN1Z70CL |access-date=2023-05-13}}</ref> When Chris Licht took over the network in 2022, he expressed an intention to have more [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] on the air and cut down on opinion-related content.<ref name=":1" /> After being fired in December 2021, former host [[Chris Cuomo]] was reported to be seeking $125 million in damages, alleging a "breach" of agreement.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shivaram |first1=Deepa |title=Chris Cuomo seeks $125 million after being fired from CNN |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/03/17/1087167551/chris-cuomo-cnn-125-million |publisher=NPR |access-date=May 9, 2023}}</ref> In April 2023, host [[Don Lemon]] announced that he had been fired.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Michael M. Grynbaum, John Koblin |first1=and Benjamin Mullin |title=Don Lemon Ousted From CNN in Move That Left Him 'Stunned' |work=The New York Times |date=April 24, 2023 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/business/media/don-lemon-cnn.html |access-date=May 9, 2023}}</ref> ==Awards and honors== 1998: CNN received the [[Four Freedoms Award]] for the [[Freedom of Speech]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rooseveltinstitute.org/four-freedoms-awards|title=Four Freedom Awards|access-date=April 4, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325223647/http://www.rooseveltinstitute.org/four-freedoms-awards|archive-date=March 25, 2015}}</ref> 2017: CNN received the [[Monte Carlo TV Festival#Prince Rainier III Special Prize|Prince Rainier III Special Prize]] at the [[Monte Carlo TV Festival]] for the documentary, ''Midway: A Plastic Island'' about sea pollution.<ref>{{cite web |title=CNN Wins Prince Rainier III Special Prize at Monte Carlo TV Festival |url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2017/06/22/cnn-wins-prince-rainier-iii-special-prize-at-monte-carlo-tv-festival/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622185922/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2017/06/22/cnn-wins-prince-rainier-iii-special-prize-at-monte-carlo-tv-festival/ |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |access-date=June 22, 2017 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 20, 2017 |title=British TV Rules Monte Carlo TV Fest, With Double Wins for 'Victoria,' 'Fleabag' |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/victoria-fleabag-score-multiple-prizes-at-monte-carlo-tv-fest-1202472767/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622122914/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/victoria-fleabag-score-multiple-prizes-at-monte-carlo-tv-fest-1202472767/ |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |access-date=June 20, 2017 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> 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]] by [[Nick Paton Walsh]] and [[Arwa Damon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Overseas Press Club of America Announces Annual Award Winners |url=https://opcofamerica.org/overseas-press-club-of-america-announces-annual-award-winners/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823014413/https://opcofamerica.org/overseas-press-club-of-america-announces-annual-award-winners/ |archive-date=August 23, 2018 |access-date=March 21, 2018 |website=Overseas Press Club of America}}</ref> 2018: CNN received the [[George Polk Award]] of [[Long Island University]] 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=George Polk Award for Foreign Television Reporting |url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/02/21/cnn-wins-george-polk-award-for-undercover-report-on-slave-auctions-in-libya/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221180213/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/02/21/cnn-wins-george-polk-award-for-undercover-report-on-slave-auctions-in-libya/ |archive-date=February 21, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=David Begnaud, Ronan Farrow, Elle Reeve, Nima Elbagir, Raja Razek Among 2017 Polk Award Winners |url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/david-begnaud-ronan-farrow-elle-reeve-nima-elbagir-raja-razek-among-2017-polk-award-winners/357686/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409213448/http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/david-begnaud-ronan-farrow-elle-reeve-nima-elbagir-raja-razek-among-2017-polk-award-winners/357686 |archive-date=April 9, 2018 |access-date=February 20, 2018 |website=Adweek's TVNewser}}</ref> 2018: CNN's Nima Elbagir received the Courage in Journalism Award from the [[International Women's Media Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=CNN's Nima Elbagir to Receive 2018 Courage in Journalism Award |url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/06/19/cnns-nima-elbagir-to-receive-2018-courage-in-journalism-award/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930190313/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/06/19/cnns-nima-elbagir-to-receive-2018-courage-in-journalism-award/ |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |access-date=October 2, 2018}}</ref> 2018: CNN won a network-record six [[News and Documentary Emmy Awards]] of the [[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]], for 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=CNN Wins Network-Record Six News & Documentary Emmy® Awards |url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/10/02/cnn-wins-network-record-six-news-documentary-emmy-awards/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002210256/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/10/02/cnn-wins-network-record-six-news-documentary-emmy-awards/ |archive-date=October 2, 2018 |access-date=October 2, 2018}}</ref> 2019: The [[USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism|USC Annenberg School]] awarded CNN with a [[Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism|Walter Cronkite Award]] for its Parkland Town Hall event.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here's Who Won 2019 Walter Cronkite Awards for Excellence in TV Political Journalism |url=https://adweek.it/2JAmk0q |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226054928/https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/heres-who-won-2019-walter-cronkite-awards-for-excellence-in-tv-political-journalism/397104/ |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |access-date=August 2, 2020 |website=adweek.it |date=March 19, 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref> 2020: CNN's Ed Lavandera was awarded a [[Peabody Award]] for "The Hidden Workforce: Undocumented in America",<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Vella |first=Lauren |date=June 10, 2020 |title=Journalists Engel, Lavandera among 2020 Peabody Award winners |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/502097-journalists-engel-lavandera-among-2020-peabody-award-winners |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708154745/https://thehill.com/homenews/media/502097-journalists-engel-lavandera-among-2020-peabody-award-winners |archive-date=July 8, 2020 |access-date=August 2, 2020 |website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en}}</ref> and CNN Films was awarded a Peabody for the documentary "Apollo 11".<ref name=":0" /> 2021: CNN won a [[George Polk Award]] of [[Long Island University]] for Foreign Reporting for their reporting on the [[coronavirus outbreak]] in [[Wuhan, China]], and later reporting under quarantine in [[Beijing]].<ref>{{cite web |title=CNN Wins George Polk Award for Reporting from Wuhan at Onset of Covid-19 Pandemic |url=https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2021/02/24/cnn-wins-george-polk-award-for-reporting-from-wuhan-at-onset-of-covid-19-pandemic/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604104628/https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2021/02/24/cnn-wins-george-polk-award-for-reporting-from-wuhan-at-onset-of-covid-19-pandemic/ |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |access-date=June 4, 2021 |work=CNN}}</ref> 2021: CNN and [[Clarissa Ward]] were named finalists for the [[DuPont-Columbia Award]] of the [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]] for their "Russia's Secret Influence Campaigns" investigation.<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 duPont-Columbia Awards Finalists | Columbia Journalism School |url=https://journalism.columbia.edu/2021-dupont-columbia-awards-finalists#CNN |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604104637/https://journalism.columbia.edu/2021-dupont-columbia-awards-finalists#CNN |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |access-date=June 4, 2021 |publisher=Columbia Journalism School}}</ref> ==See also== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *[[Broadcasting]] *[[FOX News]] *[[Journalistic objectivity]] *[[List of CNN personnel]] *[[Mass media]] *[[Media bias in the United States]] *[[News media]] *[[News media in the United States]] *[[Radio Maria]] *[[Television studio]] {{div col end}} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Commons}} {{Scholia|organization}} *{{Official website}} *{{Twitter}} *[https://archive.org/details/TV-CNNW CNN (San Francisco) Internet Archive] {{CNN}} {{Navboxes |titlestyle = {{box-shadow border|a|#000000|2px}}; background: #B60000; color: white |list1= 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