I used to watch CNN, but I really don't anymore. When it was first launched by Ted Turner in 1980 it was a unique concept, all news, 24 hours a day. Today other competitors have entered the 24 hour news market and news delivery itself is experiencing a change as well. Add to that the recent Paramount merger and them in turn parting ways with some of my favorite talent (poppy Harlow and Paula Reid) I find myself increasingly watching some of the competitor channels. read more

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I think CNN is SAD! However, back in my decades of being a Democrat, I loved CNN! I even had a raging crush on both George Stephanopoulos and Anderson Cooper! The Cable News Network has been around a while - established in 1980 thanks to Ted Turner. Perusing the list of current CNN personalities, I only recognize one - Wolf Blitzer. CNN has often been accused of party bias and research supports the accusations such as the 2007 The New York Times, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy and the Project for Excellence in Journalism who found CNN's programming "tended to cast a negative light on Republican candidates by a margin of three to one." I give them credit for providing a platform for Anthony Bourdain with "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown," in which Anthony travels the world and explores various cuisines and cultures. With today's plethora of first-hand expression, statements, photos, videos such as X, blogs, YouTube, Facebook, and Truth Social, I absolutely never tune in to CNN. read more

I'm one of the 51+ million viewers of the presidential debate on 6/27/24 and despite a lot of "hair on fire" talking head apocalyptic predictions about CNN's hosting, in my humble opinion, it went pretty okay. Nothing political to say here, just that I thought is was done in a fairly respectful and without heavy bias. I started watching CNN from their very beginning, yes that long ago, but this isn't about me or political nonsense, this page is about CNN so here goes. CNN (Cable News Network) The cable news organization that has been providing continuous 24-hour news coverage since its inception. Founded by media mogul Ted Turner, the network has evolved significantly over the years, in my opinion, not for the better unfortunately.  CNN began broadcasting on June 1, 1980, as the first all-news television channel in the US. Its initial headquarters were in Atlanta, with a staff of around 300 employees. Since then, CNN has grown exponentially, expanding its presence and now has approximately 4,000 employees worldwide. It's now owned by CNN Global, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Turner Broadcasting System initially owned CNN until it merged with Time Warner in 1996. After several structural changes and the acquisition of Time Warner by AT&T in 2018, Warner Bros. Discovery  became CNN's parent company in 2022. Let's talk ratings, CNN has touted maintaining a steady viewership with an average of around 1 million viewers daily. However, ratings fluctuate depending on the current events and political climate. Overall in a recent month stack up of the big three cable news channels it looked like this in prime time:  Total Viewers: Fox News 2,262,000 MSNBC 1,165,000 CNN 587,000 But wait, there's more, CNN, which proclaims itself as "the most trusted name in news," drew just 83,000 viewers aged 25 to 54 during the week of May 13-19 from 8 to 11 p.m. -- its lowest-rated week since 1991, according to Nielsen. Rut Roh  Aside for arguably being a major catalyst for the "fake news" moniker, and making some really pour leadership and host choices it's not all their fault thanks to social media and a younger audience for news. Don't take my word for it, CNN actually posted a story, on their website, that according to the Nielsen Company in May 2024, that they maintain the youngest audience in cable in May with a median age of 67 years, 4 years younger than MSNBC (71) and 3 years younger than Fox News. Yikes!!! As for social media, Tucker Carlson, who was fired by Fox News, where his average show numbers were around 3 million, but on only his second episode of 8pm news on X, formerly Twitter, had over 54 million views. So yeah, in my opinion, age and social media is killing cable news in general.  Bottom line: It's not the same as those screens we used to watch at airports, bars, casinos, etc.  especially since CNN Airport Network shut down nationwide at the end of March 2022, ending that 30-year run. The demise if cable news has been predicted for years but I reference a Politico article "Old People Love Cable News -- and They Vote" stating that the predictions of cable news' demise are dead wrong. We'll see. read more

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Biased, fake news, many of them suffer from TDS. CNN was good in the early 90's when they started, the original owner Turner was great. We grew up on NBC and ABC, legacy news/tv, but they are so woke now too just like CNN, just look at their shows, it is a hate fest. Then their news, is so fake and biased. We never watch CNN, ABC, NBC, MSNOW, Univision or Telemundo anymore, all have gone off the edge. I will never forget how many have mistreated President Trump during a debate/interview, many were so nasty to him. Their hate and bias will be the death of them. Their shows and news is the worst today, bsnow and cnn are the worst, but nbc and abc and the latino news all hate so much, no objectivity, just TDS. They try to legitimize lawlessness and promote illegal immigration and as if our country does not have a right to enforce its immigration laws. It is sad they allow so many of their commentators to spew so much hate and show all their TDS. We just don't bother watching them anymore in our home. read more

I have tried to subscribe but when I do it never goes through I have spoken to my bank and there seems to be a problem with CNN not my account, and then my account gets flagged for a while. There is no way to get ahold of them either by phone or email. The phone numbers on the web are either scams for other companies or a voice says its a reserved line. Tried to send email and it won't go through either WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS COMPANY!!!! read more

I visited this area in the Fall. CNN was my primary source for news back in the day. Even when I had CNN I mainly listened to the news on the radio during my long commute to and from work. Basically I'm not an expert in the accuracy of their reports or anyone else's for that matter. I have my professional information sources that lead me to believe the news reports are not always accurate. I believe it's because they're too busy trying to be the first one to report the story. I use my good judgment. I've learned how to do my own research over the years. I agree with many others that they have slipped over the years. I do use their time clock on the building near 59th at 10 Columbus Circle. The clock is iconic. read more

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so i tried watching cnn ms Amanpour said something totally untrue about the Generals at the meeting with Pete Hegseth she said they didn't react to Mr Hegseth's speech they were NOt SUPPOSED to react ..the generals were told NOT to cheer or clap they are non partisan ms amanpour implied they didnt clap or cheer becuz they r unhappy with the content of his message fake news omgosh cnn get your facts straight read more

CNN is one voice in the marketplace of ideas and as such I can be more forgiving of their left of center perspective. I can almost predict down to inflection and tone what side of any argument most anchors, pundits and hosts will land. So be it. If mild progressivism is where they want to mark their territory, they are certainly entitled to it. I'm a grown-up and fully understand that truly objective journalism went the way of the leisure suit and Ted Turner never to return. What I do object to is their constant conflation of news and entertainment. Just today, I had to watch six promos an hour highlighting Alicia Keys appearance tonight on their pandemic special. I get it... Infotainment rules - no need to bludgeon me over the head. I come to the network for news while CNN's president Jeff Zucker thinks he's still running the Today Show from his old school perch keeping us glued to the tube with a constant stream of stunts and clichés. Lisa Kudrow baking a quiche while discussing her latest straight to video adventure and the intricacies of the line-item veto never did it for me at 7am. Even MTV doesn't play music videos anymore making CNN about thirty years too late to the party. Try something new Jeff, how about entertaining me with facts. That would be music to my ears. read more

Ok, so will I pay for more news? Trustworthy CNN, always in my life: Never. NEVER. You are forcing us to subscribe for online new, which I used many times a day for years, but now? No Never. Everyone wants a subscription that adds up to another house payment. I have many other places to go, I found out, after leaving you. read more

OMG, what has happened to CNN. It is now the nothing newsworthy network. It was such a powerhouse brand and sadly it has devolved into partisan pettiness and fluff pieces. If they want customers who will pay, ones who value information over opinion, they should go back to basic factual reporting. I am willing to pay for The Economist but not a penny for the current drivel. Sorry CNN. You have sorely lost your way. read more

Fair and balanced News and almost always on the latest Breaking News first!! The Anchors are smart, capable and knowledgeable. I Highly recommend CNN. read more

CNN doesn't even try to hide their bias. They interject a debate so that the listeners can't hear what they came for. instead, they're forced to listen to the moderators voice, their opinions. If we wanted to hear that we listen to CNN instead of tuning in for a debate that we can only see on this crummy channel. pathetic. read more

Online i saw Wolfe Blitzer's March 19 interview with Adam Schiff. Although I should not been surprised, at the onset Blitzer asked Schiff about accusations that he was a liar. Schiff of course was not going to admit to anything and danced around the question. Blitzer did not challenge him although Schiff"s lies are well documented. A journalist ( and I use this term lightly) worth his salt would research his guest before an interview. Schiff stated that Republicans want to cut Social security and Medicare. This is a lie and Schiff knows it and Blizer knows it. Your bias is showing CNN. read more

Lady is doing a town hall with Donald Trump she's wearing the white AOC type jumpsuit the pants are too short for the heels she's wearing she's rude and keeps trying to interrupt... it's a total Fiasco she's trying to trap them she keeps lying she keeps following your story lines and your b******* people aren't believing it his ratings are going to go even f****** higher than they already are you people are idiots!!!! read more

Being better than Fox News does not means that you are any good. I still remember the first Iraq war, when Peter Arnett was the only journalist reporting live directly from Baghdad. Those days are really far away. Now CNN news feels more like a source for celebrity gossip and sports news. Sad. Is good journalism in mainstream media dead in the US? Should I even be asking? read more

If I could give 0 stars, I would. Never seen such biased garbage in my entire life. You guys have fallen so far in so few years, that I'm wondering if this is actually some sort of joke. If you are going to claim to be a "voice" for the country, show BOTH SIDES of the story, not just the ONE SIDE that pushes your beliefs on your viewers. You would gain alot more viewers and probably better ratings if you stopped being so obviously biased and tried to be the middle man like you used to be. read more

CNN.com has too many pictures and too many annoying ads with more pictures. Takes a while for pictures to load on screen. It eats up my battery. read more

The news are 90% Trump, there are other important news other than this axx hole. Don't call yourself a news outlet, call yourself a discussion forum. On a separate issue, Poppy Harlow's IQ just not up to par, she's just too hollow, cnn needs someone else, dying hair and have a high pitch voice just not enough, there are so many talents around. read more

I always listened to CNN in the morning to get a bit of news for the day--BUT the new morning team has turned it into a "talk show" and is hardly worth my time. Bring back Berman et al! read more

It's really sad you can't watch the news and get real facts, they really know how to put out fake news day in and day out!! This is really called clown News Network!! I still can't believe that these people have jobs still read more

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Please find someone else to host the NYC New Year's show with Anderson Cooper. Not only does Andy Cohen not hold his alcohol well, but his rant was absolutely unnecessary. read more

So for 59 days there has been protests in Portland. Why is CNN not reporting this? They need to look a certain way? I didn't even know. All I want is to know what's going on in the world. Now I feel CNN is hiding news as not to look bad. I found out about this by switching to Fox News. I wanted to see what they were saying about John Lewis. Of course they are reporting the riots in Portland. They were also paying tribute to John Lewis something I didn't think they would do, but they are. So now CNN isn't my go to anymore. If I want to know about the latest coronavirus stats, yes, I will be sure to tune into CNN. That's all I hear about ever on that station. 7/27/20- Sure enough CNN is reporting Portland. It seems within the last day or so, Federal agents are being sent there causing more of an uprise. I happen to catch the time they weren't giving this topic attention because of the John Lewis memorial. I am back to giving CNN a rating of 4. They did come through. read more

I probably watch this news channel the most out of the big 3 (MSNBC and Fox being the other two). I enjoy their news coverage...while it does lean left, it also talks about the right in a positive light. Unlike Fixed Noise, it is not trying to use GOP scare tactics, but instead reports the news. I do not find them to be a great news station...but I can stand Anderson Cooper, Wolf Blitzer and the great grump Jack Cafferty way more than Fox's O'Reilly or MSNBC's Olberman. Larry King is a show I catch most weeknights (at 9pm live or midnight). King is such a goon and ask some of the best softball questions on cable tv today. When he happens to ask a hard hitting question, I think he doesn't even know he is doing so. The old curmudgeon in suspenders gets some great guests from both parties and also gets top celebrities too. Oh and that CNN meter that was displayed during the debates was an awful idea. Plus they added 6 graphs around the screen that showed points given by the "best political team on cable." Yuck. It was obvious that the guys backstage at CNN like pretty colors and gadgets, so they slathered them all over the screen. Oh and they do love that multi touch screen. SNL even did a great bit on it here (skip to about 5:30 left in the video): http://www.switched.com/2008/10/24/snl-does-multitouch-comedy-to-perfection-with-cnns-magic-map/print/ I just wonder what the hell they will be talking about November 5th? read more

When CNN first came on the scene in the early 80's it was the source to be watched. Now day's it's just recycled crap with an agenda instead of reporting the news. I avoid this station like the plague. read more

If you are a news junkie in need of a fix, this place is for you. To see the enormity of what it takes to put news and content on the air 24 hours a day, sign up for a tour of CNN's New York Studio, housed at the fairly new Time Warner Center near Columbus Circle. Fortunately, this reformed TV newsgirl has insiders who treated my crew to a rare tour of all the magic necessary to put on shows such as American Morning, Anderson Cooper 360, Paula Zahn, Larry King, and tough talking Nancy Graceless. You'll want to check out the state-of-the-art high tech control rooms where directors, producers and crew pull off fast-paced shows, taking multi-tasking to a whole new level. The studio where AC 360 is filmed features the largest background screen currently on the air anywhere. If possible, beg or borrow a visit to the cafeteria, housed on the 10th floor. The food has fresh pasta, stir-fry and salad bars where you can get tasty grub for a relatively inexpensive rate. While the fare may be one of the nicest bargains in town, the view overlooking Central Park & Columbus Circle is one of the best the City has to offer. Overall: Tune in for a great studio tour. And if you're lucky, order a great meal made fresh to order, and an incredible view for dessert. read more

Forcing people at airports to watch CNN all day long is ridiculous. This definitely both airports and a CNN problem, but I blame CNN because they are the ones repeating the same thing all day at every airport in every city, every day. Wish they had something educational at least, let alone informative, or entertaining. I'd rather read the dictionary. read more

CNN garbage news channel they can't tell the truth I like Fox News nothing but the truth and so accurate

fake news. they make stuff up, like the president being a spy for russia. they probably blame the president for the carona virus once on the tv show jeopardy, they had on one of the news anchors. he couldnt play in final jeopardy because he had negative 42000 dollars. he got most of the questions wrong. i dont know if anybody noticed this but c.n.n. reporters swear. before you werent allowed to swear on tv. i guess that changed when the donald became president. i would post pictures from c.n.n. but i dont want my camera lens to shatter. read more

Cant give lower this is the news yap yap yap something happened yap yap o braking news yap yap - i feel like instead of bringing the news they bring there opinion and get someone who agrees with them to talk about it as well - yap yap read more

Love CNN except for Cuomo. Chris, shut up and let your guests speak. Why do you have experts on and then explain to them their particular field of expertise? Dude, you talk way to much and preach the obvious to your audience as if they're too stupid to put it all together. What you need to "get after" is your ego. The missing star out of the 5 is Cuomo. read more

CNN, you used to be great, now I'm wary of you. No longer are you the trusted name in news that you claim to be. Don't know if it's because of the AOL/Time Warner merger or just the downsliding quality of news in general, but I don't trust you to deliver the truth to my cable box anymore. Plus, Anderson Cooper just isn't all that and a bag of chips. Still, when shit goes wrong, I'm not going to turn to MSNBC or NY1 or (god forbid) Fox News. I'm going to turn to you. read more

Thought John King and Jake Tapper were very good in reporting the facts. Good old Wolf looked like he was ready to cry as the results were coming in as he interrupted John King by saying go to Michigan, go to Virginia as he was obviously looking for a Hillary win. Then to whine about the press not being allowed on the Trump plane saying it was "unacceptable", sorry Wolf, nobody cares what you think. Here we go again, Wolf stirring up gossip. Trouble maker at its best. 11/21-16- Amazing Chris Cuomo just interviewed Ellison who was knocking some of Trumps picks for their views on racism (fair) but not once did he ask Ellison about his racist past. Fairness is an easy thing to do, why so difficult for Chris and CNN. read more

Just got one star let's keep it that way. See you in America whatever you want to call is just junk news.

You can find more accurate news on Twitter faster then CNN. They spin the events you watch streaming live and its very different from what actually happened. Stick to the facts not made up ones. read more

CNN wouldn't hire me, I'm not a minority don't ever apply to cnn for a job! They claimed they didn't have an opening but someone I know personally got hired for the same job I applied for he was Hispanic???? Why cnn why??? read more

Watching Wolf Blitzer is like watch paint dry on a black and white television. No personality at alllllllll! Please put some one else on prime time, and move him closer to when it's time for bed, at least he would be helping fall asleep. read more

So if I understand, according to Trump, since the KKK had a permit to protest, we should just sit down and watch. We should not counter protest hate and bigotry. He should definitely tell MLK and all the leaders of the civil rights to just shut up. WOW! Now all these people are talking on the show stating Donald Trump has the responsibility to condemn these fascists, please give me a break! If it's not clear to you by now WHO 45 stands with, than too bad. We do not need anymore TWEETS, people lives are at stake! Make America Great Again! What did you think he was referring to! Please. My ancestors fought too hard for me to have a right to be here as a HUMAN, now where is the USA leadership? They stay in the background and allow 45 to treat us like, this is morally WRONG. read more

you folks have been declining every year in quality of your news. your website has very interesting top stories only in video format!!! what kinda bullshit is that !! i don't have the bloody plugins to view them. if i want news in video format i will switch the tv on fools. i will review you guys again next year and hopefully yelp will allow 0 stars by then read more

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