In Our View: CNN turns 45
Before television stations were mostly deregulated, they were required to broadcast a certain few minutes of news and community happenings each day.
Prior to CNN, Turner owned what became the super station. During those times, they played old movies, some Atlanta Braves baseball games, and old comedy shows that were free. It was a popular place to go for 'The Andy Griffith Show.'
The initial idea of CNN came about because during the daily broadcast one of Turner's employees, Bill Tush, would bring his German Shepherd on set dressed in a necktie while Tush read the news.
Tush had an idea of putting peanut butter on the roof of the dog's mouth. The camera focused on the dog named Rex while Tush read the news. The dog spent the five minutes, licking the roof of his mouth by sticking his tongue out. It ended up being the highest-rated segment of the then-fledging network.
CNN was the go-to network in the 1980s for breaking news. Based in Atlanta, it was in an old country club clubhouse. It moved to downtown Atlanta in 1987 in a 17-story complex next to the Omni event center.
Cable television news changed forever. The way we consume news changed. To get national news, you had to wait until the 6:30 network broadcast on the three national networks.
Fast-forward to today, CNN is a shell of its heyday during their first 20 years. Turner sold all his assets, including CNN, to Time Magazine and AOL. Television news is now a competitive item. Consumers now have five-plus networks to get news. Some networks are tailored to fit that consumer's interest. That is not a good way to consume news. Watch all the different networks.
Read a newspaper for more comprehensive coverage.
Television news is not a big money maker. That's why some networks lean (far) right and some lean (far) left. News is available on Internet sources as well, but they are not always reliable.
Choose your news from a reliable source. We'll let you readers decide which network or Internet site is best.
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