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The Cable News Network, usually referred to as '''CNN''', is a cable , owned by Time Warner . CNN introduced the concept of 24-hour television news coverage, and celebrated its 25th anniversary on June 1 , 2005 . Although one of America's leaders in news (see Fox News , ABC , CBS , and NBC ), it has had many accusations of biased newscastering (see Clinton News Network ). Overall though, the network has obtained a high level of audiences. In terms of cumulative Nielsen Ratings , CNN rates as America's #1 cable news network, however, it is superseded by Fox News in long-term viewers (Nielsen's Cume ratings). CNN broadcasts primarily from its headquarters at the CNN Center in Atlanta , and from studios in New York City and Washington, DC . As of December 2004, it is available in 88.2 million U.S. households and more than 890,000 U.S. hotel rooms. Globally, the network has combined branded networks and services that are available to more than 1.5 billion people in over 212 countries and territories. HISTORY ]] Since CNN's launch on June 1 , 1980 , the network has expanded its reach to a number of cable and satellite television networks (such as CNN Headline News ), 12 web sites, two private place-based networks (such as CNN Airport Network ), and two Radio networks. The network has 42 bureaus around the world and more than 900 affiliates worldwide. CNN has launched many regional and foreign-language networks around the world. CNN debuted its news website CNN.com (then referred to as ''CNN Interactive'') on August 30 , 1995 . CNN's global reputation was greatly enhanced in 1991 during the Gulf War , where its saturation coverage was carried around the world. However controversy arose years later when Eason Jordan, chief news executive of CNN, admitted that CNN had kept quiet about some of Saddam Hussein's atrocities and threats in order to keep its Baghdad Bureau open. CNN's integrity and bias came under fire during the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election, when two of Presidential candidate John Kerry's advisors, Paul Begala and James Carville, were allowed to host CNN's Crossfire show during the election. In an effort to quell another blossoming controversy, Eason Jordan resigned from CNN on February 11, 2005, after making defamatory innuendo suggesting that the U.S. military was "targeting" journalists in Iraq. A Television Movie , '' Live From Baghdad '', was later made about the network's coverage of the war. Coverage of this and other conflicts and crises of the early 1990s (including, perhaps most famously, the Battle Of Mogadishu ) led to the coining of the term "the CNN Effect ", which testified to the perceived impact its pioneering Real Time , 24 hour news coverage had in influencing the decision-making processes of the American Government . CNN International now provides regional editions of its news service in response to foreign demand for less U.S.-centric news coverage, rivaling services such as BBC World (CNN's main global competitor). CNN International uses local reporters in many of its news-gathering centers, though they cover stories from an international (some would still say U.S.) perspective. On September 11 , 2001 , CNN was the first network to break news of what would prove to be the September 11 Attacks . Anchor Carol Lin was on the air at that time. ]] CNN launched two specialty news channels for the American market which would later close amid competitive pressure: CNNSI shut down in 2002 , and CNNfn shut down after nine years on the air in December 2004 . CNN has also been Parodied . See for instance, Groland and CNNNN . Many movies outside of the Turner Broadcasting Network also mention CNN in their storylines. Ted Turner doesn't mind as long as they don't use CNN for promotional purposes or for malicious use. The most famous station ID is a five-second musical jingle with James Earl Jones 's simple but classic line, "This is CNN." Jones' voice can still be heard today in updated station IDs. The term "CNNing" {Link without Title} is sometimes used to refer to how television news has become "news entertainment" by focusing on celebrity, ratings, storylines, and spectacle, as well as on its own authority and corporate-related products and features. The most widely-used slogan at time of writing is "The Most Trusted Name In News" as compared to Fox News slogan "The Most Powerful Name In News". On March 21 , 2006 , the Gallup polling company dropped CNN as its outlet for electronic distribution, due in part to CNN's lower ratings. {Link without Title} MANAGEMENT The current President of CNN/U.S. is Jonathan Klein . He was appointed in November 2004 . CNN SHOWS Current CNN shows '' anchors Miles O'Brien and Soledad O'Brien .]]
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CNN PERSONALITIES Past Present CNN BUREAUS :''Note: Boldface indicates that they are CNN's original bureaus, meaning they have been in operation since the network's founding.'' CNN Bureaus within United States CNN Bureaus outside United States SIMILAR NETWORKS The CNN format has been replicated by other cable news services (year of launch in parentheses):
TRIVIA CNN was the main media outlet for Nicolae Carpathia (a.k.a. the Antichrist ) in the '' Left Behind '' book series (though the network's name and intials are changed to Global News Network, or GNN, in the film adaptations). SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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