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Tom Johnson: A man ‘Driven’ to make a difference
21 Oct 2025 00:08 GMT
… Times. And third – Ted Turner, founder of CNN.
“Until I met Ted … Hall laughingly pointing to CNN’s medical specialist Sanjay … he possibly could join Ted Turner at CNN as president. He asked … worked with.
After leaving CNN, Johnson immersed himself in …
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Mediaite Exclusive: Saving CNN With CEO Mark Thompson — FULL Interview Transcript
09 Oct 2025 15:29 GMT
… He reflects on what differentiates CNN from competitors, how the network … fabulous platform for news. Ted Turner was pretty much the first … asking “Would you pay for CNN?” CNN is right up there. By … of Ted Turner on this. I actually think that for CNN, the …
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EXCLUSIVE: One-on-One With Mark Thompson — The Man Hired to Save CNN
08 Oct 2025 21:47 GMT
… fabulous platform for news. Ted Turner was pretty much the … pathways for getting CNN—the full CNN experience, which is … repeatedly calls the “full CNN experience,” encompassing live anchors, … very well competitively.”
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CNN’s repositioning to a political …
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Ticker: Former CNN Boss Opens Up About Mental Health in New Book
03 Oct 2025 21:07 GMT
… recounts how he told Ted Turner about his battle with depression … interviewing for the position of CNN president. Turner responded by … week, Johnson, alongside former CNN anchor Judy Woodruff, who wrote … Gulf War.
Meanwhile, the CNN en Español family is …
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After accomplishments in politics, media, former CNN chief Tom Johnson makes mental health his cause
01 Oct 2025 16:40 GMT
… figures — Lyndon B. Johnson and Ted Turner — that’s not the real … then considered the presidency at CNN, despite advice that Turner, … until I began working for Ted Turner at CNN decades later. In terms … them both. He left CNN soon after Turner was effectively …
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Ted Turner in San Diego to launch KCNN radio 1982
15 Aug 2025 11:52 GMT
April 1, 1982 Media mogul Ted Turner was in San Diego to … his 24 hour news network CNN.
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Media mogul John Malone tells CNN anchor network must shed ‘leftist, or left-of-center bias’ in return to neutrality
09 Sep 2025 01:55 GMT
… title of chairman emeritus at CNN parent company Warner Bros. … Malone told Brown on Friday. CNN
Malone, 84, also discussed his … has long argued that CNN veered from founder Ted Turner’s vision of … commentary.
Editorially, Malone said CNN must return to being a …
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John Malone, Major Shareholder in CNN Parent Company, Reiterates Complaint Network Has ‘Embedded’ Liberal Bias: ‘Like How an Awful Lot of Us White Folks Say We’re Not Biased About Blacks’
05 Sep 2025 14:42 GMT
… support for Ted Turner’s launch of CNN in 1980.
CNN’s employees … himself politically as a libertarian, CNN has become “too political” … that CNN today is “a shadow of what its founder [Ted Turner] … Aug. 29, Malone said CNN journalists “express their opinions too …
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Darcy Pitches Fit Over Legendary Media Executive Still Thinking CNN Is a DISASTER
03 Sep 2025 20:50 GMT
… argued, CNN has become “a shadow of what its founder [Ted Turner] had … on Tuesday. “Lord,” one CNN journalist texted me, noting that … media reporter Benjamin Mullin that CNN “can’t help themselves” … a cable subscription. A CNN spokeswoman said in a statement …
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WBD chair emeritus and cable TV titan John Malone slams CNN as ‘left-leaning, anti-Trump’
03 Sep 2025 03:13 GMT
… pioneering news channel founded by Ted Turner in 1980, according to his … to Be Wired,” unloads on CNN. Amazon
CNN, stung by Malone’s … a historically fraught relationship with CNN. Ron Sachs/CNP … most of his fortune to philanthropy.
Murdoch, 94, is chair …