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Ted Turner, maverick media mogul and CNN founder, dies

Ted Turner, maverick media mogul and CNN founder, dies at 87

Ted Turner, the maverick businessman and philanthropist who turned a financially struggling Atlanta TV station into a media empire around CNN, the first 24-hour cable news station , has died.

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Ted Turner: the man whose 24-hour CNN network broke the news

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More Than a Media Mogul, Ted Turner Leaves Behind a Conservation Legacy

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Cincinnati native Ted Turner dies, founded CNN

Media mogul and Cincinnati native Ted Turner has died.

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Ted Turner Used His Media Riches to Become One of America’s Biggest Landowners

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Ted Turner left his mark on Newport, even if he didn't fit in

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Ted Turner changed the way news works. For better and worse | Opinion

Initially considered a radical idea, CNN gained prominence during its live coverage of the first Gulf War in 1991.

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CNN’s Nic Robertson; Ted Turner ‘inspired us to go to the ends of the earth’

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Ted Turner transformed television as we know it. Here are five of his biggest accomplishments.

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Day 26 of Middle East conflict — Tehran says it does not accept 15-point plan by the US

• State of possible talks: The White House said talks with Iran are proceeding apace, even after Tehran did not immediately accept a 15-point plan to end the war. The US is working to arrange a meeting in Pakistan to discuss an off-ramp, two ...

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Abby Phillip remains calm amid political chaos on CNN's 'NewsNight'

CNN anchor Abby Phillip is the calmest voice on viral "NewsNight" where liberals and conservatives spar about the latest topics in the culture wars.

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Granderson: Ted Turner and CNN created 24-hour news but couldn't control its future

Like reality television, cable news began with lofty ideals and was perverted by pursuit of profit.

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Ted Turner's vision of news as global and continuous changed both the industry and society itself

Ted Turner’s death comes at a fraught time for cable news, which has struggled to retain viewership in an era of countless media choices and abundant streaming video

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Ted Turner managed one Braves game — and forever changed professional sports

Ted Turner, the media tycoon who died Wednesday, had a unique business sense that led him to (among other things) create America’s first 24-hour cable news channel, establish the concept of a “superst