CNN

This article is about the channel. For other uses, seeCNN (disambiguation).

CNN

Country	United States
Broadcast area	United States Canada Japan India Caribbean islands Worldwide (via CNN International)
Headquarters	Midtown, Atlanta,Georgia, U.S. New York City,New York, U.S.
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	1080i(HDTV) (downscaled toletterboxed480ifor theSDTVfeed)
Ownership
Owner	Warner Bros. Discovery
Parent	CNN Worldwide
Key people	Sir Mark Thompson(Chairman and CEO) David Leavy (COO) Michael Bass (EVP of Programming, CNN-US) Brad Ferrer (EVP/CFO) Amy Entelis(EVP) Ken Jautz(EVP, CNN-US andHLN) Andrew Morse(EVP/Chief Digital Officer)
Sister channels	List CNN Airport CNN Arabic CNN Brazil CNN Chile CNN en Español CNN Indonesia CNN International CNN-News18 CNN Portugal CNN Türk HLN CNN Prima News A2 CNN Antena 3 CNN
History
Launched	June 1, 1980(1980-06-01)
Founder	Ted Turner Reese Schonfeld
Links
Website	cnn
Availability
Streaming media
Online stream	CNN Live(pay-TV subscribers only)
Affiliated Streaming Service	Max
Service(s)	Hulu with Live TV,Sling TV,YouTube TV
NewsLive	Watch live stream(free)

Cable News Network(CNN) is a multinationalnewschannelandwebsiteoperating fromMidtown Atlanta,Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by Americanmedia proprietorTed TurnerandReese Schonfeldas a 24-hourcable newschannel, and presently owned by theManhattan-based media conglomerateWarner Bros. Discovery(WBD),CNN was the first television channel to provide24-hour news coverageand the first all-news television channel in theUnited States.

As of December 2023, CNN had 68,974,000 television households as subscribers in the US According toNielsen,down from 80 million in March 2021.In June 2021, CNN ranked third in viewership among cable news networks, behindFox NewsandMSNBC,averaging 580,000 viewers throughout the day, down 49% from a year earlier, amid sharp declines in viewers across all cable news networks.While CNN ranked 14th among all basic cable networks in 2019,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 andMSNBCat number 6 for that year),it settled back to number 11 in 2021and had further declined to number 21 in 2022.

Globally, CNN programming has aired throughCNN International,seen by viewers in over 212 countries and territories.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 licenses its brand and content to other channels, such asCNN-News18in India. In Japan it broadcastsCNNjwhich started in 2003, with simultaneous translation in Japanese.

History

Main article:History of CNN

The Cable News Network launched at 5:00 p.m.Eastern Timeon June 1, 1980. After an introduction byTed Turner,the husband and wife team ofDavid WalkerandLois Hartanchored the channel's first newscast.Burt Reinhardt,the executive vice president of CNN, hired most of the channel's first 200 employees, including the network's firstnews anchor,Bernard Shaw.

Since its debut, CNN has expanded its reach to several cable and satellite television providers, websites, and specialized closed-circuit channels (such asCNN Airport). The company has 42 bureaus (12 domestic, 31 international),more than 900 affiliated local stations (which also receive news and features content via the video newswire service CNN Newsource),and several regional and foreign-language networks around the world.The channel's success made a bona-fide mogul of founder Ted Turner and set the stage for conglomerateTime Warner's (later WarnerMedia which merged withDiscovery Inc.formingWarner Bros. Discovery) eventual acquisition of theTurner Broadcasting Systemin 1996.

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 ofEarly Start,an early-morning news program now hosted byKasie Huntat 5–6 a.m. ET. This is followed byCNN This Morning,the network'smorning show,hosted byPoppy HarlowandPhil Mattingly,at 6–9 a.m. ET.Since April 2023,CNN News Centralhas served as the network's rolling news block on weekdays, with its morning edition from 9 a.m. to noon ET anchored byJohn Berman,Kate Bolduan,andSara Sidner,and its afternoon edition from 1–4 p.m. ET anchored byBrianna Keilarand Boris Sanchez.In the noon hour isInside Politics,hosted byDana Bash.

CNN's late afternoon and early evening lineup consists ofThe Lead with Jake Tapperat 4–5 p.m. ET andThe Situation Room with Wolf Blitzerat 5–7 p.m. ET. The network's evening and prime time lineup shifts towards more in-depth programming, includingErin Burnett OutFrontat 7 p.m. ET,Anderson Cooper 360°at 8 p.m. ET, andThe Source withKaitlan Collinsat 9 p.m. ET. The 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. hours are filled byCNN NewsnightwithAbby PhillipandLaura Coates Liverespectively.From November 2023, the Wednesday edition ofNewsnighthas been replaced withKing Charles,a limited-run late-night talk show helmed byGayle KingandCharles Barkley.

The network's weekend morning programming begins withCNN Newsroom(simulcast fromCNN International) at 4–6 a.m. ET every Saturday and 3–6 a.m. ET every Sunday.CNN Newsroomalso airs throughout the day between noon and 8 p.m. ET with hostsFredricka WhitfieldandJim 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 ofCNN This Morning,hosted byAmara WalkerandVictor Blackwell.On Saturdays,First of All with Victor Blackwellairs at 8 a.m. ET, followed bySmerconishwithMichael Smerconishat 9 a.m. ET,TheChris WallaceShowat 10 a.m. ET andThe Amanpour HourwithChristine Amanpourat 11 a.m. ET.The Sunday morning lineup consists primarily ofpolitical talk shows,starting withState of the Unionco-hosted byJake TapperandDana Bashat 9 a.m. ET followed by the international affairs programFareed Zakaria GPSat 10 a.m. ET andInside PoliticswithManu Rajuat 11 a.m. ET.

Weekend primetime, starting at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday and 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, is dedicated mostly tofactual programming,such asdocumentaryspecials andminiserieslikeThe Whole Story with Anderson Cooper.Documentary-stylerealityseries, such asAnthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownandUnited Shades of America,and acquired documentary films presented under the bannerCNN Filmsmay also air during weekend primetime.

Past programming

For the 2014–15 season, after cancelingPiers Morgan Tonight(which, itself, replaced the long-runningLarry King Live), CNN experimented with running factual and reality-style programming during the 9:00 p.m. ET hour, such asJohn Walsh'sThe Hunt,This Is Life with Lisa Ling,andMike Rowe'sSomebody's Gotta Do It.Then-presidentJeff Zuckerexplained that this new lineup was intended to shift CNN away from a reliance onpundit-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".In May 2014, CNN premieredThe Sixties,a documentary miniseries produced byTom Hanks,andGary Goetzmanwhich chronicled the United States in the 1960s. Owing to its success, CNN commissioned follow-ups focusing on other decades.Anderson Cooper 360°was expanded to run two hours long, from 8 pm to 10 pm.

By 2019, CNN had produced at least 35 original series. Alongside the Hanks/Goetzman franchise (including the 2018 spin-off1968), CNN has aired other documentary miniseries relating to news and U.S. policies, such asThe Bush Years,andAmerican Dynasties: TheKennedys—which saw the highest ratings of any CNN original series premiere to-date, with 1.7 million viewers.Parts Unknownconcluded after the 2018suicideof its hostAnthony Bourdain;CNN announced several new miniseries and docuseries for 2019, includingAmerican Style(a miniseries produced by the digital media companyVox Media),The Redemption Project withVan Jones,Chasing Life withSanjay Gupta,Tricky Dick(a miniseries chroniclingRichard Nixon),The Movies(a spin-off of the Hanks/Goetzman decades miniseries), andOnce in a Great City: Detroit 1962–64.

With the takeover of CNN byChris Lichtand 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 asGiuliani: What Happened to America's Mayor?,United States of Scandal,andThe 2010s.

On-air presentation

CNN began broadcasting in thehigh-definition1080iresolution format in September 2007.This format is now standard for CNN and is available on all major cable and satellite providers.

The CNN Election Express bus, used for broadcasts

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

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 theRSSfeeds of CNN ), or "topical" details related to a story.

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 the16:9aspect ratio (which is downscaled to aletterboxedformat for standard definition feeds).On February 18, 2013, following Jeff Zucker's arrival as head of the network, the "flipper" was dropped and reverted to a scrolling ticker.

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 theGothamtypeface. The ticker alternated between general headlines and financial news fromCNN Business,and the secondary logo box was replaced with a smaller box below the CNN bug, which displayed either the title,hashtag,orTwitterhandle for the show being aired or its anchor.In April 2016, CNN began to introduce a new corporate typeface, known as "CNN Sans", across all of its platforms. Inspired byHelvetica Neueand 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.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.

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.

On June 1, 2023, CNN refreshed its graphics to mark the 43rd anniversary of its launch, using gradients androunded 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.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.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.

On June 27, 2024, CNN hosted the first presidential debate for former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden. CNN claimed that more people watched the CNN Presidential Debate than any other CNN program in history.

Staff

Main article:List of CNN personnel

On July 27, 2012, CNN presidentJim Waltonannounced he was resigning after 30 years at the network. Walton remained with CNN until the end of that year.In January 2013, formerNBCUniversalPresident Jeff Zucker replaced Walton.

On January 29, 2013, longtime political analystsJames CarvilleandMary Matalin,and fellow political contributorErick Ericksonwere let go by CNN.

In February 2022, Zucker was asked to resign byJason 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 hostChris Cuomo's efforts to control potentially damaging reporting regarding his brotherAndrew Cuomo,governor of New York.Kilar announced that the interim co-heads would be executive vice presidents Michael Bass,Amy Entelis,andKen Jautz.On February 26, 2022, it was announced thatChris 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 intoDiscovery Inc.Licht started his tenure in May 2022, and his tenure ended in June 2023.

In August 2023, it announcedMark Thompson,formerly ofThe 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.

In July 2024, CNN announced that it was cutting one hundred jobs, or about 3% of its total workforce. The company also announced that it was consolidating three newsrooms into one, namely, its U.S. news gathering, international news gathering and digital news gathering operations.CNN's global workforce, in July 2024, included roughly 3,500 people.

Other platforms

Website

CNN launched its website, CNN (initially known asCNN Interactive), on August 30, 1995.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 mediaanduser-generated contenthave influenced the site, and blogs, in particular, have focused CNN's previously scattershot online offerings, most noticeably in the development and launch ofCNN Pipelinein late 2005.

In April 2009, CNN 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.

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 ofPCsrunningMicrosoft 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.

On April 18, 2008, CNN was targeted by Chinese hackers in retaliation for the channel's coverage on the2008 Tibetan unrest.CNN reported that they took preventive measures after news broke of the impending attack.

The company was honored at the 2008Technology & Engineering Emmy Awardsfor development and implementation of an integrated and portable IP-based live, edit and store-and-forward digital news gathering (DNG) system.The first use of what would later win CNN this award was in April 2001 when CNN correspondent Lisa Rose Weavercovered, and was detained,for the release of theU.S. Navycrew of a damaged electronic surveillance plane after theHainan Island incident.The technology consisted of a videophone produced by 7E Communications Ltd of London, UK.This DNG workflow is used today by the network to receive material worldwide using anAppleMacBook Pro,variousprosumerand professional digital cameras, software from Streambox Inc., andBGANterminals fromHughes Network Systems.

On October 24, 2009, CNN launched a new version of the CNN 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.However, most of the news stories archived on the website were deleted.

Blogs

The topical news programJudy Woodruff's Inside Politicswas the first CNN program to feature a round-up of blogs in 2005.Blog coverage was expanded whenInside Politicswas folded intoThe Situation Room(Inside Politicslater returned to CNN in 2014, this time hosted by the network's chief national correspondent John King.). In 2006, CNN launched CNN Exchange andCNN iReport,initiatives designed to further introduce and centralize the impact of everything frombloggingtocitizen journalismwithin 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 theVirginia Tech shootingssent in first-hand photos of what was going on during the shootings.

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".CNN had aninternet relay chat(IRC) network at chat.cnn. CNN placed a live chat withBenjamin Netanyahuon the network in 1998.

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

Other digital offerings

In early 2008, CNN began maintaining a live streaming broadcast available to cable andsatellite subscriberswho receive CNN at home (a precursor to theTV Everywhereservices that would become popularized by cable and satellite providers beginning with Time Warner's incorporation of the medium).CNN International is broadcast live, as part of theRealNetworksSuperPass subscription service outside the U.S. CNN also offers severalRSS feedsandpodcasts.

CNN also has multiple channels in the popular video-sharing siteYouTube,but those videos can only be viewed in the United States, a source of criticism among YouTube users worldwide.In 2014, CNN launched a radio version of their television programming onTuneInRadio.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.It is aimed at a global audience of students, teachers, and adults, and was hosted by Carl Azuz.In fall of 2022, Carl Azuz was replaced byCoy Wireas the host of CNN 10,after leaving CNN due to a "personal decision" according to a CNN spokesperson in a newsletter published on September 18, 2022.

On March 7, 2017, CNN announced the official launch of its virtual reality unit named CNNVR. It will produce 360 videos to itsAndroidandiOSapps within CNN Digital.It is planning to cover major news events with the online, and digital news team inNew York City,Atlanta,London,Hong Kong,San Francisco,Dubai,Johannesburg,Tokyo,andBeijing.

CNN Newsource offices at the CNN Center in Atlanta

CNN Newsource is asubscription-based affiliationvideoservice that provides CNNcontenttotelevision station affiliateswith CNN, includingterrestrialstations 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 awire serviceknown as CNN Wire.

CNN's digital storefront, which sells branded merchandise, household goods, and software, is operated byStackCommercevia partnership.

In 2021, CNN Digital had an average of 144 million unique visitors in the United States according toComscore,making it the most viewed digital news outlet, ahead ofThe New York Times,NBC News, Fox News,The Washington Post.

Beme

Main article:Beme (company)

On November 28, 2016, CNN announced the acquisition ofBemefor a reported $25 million.On November 29, 2016, Matt Hackett, co-founder of Beme, announced via an email to its users that theBeme appwould be shutting down on January 31, 2017.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.Beme have also brought on other internet stars such as the host ofVsauce3, Jake Roper, as head of production, who features prominently in Beme co-founderCasey Neistat's vlogs.Beme Newshas since begun uploading news related video onYouTube.

Films

Main article:CNN Films

In October 2012, CNN formed a film division calledCNN Filmsto distribute and produce made-for-TV and featuredocumentaries.Its first acquisition was a documentary entitledGirl Rising,a documentary narrated byMeryl Streepthat focused on the struggles of girls' education.

Radio

In July 2014,Cumulus Mediaannounced that it would end its partnership withABC News Radio,and enter into a new partnership with CNN to syndicate national and international news content for its stations throughWestwood Onebeginning in 2015, including access to a wire service, and digital content for its station websites.This serviceis unbranded, allowing individual stations to integrate the content with their news brands.

As of February 2019, the audio simulcast of CNN is distributed onEntercom'sRadiowebsite and app.

Specialized channels

See also:Specialty channel

CNN en Españoltelevised debate for the 2005 Chilean elections

Post-production editing offices in Atlanta

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

• CNN Brazil– a Brazilian news channel that launched on March 15, 2020. (licensed to Novus Media)
• 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 toWarner Bros. Discovery'sMax (streaming service)that mirrors much, but not all, of the main CNN channel's programming
• CNN Türk– a Turkish media outlet
• CNN-News18– an Indian news channel. (licensed toNetwork 18)
• CNN Indonesia– an Indonesian news channel that launched on August 17, 2015. (licensed toTrans Media)
• CNNj– a Japanese news outlet
  • CNN/US HD – launched for American viewers in late 2010,and is distributed byJapan Cable Television(JCTV) to several different multi-channel TV providers, such as J:COM,SKY PerfecTV!,iTSCOM and the JCTVWiFi service.
• 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 toIntact Media Group)
• 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 toMedia Capital)

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)
• CNN-D(a German news programming block that aired through CNN International's TV signal in Germany between 1997 and 2003.)
• CNN Italia(an Italian news website launched in partnership with the publishing companyGruppo Editoriale L'Espresso,and after with the financial newspaperIl Sole 24 Ore,it launched on November 15, 1999and closed on September 12, 2003)
• CNN Pipeline(24-hour multi-channel broadband online news service, replaced with CNN Live)
• CNN Sports Illustrated(also known as CNNSI; U.S. sports news channel, closed in 2002)
• CNN+(a partner channel in Spain, launched in 1999 joint venture withSogecable).
• CNN 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(licensed toNine Media CorporationandRadio Philippines Network(RPN))

Experiments

CNN launched two specialty news channels for the American market which would later close amid competitive pressure: the sports news channelCNNSIshut down in 2002, while business news channelCNNfnshut down after nine years on the air in December 2004. CNN had a partnership withSports Illustratedthrough the sports website CNNSI, but sold the domain name in May 2015.CNNfn's former website used to redirect to money.cnn, a product of CNN's strategic partnership withMoneymagazine.MoneyandSports Illustratedwere both Time Warner properties until 2014, when the company's magazine division wasspun offinto the separateTime Inc.

CNN also launched "Great Big Story" in November 2015 to produce content tailored toward younger viewers. It was eventually shut down in September 2020after building a following of nearly six million followers on both Facebook and YouTube.

In May 2023, CNN launched CNN Fast, afree ad supported televisionchannel which runs a 24/7 fast-paced news bulletin featuring short form international stories and news events. The channel is available onSamsung TV Plus,Rakuten TV,LG ChannelsandPluto TV.

Bureaus

CNN bureau locations

TheCNN Centerin Atlanta

CNN in New York City

CNN in Los Angeles

CNN Center studios

CNN operates bureaus in the following cities as of February 2023:

United States

• Turner Techwood campus, Midtown,Atlanta,Georgia (operational headquarters)
• New York City,New York (corporate headquarters)
• 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

• 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

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

Controversies and criticisms

Main article: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 ofbreaking news,some of which has drawncriticismas overlysensationalistic.

CNN claims to be "The Most Trusted Name in News",but its efforts to benonpartisanhave led to accusations offalse balance.A study by three university professors published in theProceedings 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 theTrump administration.The same study found that some popular primetime news shows on CNN, such asAnderson Cooper 360orCNN Tonight,are more left-leaning than popular MSNBC shows such asThe Rachel Maddow ShoworThe 11th Hour with Brian Williams.

In January 2020, CNN settled a multi-million dollardefamationlawsuit fromNick Sandmann,aCovington Catholic High Schoolstudent involved in an encounter withOmahatribe elder Nathan Phillips at theLincoln MemorialinWashington, D.C.

When Chris Licht took over the network in 2022, he expressed an intention to have moreRepublicanson the air and cut down on opinion-related content.

After being fired in December 2021, former hostChris Cuomowas reported to be seeking $125 million in damages, alleging a "breach" of agreement.In April 2023, hostDon Lemonannounced that he had been fired.

Awards and honors

1998: CNN received theFour Freedoms Awardfor theFreedom of Speech.

2017: CNN received thePrince Rainier III Special Prizeat theMonte Carlo TV Festivalfor the documentary,Midway: A Plastic Islandabout sea pollution.

2018: CNN received theOverseas Press Club of AmericaDavid Kaplan Award for best TV or video spot news reporting from abroad for reporting on the fall ofISISbyNick Paton WalshandArwa Damon.

2018: CNN received theGeorge Polk AwardofLong Island Universityfor Foreign Television Reporting for uncovering a hidden modern-day slave auction of African refugees in Libya. Reporting done byNima Elbagirand Raja Razek.

2018: CNN's Nima Elbagir received the Courage in Journalism Award from theInternational Women's Media Foundation.

2018: CNN won a network-record sixNews and Documentary Emmy Awardsof theNational 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.

2019: TheUSC Annenberg Schoolawarded CNN with aWalter Cronkite Awardfor its Parkland Town Hall event.

2020: CNN's Ed Lavandera was awarded aPeabody Awardfor "The Hidden Workforce: Undocumented in America",and CNN Films was awarded a Peabody for the documentary "Apollo 11".

2021: CNN won aGeorge Polk AwardofLong Island Universityfor Foreign Reporting for their reporting on thecoronavirus outbreakinWuhan, China,and later reporting under quarantine inBeijing.

2021: CNN andClarissa Wardwere named finalists for theDuPont-Columbia Awardof theColumbia University Graduate School of Journalismfor their "Russia's Secret Influence Campaigns" investigation.

See also

• 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

External links

• Official website
• CNNonX
• CNN (San Francisco) Internet Archive