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CNN
CountryUnited States
Broadcast area
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Worldwide
Slogan
List
    • Go there
    • This is CNN
    • The most trusted name in news
    • Facts first
    • The worldwide leader in news
    • Reporting from around the world
    • The world's news leader
    • The world's news network
    • The world's most trusted name in news[1]
    • More people get their news from CNN than any other news source
Headquarters
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerCNN Global
(Warner Bros. Discovery)
Key people
Sister channels
History
LaunchedJune 1, 1980; 44 years ago (1980-06-01)
Links
WebcastCNNgo
Websitecnn.com
Availability
Cable
Available on every US cable providerChannel slots vary on each operator
Satellite
DirecTV
  • Channel 202
  • Channel 1202 (VOD)
Dish Network
  • Channel 200
  • Channel 9436
Bell Satellite TV (Canada)
  • Channel 500 (SD)
  • Channel 1578 (HD)
Shaw Direct (Canada)
  • Channel 140/500 (SD)
  • Channel 257/331 (HD)
DirecTVChannel 702
Channel 1702 (HD)
Tata Play (India)Channel 631 (HD)[2]
IPTV
AT&T U-verse
  • Channel 202 (SD)
  • Channel 1202 (HD)
Bell Fibe TV (Canada)
  • Channel 1500 (SD)
  • Channel 500 (HD)
Google FiberChannel 101
VMedia (Canada)Channel 33 (HD)
Verizon FiOS
  • Channel 100 (SD)
  • Channel 600 (HD)
Streaming media
Hulu with Live TV[broken anchor], Sling TV, YouTube TV
Satellite radio
Sirius XMChannel 115

The Cable News Network (CNN) is a Left-wing American cable news television channel. It was founded in 1980 by Ted Turner.[3][4] The Cable News Network first aired on television on June 1, 1980. The Cable News Network's first newscast was anchored (hosted) by David Walker and his wife Lois Hart.[5] In its first year CNN hired many political analysts, including Rowland Evans and Robert Novak.[6][7][8] On January 1, 1982 CNN launched a 24-hour sister newscast channel with no talk shows or commentary shows called CNN2.[9] CNN broadcasts programs from its headquarters at the CNN Center in Atlanta, or from the Deutsche Bank Center in New York City, or from studios in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. CNN is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, and the U.S. news channel is a part of the CNN Global.

The hosts of its opinion shows are Don Lemon, Chris Cuomo, Fredricka Whitfield, Erin Burnett, Brianna Keiler and Brooke Baldwin.

CNN has been criticized by the right-wing Media Research Center for having a left-wing bias.[10][11] According to that same Center, it is less to the left than the news divisions of ABC, NBC, and CBS.[12] It has been criticized by Arabs for having a pro-American bias.[13]

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References

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  1. "The World's Most Trusted Name in News". warnermediamarketing.com. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  2. "Channel List - Tata Sky" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  3. Reese Schonfeld Bio. Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine (January 29, 2001) MeAndTed.com. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  4. Charles Bierbauer, CNN senior Washington correspondent, discusses his 19-year career at CNN. Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (May 8, 2000). CNN.com. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  5. "CNN's first broadcast: June 1, 1980". Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  6. "The Telegraph - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  7. "Star-News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  8. Turner, Ted; Burke, Bill (2008). Call Me Ted. Grand Central Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-446-54336-1.
  9. "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  10. Limbaugh, David. "Clinton News Network". Townhall. Archived from the original on 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  11. Matt Hadro (2013-03-08). "'Clinton News Network': CNN Promotes Clinton's 'Surprising' Pro-Gay Marriage Op-Ed". Media Research Center. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  12. Anonymous (7 August 2001). "CyberAlert -- 08/07/2001 -- "Dazzled" by "Candid" Clinton". Media Research Center. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  13. http://jpupdates.com/2014/08/02/pro-palestinians-protest-outside-cnn-studios-bias-pro-israel-coverage-video/[permanent dead link]

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