CNN News
Transcript: CNN News Viewership: • CNN, meanwhile, is where self-described moderates and Democrats turn for news. • Of the responders who said CNN was their primary source, 51% were moderate, and 63% at least leaned Democratic. On Air Personality: • *Note Facebook and other review sites- very negative* (Bias) Shows/Segments: • CNN offers a full range of programs covering the latest in business, weather, sports, entertainment, health and science news, as well as topical, in-depth interviews. • Altogether, the CNN News Group comprises six cable networks (CNN, CNN Headline News, CNN International, CNNfn, CNN/SI, and CNN en Español), three private, out-of-house networks, two radio networks, four Web sites and CNN Newsource, the world's most extensive syndicated news service. • Founded by Ted Turner on June 1, 1980 • The initial channel subscribers only numbered 1.7 million, a number well below the minimum needed to cover operating costs • Now accessible by over 89 million homes in the United States and 160 million households worldwide • Initial domestic news bureaus existed in Washington DC, New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago and San Francisco in addition to the headquarters in Atlanta History of CNN Worldview of Organization: Application Ephesians 4:29 "Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear." Influence and Power Samantha Roberts and Michaela Rizer Worldview of Organization Media Ideology and Philosophy of CNN Supporters v. Opponents • Democratic viewers turn to CNN in support, while Republicans and conservatives believe there is a “substantial amount of bias” and tend to be on the opposing side. References: ftp://zeus.nascom.nasa.gov/pub/oldwww/publications/CNN/networks.html https://www.loc.gov/rr/business/businesshistory/June/cnn.html https://www.businessinsider.com/gallup-poll-fox-news-cnn-msnbc-2013-7