Background of CNN
CNN, based in Atlanta, Georgia, was produced as a news network that changed the notion of fixed time news. This world renown news network launched on June 1, 1980 and was the brainchild of businessman Robert "Ted" Turner. Turner's ambition was to follow the legacy of his late father. In order to fulfill this ambition, he expanded his business in Atlanta across a wide media spectrum including making his own channel called Turner Broadcasting Show(TBS) and buying the Atlanta Braves.
At the time of CNN's launch, news networks such as ABC, CBS, and NBC dominated the news world with their 30 minute nighttime shows. The historical purpose of the founding of CNN was to make latest information constantly available to public. CNN's achieved this successfully and changed the prospect of fixed time news and became the first news network in the world to produce 24 hour broadcasts. CNN now caters to a worldwide audience and has built credibility over the many decades of its existence and continues to expand across a increasingly large spectrums.
At the time of CNN's launch, news networks such as ABC, CBS, and NBC dominated the news world with their 30 minute nighttime shows. The historical purpose of the founding of CNN was to make latest information constantly available to public. CNN's achieved this successfully and changed the prospect of fixed time news and became the first news network in the world to produce 24 hour broadcasts. CNN now caters to a worldwide audience and has built credibility over the many decades of its existence and continues to expand across a increasingly large spectrums.