''CNN Newsroom'' (also simply known as ''Newsroom'') is an American news programming block that airs on
CNN
CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by ...
.
Broadcasting for 43 hours each week, ''Newsroom'' features live and taped news reports, in addition to analysis from experts on the issues being covered, and
headline
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The large type ''front page headline'' did not come into use until the late 19th centur ...
s throughout each hour. The program tends to focus on softer news than their hard news politics-based primetime lineup. The program is the standard "brand" for general rolling-news programming for the network, originating from their
headquarters
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in
Atlanta
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,
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
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. It debuted on September 4, 2006 replacing ''CNN Live Today'', ''Live From'', ''CNN Saturday'', ''CNN Saturday Night'', ''CNN Sunday'', and ''CNN Sunday Night''.
History
''CNN Newsroom'' features various anchors on weekdays and weekends. Since the start of September 8, 2008, the program has employed a single-presenter format.
The program shares the same name of an earlier
CNN/U.S. program, debuted in 1989, that was shown commercial-free by teachers in schools.
On June 18, 2012, CNN introduced ''Around the World'' presented by
Suzanne Malveaux
Suzanne Maria Malveaux (; born December 4, 1966) is an American television news journalist. She co-anchored the CNN international news program ''Around the World'' and editions of '' CNN Newsroom''. Malveaux also served as CNN White House corresp ...
. This hour-long block of news focuses on news across the globe. The show is based in CNN's World Headquarters in Atlanta. On February 25, 2013, ''Newsroom International'' was changed to ''Around the World'', but was cancelled on February 7, 2014.
Weekend mornings, which formerly aired under the ''Newsroom'' banner before being relaunched as weekend editions of ''
New Day'' in June 2013, are anchored by Victor Blackwell and Christi Paul. Fredricka Whitfield hosts the weekend daytime edition of ''Newsroom''. The weekend afternoon/evening edition was originally hosted by Don Lemon (later Poppy Harlow and Ana Cabrera).
On August 12, 2013,
CNN/U.S. rebranded the a portion of the broadcast of ''Newsroom'' as ''Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield''. The 60-minute-long show based in
New York focused on the most important legal news of the day, and aired its last episode on September 23, 2016.
From August 12, 2013 to February 7, 2014, ''Newsroom'', with its reduced airtime, aired weekday mornings for two hours anchored by
Carol Costello
Carol Costello (born October 11, 1961) is an American television anchor and former host of '' CNN Newsroom''. In 2017, she left CNN to join sister network HLN, based in Los Angeles. In October 2018, HLN announced that Costello would be let go, ...
.
Wolf Blitzer
Wolf Isaac Blitzer (born March 22, 1948) is an American journalist, television news anchor, and author who has been a CNN reporter since 1990, and who currently serves as one of the principal anchors at the network. He is the host of ''The Situa ...
anchored the a later hour of the program with
Brooke Baldwin
Brooke Baldwin (born July 12, 1979) is an American journalist, television host and author who was at CNN from 2008 until 2021. Baldwin hosted ''CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin'', which aired from 3pm to 4pm ET on weekdays.
Early life and educ ...
until February 2014, when the slot was renamed as ''Wolf''. The new show details the latest on politics, breaking news and international news, and was simulcast on
CNN International
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. Wolf was cancelled on November 9, 2018.
On February 10, 2014, an hour of ''CNN Newsroom'' was renamed ''@THIS HOUR with Berman and Michaela'' hosted by
John Berman
John Berman (born March 21, 1972) is an American news anchor, formerly the co-anchor of CNN's ''New Day'' with Brianna Keilar on CNN, and a regular relief presenter of ''Anderson Cooper 360°''. Having been a weekday relief co-anchor of CNN's ...
and
Michaela Pereira
Michaela Pereira (born August 26, 1970) is a Canadian television personality best known as being a former anchor for KTLA in Los Angeles and for the KTTV FOX11 Los Angeles morning show, ''Good Day LA''.
She announced on March 28, 2013, that she ...
.
In November 2014, Poppy Harlow took over primetime anchoring duties on weekend evening editions of ''CNN Newsroom''. The shift was covered by rotating anchors following
Don Lemon's move to ''
CNN Tonight
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'' in early 2014.
In February 2017, Carol Costello left
CNN
CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by ...
for
HLN, and was succeeded by John Berman and Poppy Harlow. Ana Cabrera took over Harlow's weekend evening slot.
In May 2018, John Berman left the show to become the new co-anchor of ''New Day'', the flagship morning program for CNN.
In September 2018, Jim Sciutto became the new co-anchor in ''CNN Newsroom'' on the show with Poppy Harlow.
''CNN Newsroom'' currently has a duration of five hours with an hour of "''At This Hour''" with
Kate Bolduan
Katherine Jean Bolduan (;) is an American broadcast journalist and news anchor for CNN based in New York City. She is currently the host of ''At This Hour with Kate Bolduan'', and previously anchored ''State of America with Kate Bolduan'' and ...
and an hour of ''
Inside Politics
''Inside Politics'' is a political talk show, broadcast on CNN. Originally hosted by Catherine Crier and Bernard Shaw, and then Shaw and Judy Woodruff, the show ran from 1992 – 2005 before being cancelled. The program was revived in 2014 with J ...
'' with
John King in between the duration at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. Poppy Harlow and Jim Scuitto cover the 9–11am slot, while
Ana Cabrera is at 1–2p and
Alisyn Camerota
Alisyn Lane Camerota (born June 21, 1966) is an American broadcast journalist and political commentator. She currently co-hosts CNN Newsroom from 2-4 pm with Victor Blackwell. She formerly was anchor of CNN's morning show '' New Day'' and a p ...
and
Victor Blackwell from 2–4p, all Eastern Times.
In January 2021,
CNN
CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by ...
announced Pamela Brown as the host of the 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. edition on weekends.
In February 2021, CNN announced a major change to its schedule.
Brianna Keilar
Brianna Marie Keilar (born September 21, 1980) is an Australian-born American journalist who formely was the co-anchor of ''New Day'' with John Berman on CNN. She previously worked as a White House correspondent, senior political correspondent, ...
’s “''CNN Right Now''” program was cancelled and replaced by an hour of ''CNN Newsroom'' hosted by
Ana Cabrera on the 1-2 p.m. slot while
Alisyn Camerota
Alisyn Lane Camerota (born June 21, 1966) is an American broadcast journalist and political commentator. She currently co-hosts CNN Newsroom from 2-4 pm with Victor Blackwell. She formerly was anchor of CNN's morning show '' New Day'' and a p ...
and
Victor Blackwell took the place of
Brooke Baldwin
Brooke Baldwin (born July 12, 1979) is an American journalist, television host and author who was at CNN from 2008 until 2021. Baldwin hosted ''CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin'', which aired from 3pm to 4pm ET on weekdays.
Early life and educ ...
(who left
CNN
CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by ...
in mid-April) on the 2–4 p.m. slot of ''CNN Newsroom''.
In August 2021, Poppy Harlow announced she would be leaving
CNN
CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by ...
temporarily to attend a one year law school program. She continues to anchor the 9–11 a.m. slot on holidays, days off, or filling in for other anchors on other CNN programs including ''CNN Newsroom''. She returned to her regular timeslot on May 30, 2022.
On September 8, 2022,
CNN/U.S. broke into programming to report on the death of
Queen Elizabeth II
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at the age of 96. Regular programming was paused. Between 12 a.m ET and 5 a.m ET,
CNN/U.S. viewers didn't receive replays of ''
Anderson Cooper 360°
''Anderson Cooper 360°'' (commonly shortened to either ''AC-360'' or ''360'') is an American television news show on CNN and CNN International, hosted by CNN journalist and news anchor Anderson Cooper.
Since May 20, 2019, ''360°'' has been b ...
'' and ''
Don Lemon Tonight'' as
''CNN Newsroom'' (CNNI) was airing coverage of the Queens death. Regular programming resumed after about 5 days with
''CNN Newsroom'' (CNNI) was still airing between 12 a.m. ET and 5 a.m ET. On September 19, 2022, CNN aired the Funeral of
Queen Elizabeth II
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which started at 5 a.m ET and then finished at 1 p.m. ET.
On December 15, 2022, it was confirmed that
Ana Cabrera would be leaving CNN at the end of her
1 p.m. ET program on December 22, and would be eyeing a new role at
NBC News
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.
Notable personalities
''Programs occasionally pre-empted for special programs.''
Current Anchors
Weekdays
Weekends
Weather team
*
Chad Myers
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Former Anchors
Awards
In 2010, ''CNN Newsroom'' was nominated for a
GLAAD Media Award
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for ''"Outstanding TV Journalism - Newsmagazine"'' for the episode "Gay Killings in Iraq" during the
21st GLAAD Media Awards. Also that year, it was nominated for "Outstanding TV Journalism Segment" for the segment "Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach 'I Was Utterly Devastated'".
Gaffes
In September 2014, CNN technology analyst Brett Larson was criticized after incorrectly referring to the imageboard website
4chan as a person, suggesting it was “a systems administrator who knew his away around and how to hack things”. He had appeared on the program to explain the
leak of nude celebrity photos from several hacked iCloud accounts.
In June 2015, a London gay pride parade included an
ISIL
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parody flag, replacing the Arabic letters with dildos and butt plugs. Malveaux described the presence of an ISIS flag at a gay pride parade as "unnerving" before a seven-minute live cross to a CNN "terrorism expert" in London.
References
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