CNN: A 24-Hour News Network
CNN is an American television and digital news organization. Its full name is Cable News Network. American businessman Ted Turner launched CNN in  Atlanta, Georgiastopred logonews reportsbureaustwo millionone thousandcamera operatorsinformation1995 Georgia, on June 1, 1980. It was the first television channel to show live news twenty-four hours a day. Before CNN, people often waited for morning or evening programmes to watch the news. CNN changed this system because reporters could give  red logobureausnews reportstwo million1995stopinformationAtlanta, Georgiacamera operatorsone thousand at any hour. The first CNN news programme was presented by Lois Hart and David Walker. At the beginning, only about  red logonews reportscamera operatorsinformationbureausstopone thousandAtlanta, Georgia1995two million American homes could receive the channel. Today, CNN is a well-known global news brand that reaches people in many countries.
CNN reports on politics, business, science, health, weather, sport, travel, culture, and entertainment. When an important event happens, CNN may  bureausstopAtlanta, Georgiared logo1995camera operatorsinformationone thousandtwo millionnews reports its regular programmes and show breaking news. Anchors present stories from a studio, while correspondents report from other cities or countries.  red logonews reportsinformationstopcamera operatorsone thousandbureaustwo million1995Atlanta, Georgiarecord pictures, editors prepare video, and producers organize each programme. CNN has news offices called  bureausred logoinformationAtlanta, Georgianews reports1995two millioncamera operatorsone thousandstopon six continents. People can watch CNN on television, computers, tablets, and smartphones. The CNN website began in bureausstoptwo million1995informationone thousandred logocamera operatorsAtlanta, Georgianews reports CNN International provides English-language news to worldwide audiences, and CNN en Español presents news in Spanish. The network became especially famous for its live reports during the Gulf War in 1991.
A newsroom works quickly, but journalists must also work carefully. They speak to people, study documents, check facts, and compare information before presenting a report. News and opinion are not always the same. camera operatorsone thousandbureausnews reportsinformationAtlanta, Georgiatwo million1995red logostop explain events, while opinion programmes may include personal ideas and discussions. Viewers should ask who created a story, when it was published, and which sources support it. They should also compare important information with reports from other reliable organizations. Here are some fun facts: the three letters CNN are joined together in its famous  Atlanta, Georgiacamera operatorstwo millionnews reportsstop1995bureausone thousandinformationred logo CNN operates all day and all night, including weekends and holidays. Its video collection contains millions of clips from events dating back to the early 1980s. CNN also works with more than  one thousandstopinformationtwo million1995Atlanta, Georgiabureausnews reportscamera operatorsred logopartner news organizations. Modern news can travel around the world in seconds, but responsible viewers still take time to decide whether information is true or false. CNN Worldwide Fact Sheet.