CNN International (CNNI, simply branded on-air as CNN) is an international
television
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channel that is owned by CNN Global. CNN International carries news-related programming worldwide; it cooperates with sister network
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 the M ...
's national and international news bureaus. Unlike its sister channel,
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 the M ...
, a North American only subscription service, CNN International is carried on a variety of TV platforms across the world, and broadcast from studios inside and outside the US, in
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
,
New York City
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,
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
,
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
,
Hong Kong
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, and
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
...
. In some countries, it is available as a
free-to-air
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network. The service is aimed at the overseas market, similar to
BBC World News
BBC World News is an international English-language pay television network, operated under the ''BBC Global News Limited'' division of the BBC, which is a public corporation of the UK government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and S ...
,
France 24
France 24 ( in French) is a French state-owned international news television network based in Paris. Its channels broadcast in French, English, Arabic, and Spanish and are aimed at the overseas market.
Based in the Paris suburb of Issy-les-M ...
CGTN
China Global Television Network (CGTN) is the international division of state media outlet China Central Television (CCTV), headquartered in Beijing, China. CGTN broadcasts six news and general interest channels in five languages. CGTN is reg ...
WION
WION (World is One News) is an Indian multinational English language news channel headquartered in New Delhi. It is owned by the Essel Group and is part of the Zee Media network of channels. The channel covers global news and current affairs. ...
,
NHK World
NHK World-Japan (formerly and also known simply as NHK World) is the international arm of the Japanese state-controlled public broadcaster NHK. Its services are aimed at the overseas market, similar to those offered by other national public-ser ...
,
Arirang TV
Arirang International Broadcasting is a South Korean-based broadcasting company operated by the International Broadcasting Exchange Foundation.
It began as a cable TV service in South Korea on February 3, 1997, and opened Korea's first overseas ...
or
Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English (AJE; ar, الجزيرة, translit=al-jazīrah, , literally "The Peninsula", referring to the Qatar Peninsula) is an international 24-hour English-language news channel owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network, which is own ...
.
History
Early years
CNN International began broadcasting on September 1, 1985, at first primarily broadcasting to American business travelers in hotels. The first studio for CNNI was at CNN's original studio building known as Techwood, home at that time to all of Turner Broadcasting System's channels. Today, it is home to the Turner Studios complex that houses the entertainment channels. Other early studios in Atlanta were tucked away in various corners of the
CNN Center
The CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia, is the international headquarters of the Cable News Network (CNN). The main newsrooms and studios for several of CNN's news channels are located in the building. The facility's commercial office space is occu ...
, and the newsroom lacked even a
digital clock
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Digital clocks are often associated with electronic drives, but the "digital" description refers only to ...
. The vast majority of the network's programming originally consisted of simulcasts of the two domestic CNN channels ( CNN/US and
Headline News
HLN is an American basic cable network. Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, the network primarily carries true crime programming.
The channel was originally launched on January 1, 1982 by Turner Broadcasting as CNN2 (later renamed Headline News ...
). In the United Kingdom, the channel began broadcasting on September 17, 1987, the office was located at 25/28 Old Burlington Street, London. In 1990, however, the amount of news programming produced by CNNI especially for international viewers increased significantly. A new newsroom and studio complex was built in 1994, as CNN decided to compete against
BBC World Service Television
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's news programming. CNNI emerged as an internationally oriented news channel, with staff members of various national backgrounds, even though some accusations of a pro-U.S. editorial bias persist. CNN International was awarded the
Liberty Medal
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on July 4, 1997. Ted Turner, in accepting the medal on behalf of the network, said: "My idea was, we're just going to give people the facts... We didn't have to show liberty and democracy as good, and show socialism or totalitarianism as bad. If we just showed them both the way they were ... clearly everybody's going to choose liberty and democracy."
New international era (1995–2006)
In 1995, creative director Morgan Almeida defined a progressive rebranding strategy, to target CNNI's diverse global market, making the on-air look less overtly American and with a cleaner, simpler "international" aesthetic going forward. The word "International" in the channel's logo was replaced with a globe, and the new branding featured numerous international locations filmed in time-lapse, channel idents created in CGI with Velvet Design in Munich, and a news brand designed with
The Attik
The ATTIK (latterly known as ATTIK) was a British creative agency founded in 1986 in Huddersfield, England by James Sommerville and Simon Needham. They are best known for their progressive and influential graphic design style, their series of "Nois ...
in New York.
2006–2009 revamp
The network undertook another major rebranding effort in 2006 overseen by Mark Wright and London agency Kemistry. The ticker was replaced by a flipper, on-screen graphics were more unified and from October 2007 until August 2008, new studios were progressively rolled out. However, on January 1, 2009, CNN International adopted the "lower-thirds" that CNN/US had introduced a month earlier which were inspired by the clean modern design of the CNNI rebrand efforts.
In the U.S., CNNI North America was distributed overnight and on weekends over the
CNNfn
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financial channel, until that channel's demise in December 2004. It is now available as a standalone, full-time channel, usually as part of high-tier packages of subscription providers including
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable, Inc. (TWC) was an American cable television company. Before it was acquired by Charter Communications on May 18, 2016, it was ranked the second largest cable company in the United States by revenue behind only Comcast, operat ...
,
AT&T U-Verse
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Cox Communications
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.
Going beyond borders (2009–2013)
Throughout January until September 2009, CNN International adapted more programs that became geared towards a primetime European audience with a few titled after CNN International personalities, most notably the interview program ''Amanpour''. On September 21, 2009, the channel launched a new tagline "Go Beyond Borders", along with a new logo, and consolidated its general newscasts (''World News'', ''CNN Today'', ''World News Asia'', ''World News Europe'' and ''
Your World Today
''Your World Today'' is a daily international news magazine, news-magazine television program, television series that airs on CNN International, a sister United States cable news, cable-news channel to CNN. The show serves as a morning breakfast ...
'') into a single newscast entitled ''World Report''.
The slogan "Go Beyond Borders" emphasizes the international perspective that gives the information in this string and the plurality of the audiences. With this tagline, CNN also refers to the various platforms to disseminate their contents. The new image was created by the creativity and marketing department, and agency CNN Tooth & Nail. An important element of the rebrand was a new evening program that adds the broadcast of programs ''Amanpour'' and ''World One''. The makeover of CNN International has subject to a lot of criticism on both the new prime time lineup and the redesigned graphics.
On January 11, 2009, in a bid to compete directly with
Al Jazeera English
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, the network launched a new production center: CNN
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
...
, based in the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
. Then, CNN International adapted half-hour shows in its schedule with a new evening prime program for
Middle East
The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...
viewers, ''Prism''.
In 2010, CNN International launched new programs for its evening lineup in order to improve its schedule. In 2011, programs from CNN U.S. were added to the CNN International schedule, including the talk program ''
Piers Morgan Live
''Piers Morgan Live'' (formerly known as ''Piers Morgan Tonight'') was an American television talk show that was hosted by Piers Morgan and broadcast on CNN. The show premiered on January 17, 2011, and filled in the former ''Larry King Live'' tim ...
'' which was later cancelled and replaced with
CNN Tonight
''CNN Tonight'' is a title that has been used by multiple news programs broadcast by the U.S. cable news channel CNN. The title has primarily been used for transitional programs aired by CNN in the evening and prime time hours as part of change ...
hosted by Don Lemon.
This is CNN (2013–present)
"This is CNN" represents CNN International's rebrand with new sets and output in full 16:9 high definition. The "This is CNN" slogan is also used on its sister network
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 the M ...
in USA. The managing director of CNN International from 2003 to May 2019 was Tony Maddox.
In 2019, CNN International announced it was reducing its programming and staff based in London to reduce costs, with CNNI losing $10 million per year. Later that year, CNNI cancelled its Asia-Pacific Primetime Show, ''
News Stream
''News Stream'' was a global news program on CNN International aired as a weekday prime time show for Asia. The program was filmed in Hong Kong and anchored by Kristie Lu Stout. From 9PM to 10PM HKT (UTC+8:00), it covered Asia's increasing inf ...
'', anchored by
Kristie Lu Stout
Kristie Lu Stout (, born December 7, 1974) is an American journalist and news anchor for CNN International. She currently hosts the program ''Marketplace Asia'' and other feature programs. She previously hosted the daily news show ''News Stream' ...
, effectively ending production output from its Hong Kong Studios.
In 2022, WarnerMedia closed CNN International in Russia due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Regional and online versions
There are five variants of CNN International:
*
CNN International Asia Pacific
CNN International Asia Pacific is the Asia-Pacific edition of the CNN International pay-TV cable network. The feed originates from Hong Kong and Indonesia.
CNN International Asia Pacific officially launched on 1 August 1989.
From 1997 until 20 ...
, based in
Hong Kong
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, China and
Taipei
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Atlanta, Georgia
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, U.S.
* CNN International North America, based in
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
, U.S.
*
CNN International South Asia
CNN International South Asia is the South Asia subsidiary of the CNN International pay-TV cable network targeted toward India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and Maldives.
Programmes
* ''African Start Up''
* ''African Voices''
* ...
, based in
New Delhi
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, India
The schedules of the different regional versions no longer differ significantly from each other, but there are still minor variations such as content during the commercial breaks (e.g. weather forecasts and local airtimes shown).
CNN has reported that its broadcast agreement in mainland China includes an arrangement that its signal must pass through a Chinese-controlled satellite. With this method of transmission, Chinese authorities have been able to black out CNNI segments at will. CNN has also said that its broadcasts are not widely available in mainland China, but rather only in certain diplomatic compounds, hotels, and apartment blocks.
In June 2015, CNN International was made available online in the United States for CNN/U.S subscribers on participating television providers through the CNNgo service.
CNNj
CNNj is a Japanese version of CNN International distributed by
Japan Cable Television
(JCTV) is a Japanese television production company, established in October 1971. Its major shareholders are TV Asahi Holdings and Tokyu Agency. It also distributes CNN channels to Japan, available on SKY PerfecTV! and other providers.
TV channel ...
that first launched on March 1, 2003. CNNj is tailored specifically for a Japanese audience, with all programming broadcast from 7.00 to 0.00 local time (0.00 to 17.00
EET
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Music video
A Viral vide ...
) being translated into Japanese. The channel used to broadcast a mixture of CNN International and CNN/US, but since 2008, CNNj has been a direct relay of
CNN International Asia Pacific
CNN International Asia Pacific is the Asia-Pacific edition of the CNN International pay-TV cable network. The feed originates from Hong Kong and Indonesia.
CNN International Asia Pacific officially launched on 1 August 1989.
From 1997 until 20 ...
.
Starting late 2010, the high definition feed of CNN US was launched in Japan for American viewers under the name "CNN/US HD", the first such feed available outside of the United States.
Simulcasts between CNNI and CNN/US
Although dramatically scaled down since its early days, CNNI, until the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, produced almost all of its own programming, with the exception of some CNN/US primetime output. However, since the start of the outbreak, CNNI's own programming has been significantly cut back with CNNI currently draws from the feed of the main CNN channel for all editions of ''
Early Start
''Early Start'' is an American news morning television show on CNN and also broadcast on CNN International. It premiered on January 2, 2012. Anchored by Christine Romans since 2014, the program airs weekdays from 5:00-6:00 a.m. ET.
History ...
'', ''
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
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The show currently airs weekdays live from 6:00p.m. to 7:00pm ET from CNN's studio ...
'', ''
The Lead with Jake Tapper
''The Lead with Jake Tapper'' is an afternoon and early evening newscast hosted by Jake Tapper on CNN and CNN International.
The show currently airs weekdays live from 4:00pm to 6:00pm ET.
The show contains a "lead" for different subjects. T ...
'', ''
Erin Burnett Outfront
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'', ''
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 br ...
'', '' Cuomo Prime Time'' until its cancellation, and also now both hours of ''
Don Lemon Tonight
''Don Lemon Tonight'' (formerly ''CNN Tonight with Don Lemon'') is a late evening news commentary program which aired from 2014 to 2022 on CNN, hosted by journalist Don Lemon.
The show aired on weeknights live from 10:00pm to midnight ET.
Histo ...
''. CNNI also broadcasts all but the final 30 minutes of the weekday edition of ''New Day'' and two hours of the CNN/U.S. ''
CNN Newsroom
''CNN Newsroom'' (also simply known as ''Newsroom'') is an American news programming block that airs on CNN.
Broadcasting for 43 hours each week, ''Newsroom'' features live and taped news reports, in addition to analysis from experts on the issu ...
''. At the weekend, CNNI simulcasts the entire weekend schedule, apart from the first hour of ''New Day'' and 2–3 hours of ''CNN Newsroom'', as well as continuing to simulcast the Sunday edition of ''
Inside Politics
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Fareed Zakaria GPS
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The "GPS" in the show's title stands for "Global Public Square," a reference to th ...
CNN Special Investigations Unit
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Expanding upon ''CNN Presents'', SIU focuses on each episode being an in depth investigative report about news stories being covered, commonl ...
'' documentaries.
During simulcasts, the timepiece of CNN/US is replaced by that of CNNI, and CNN/US's red logo on a white field is retained in the on-screen graphic (rather than replaced by CNNI's white logo on a red field), signifying CNN/US as the originating source.
CNNI also simulcasts CNN/U.S. newscasts whenever major events happen in the United States or around the world. Examples include the death and funeral of Ronald Reagan, the crash of Continental Airlines Flight 3407 in the Buffalo suburb of Clarence Center, the Hudson River plane landing, the attempted Christmas Day bombing of flight 253 and the death and memorial service of
Michael Jackson
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as well as scheduled broadcasts such as ''
New Year's Eve Live
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'' and ''Election Night in America''.
Likewise, CNN/U.S. occasionally turns to CNNI newscasts, primarily when major international news breaks during overnight hours in the U.S. A notable case was during the
death of Pope John Paul II
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Pakistan
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's former Prime Minister
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto ( ur, بینظیر بُھٹو; sd, بينظير ڀُٽو; Urdu ; 21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 t ...
on the night after her assassination took place. Simulcasts also happened from November 27 to 29, 2008, due to the terror attacks in
Mumbai, India
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, on January 4, 2009, when Israel launched strikes into Gaza, and during the early hours of January 14, 2010, due to the earthquake in Haiti.
From 2005 until early 2008, CNNI's ''Your World Today'' aired on CNN/U.S. during the 12–1 p.m. ET timeslot. That program was initially pre-empted by ''Issue #1'', a program dealing in the American economic, financial, and housing sectors as part of the lead-up to the
2008 U.S. presidential election
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, and permanently replaced by another hour of ''
CNN Newsroom
''CNN Newsroom'' (also simply known as ''Newsroom'') is an American news programming block that airs on CNN.
Broadcasting for 43 hours each week, ''Newsroom'' features live and taped news reports, in addition to analysis from experts on the issu ...
'' in September 2008.
During the Atlanta tornado outbreak in March 2008, CNN/U.S. and CNNI simulcasted coverage after ''Anderson Cooper 360°'' ended. That coverage ended around 12:36 a.m. EDT and the channels resumed their normal programming. Furthermore, the next day, with storms impending, CNN/U.S. had to move onto CNNI's U.S. news set and weather center to avoid water from possible flooding during the storms.
On January 17, 2011, CNN/U.S. dropped its early morning rebroadcasts of '' ParkerSpitzer'' and ''Anderson Cooper 360°'' during the 4–6 a.m. ET time period, and began to simulcast ''World Business Today'' and ''World One'' from CNNI in those slots. Both newscasts are the only programs broadcast entirely in 4:3 fullscreen frames on CNN/U.S.' standard-definition and high-definition feeds (the SD feed of CNN/US switched to a
widescreen
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letterboxed
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screen format on January 11, 2011). ''World One'' was dropped from CNN/U.S. just a few months later to allow the addition of an extra hour of ''American Morning'' which has been replaced with ''
Early Start
''Early Start'' is an American news morning television show on CNN and also broadcast on CNN International. It premiered on January 2, 2012. Anchored by Christine Romans since 2014, the program airs weekdays from 5:00-6:00 a.m. ET.
History ...
Ferguson, Missouri
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History
What is now the city of Ferguson was founded in 1855, when William B ...
, a permanent simulcast of CNNI's block of ''Newsroom'' with
Rosemary Church
Rosemary Church (born 10 November 1962) is an Australian CNN International news anchor. Based at the network's world headquarters in Atlanta, she anchors the 2 to 4 a.m. ET edition of ''CNN Newsroom''. She previously worked as a reporter and ne ...
and
Errol Barnett
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was added to the late-night lineup of CNN/U.S., serving as a lead-in to ''Early Start''. In late 2015,
John Vause
John Vause (born 22 August 1968) is an Australian journalist and Atlanta-based presenter for CNN International. Before that, he was a Beijing correspondent responsible for coverage of China and the region. Before CNN, he was the Los Angeles burea ...
and anchor
Isha Sesay
Isha Isatu Sesay (; ; born 6 January 1976) is a British journalist of Sierra Leonean descent. From 2005 to 2018, she worked as an anchor and correspondent for CNN International. Originally based at CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, U ...
began to anchor a two-hour block of the simulcast from CNN studios in
Los Angeles
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.
In 2017, CNN International began simulcasting the first hour of the weekday edition of '' New Day'' and on September 10, 2018, ''
The Lead with Jake Tapper
''The Lead with Jake Tapper'' is an afternoon and early evening newscast hosted by Jake Tapper on CNN and CNN International.
The show currently airs weekdays live from 4:00pm to 6:00pm ET.
The show contains a "lead" for different subjects. T ...
'' started to be simulcast on CNNI.
In 2019, CNN International announced it was reducing its programming and staff based in London to reduce costs. Consequently, an additional two hours of simulcasts with CNN/U.S. on weekdays were added – the first hour of ''Early Start'' and the second hour of ''New Day'', resulting in CNNI broadcasting CNN/U.S. for seven hours each weekday.
By mid-April 2020, due to the impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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on CNN's operations, CNN/U.S. weekday programming accounted for 14 hours within each 24 hour cycle of CNN International broadcasting time, with CNN International's daily worldwide programming in Europe consisting of five hours of the international version of CNN Newsroom, from 5 a.m. – 10 a.m. GMT, and five internationally focused programs: ''
CNN World Sport
''World Sport'' is a weekday news-magazine television series on CNN International that delivers a roundup of global sports news. The program is broadcast from the network's world headquarters at CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and from the bureau ...
'', ''
First Move with Julia Chatterley
First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number 1 (number), one (#1).
First or 1st may also refer to:
*World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement
Arts and media Music
* 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, D ...
'' and ''
Connect the World with Becky Anderson
Connect may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Connect'' (album), an album by Australian rock band Sick Puppies
*''Connect'', album by Mark Farina
*'' Tha Connect'', a 2009 album by Willy Northpole
*''Connect'', a 2009 album by Dave Schulz (musician)
* ...
'' between the hours of 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. GMT; with ''
Amanpour
''Amanpour'' (stylized as ''Amanpour.'') is a global affairs interview television program hosted by British-Iranian journalist Christiane Amanpour, airing weeknights
6pm GMT/ 1pm ET & 7PM CET on CNN International.
The program is also aired on ...
'' and '' Quest Means Business'', between 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. GMT. Each of those internationally focused programmes air for one hour each, except ''Connect the World'', which airs for two hours and if live news events are slated to happen during ''Amanpours timeslot, that show may air at a different time. Weekend simulcasts of CNN/U.S. were increased with CNN/U.S.'s live news output shown in full at the time. Apart from between from 5 a.m. – 11 a.m. GMT when editions of the international version of CNN Newsroom were aired alongside magazine programmes, CNN International only showed its own programming – consisting of magazine programmes – when CNN/US was broadcasting repeat showings of programmes it had aired earlier that day.
Later in 2020, live weekend domestic programming on CNN International was slightly reduced to accommodate newer editions of magazine programmes although apart from during the North America overnight period, CNNI still does not produce any of its own news coverage at the weekend although on weekdays, ''
CNN World Sport
''World Sport'' is a weekday news-magazine television series on CNN International that delivers a roundup of global sports news. The program is broadcast from the network's world headquarters at CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and from the bureau ...
'' was re-introduced and is broadcast instead of the final 30 minutes of '' New Day'' and June 2021 saw the return of other weekday programmes with international programming now airing on weekdays between 8am and 4pm Eastern Time which means that CNN USA's daytime rolling daytime news programming is once again not seen on CNN International on weekdays.
Since the beginning of the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
in February 2022, CNN International has been augmenting CNN/US programming during hours that usually would be repeats or specials, such as overnights and late in the evening on Saturdays and Sundays. This has effectively given CNN/US rolling live 24 hour coverage throughout most of the conflict.
Programming
News programs
* ''
Amanpour
''Amanpour'' (stylized as ''Amanpour.'') is a global affairs interview television program hosted by British-Iranian journalist Christiane Amanpour, airing weeknights
6pm GMT/ 1pm ET & 7PM CET on CNN International.
The program is also aired on ...
''
* ''
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 br ...
''; produced by CNN/US
* ''
CNN Newsroom
''CNN Newsroom'' (also simply known as ''Newsroom'') is an American news programming block that airs on CNN.
Broadcasting for 43 hours each week, ''Newsroom'' features live and taped news reports, in addition to analysis from experts on the issu ...
''; produced by CNN/US
* ''
CNN Newsroom
''CNN Newsroom'' (also simply known as ''Newsroom'') is an American news programming block that airs on CNN.
Broadcasting for 43 hours each week, ''Newsroom'' features live and taped news reports, in addition to analysis from experts on the issu ...
''
* ''
CNN Tonight
''CNN Tonight'' is a title that has been used by multiple news programs broadcast by the U.S. cable news channel CNN. The title has primarily been used for transitional programs aired by CNN in the evening and prime time hours as part of change ...
Connect the World
Connect may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Connect'' (album), an album by Australian rock band Sick Puppies
*''Connect'', album by Mark Farina
*'' Tha Connect'', a 2009 album by Willy Northpole
*''Connect'', a 2009 album by Dave Schulz (musician)
* ...
''
* ''
Erin Burnett Outfront
''Erin Burnett OutFront'' is an hour-long television news program hosted by Erin Burnett on CNN. The show premiered on October 3, 2011 in the 7:00pm time slot to replace '' John King, USA''. Until the launch of ''CNN Tonight'' in 2014, ''OutFron ...
''; produced by CNN/US
* ''
Fareed Zakaria GPS
''Fareed Zakaria GPS'' is a weekly public affairs show hosted by journalist and author Fareed Zakaria on CNN and broadcast around the world by CNN International.
The "GPS" in the show's title stands for "Global Public Square," a reference to th ...
''; produced by CNN/US
* ''
First Move with Julia Chatterly
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First or 1st may also refer to:
*World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement
Arts and media Music
* 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...
''
* ''
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 ...
State of the Union
The State of the Union Address (sometimes abbreviated to SOTU) is an annual message delivered by the president of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress near the beginning of each calendar year on the current conditio ...
''; produced by CNN/US
* ''
The Lead with Jake Tapper
''The Lead with Jake Tapper'' is an afternoon and early evening newscast hosted by Jake Tapper on CNN and CNN International.
The show currently airs weekdays live from 4:00pm to 6:00pm ET.
The show contains a "lead" for different subjects. T ...
''; produced by CNN/US
* ''
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
''The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer'' (also simply ''The Situation Room'') is a daily newscast on CNN hosted by Wolf Blitzer that first aired on August 8, 2005.
The show currently airs weekdays live from 6:00p.m. to 7:00pm ET from CNN's studio ...
''; produced by CNN/US
Magazine programs
* ''African Voices''
* ''Best of Quest''
* ''
CNN Business Traveller
CNN Business Traveller is a monthly television program on CNN International hosted by Richard Quest.
The program was launched in 2002 and the program investigates various topics related to business related travel, including airlines, airport loung ...
'' – presented by
Richard Quest
Richard Austin Quest (born 9 March 1962) is a British journalist and non-practising barrister working as a news anchor for CNN International. He is also an editor-at-large of CNN Business.
He anchors ''Quest Means Business'', the five-times-we ...
In 24 Hours
''In 24 Hours'' is a monthly travel television program on CNN International hosted by James Williams.
The program premiered on 9 December 2015 and follows Williams spending a full day and night in a different city each episode, exploring culture, ...
''
* ''Inside Africa''
* ''On China'' – Presented by
Kristie Lu Stout
Kristie Lu Stout (, born December 7, 1974) is an American journalist and news anchor for CNN International. She currently hosts the program ''Marketplace Asia'' and other feature programs. She previously hosted the daily news show ''News Stream' ...
* ''Tech For Good'' – Presented by
Kristie Lu Stout
Kristie Lu Stout (, born December 7, 1974) is an American journalist and news anchor for CNN International. She currently hosts the program ''Marketplace Asia'' and other feature programs. She previously hosted the daily news show ''News Stream' ...
* ''The Brief with Bianca Nobilo''
* ''Winning Post'' – Presented by Aly Vance
Former programming
* ''BackStory''
* ''CNNGo''
* ''
CNN Today
''CNN Today'' was a global news program on CNN International aimed as a morning show for Asia. The show aired weekdays from 5am to 5:30am and 6am to 8am HKT.
The program was set to premiere on October 19, 2014, but because of a delay, the show ...
'' (2004–2009; 2014–2019)
* ''CNN Talk''
* '' Cuomo Prime Time'' (2017–2021); produced by CNN/US
* '' Diplomatic License'' (1994–2006); debates feature for the United Nations
* ''iReport for CNN''
* ''
International Desk
''International Desk'' (also referred to as the ''I-Desk'') was a news program on CNN International. It delivered a round-up of the day's events. The show acts as a late night programme for Asia, an afternoon broadcast in Europe and a mid-morning n ...
'' (2009–2019)
* ''Inventing Tomorrow: Tech in the Time of the Pandemic'' – Presented by
Kristie Lu Stout
Kristie Lu Stout (, born December 7, 1974) is an American journalist and news anchor for CNN International. She currently hosts the program ''Marketplace Asia'' and other feature programs. She previously hosted the daily news show ''News Stream' ...
* ''CNN Money'' – Presented by Maggie Lake
* ''
MainSail
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* On a square rigged vessel, it is the lowest and largest sail on the main mast.
* On a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, it is the sail rigged aft of the main mast. The sail's foot ...
'' (2004–2018); presented by
Shirley Robertson
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* ''
NewsNight with Aaron Brown
''NewsNight with Aaron Brown'' is a live international news program which aired on the CNN and CNN International networks from 2001 to 2005. It aired at 10 PM ET on weeknights and was hosted by Aaron Brown. In its final year, Anderson Coope ...
'' (2001–2005); talk show; produced by CNN/US
* ''
News Stream
''News Stream'' was a global news program on CNN International aired as a weekday prime time show for Asia. The program was filmed in Hong Kong and anchored by Kristie Lu Stout. From 9PM to 10PM HKT (UTC+8:00), it covered Asia's increasing inf ...
'' (2010–2019); presented by Kristie Lu Stout
* '' Late Edition'' (1993–2009); talk show; produced by CNN/US
* ''
Larry King Live
''Larry King Live'' was an American television talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN from 1985 to 2010. It was the channel's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly.
Mainly aired from CNN's Los Angeles s ...
'' (1985–2010); talk show; produced by CNN/US
* ''
Piers Morgan Live
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'' (2011–2014); talk show; produced by CNN/US
* '' State of America with Kate Bolduan''
* ''The Screening Room''
* ''World Business Today''
* ''World News'' (until 2009)
* ''World Report''
High definition
CNN International HD is the high-definition simulcast feed of the channel broadcasting at 1920x
1080i
1080i (also known as Full HD or BT.709) is a combination of frame resolution and scan type. 1080i is used in high-definition television (HDTV) and high-definition video. The number "1080" refers to the number of horizontal lines on the screen. ...
, which was launched in September 2012. Prior to June 3, 2013, only programming from CNN/U.S. was available natively in HD, while shows made for CNN International were produced in 4:3
576i
576i is a standard-definition television, standard-definition digital video mode, originally used for digitizing analog television in most countries of the world where the utility frequency for electric power distribution is 50 Hz. Because ...
. In February 2013, the European SD feed of CNN International began broadcasting in widescreen by downscaling the HD feed, which resulted in all 4:3-native programming being broadcast in
pillarbox
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until the June 3 switchover, and finalized on June 17 of the same year, when the switchover was completed.
Following the March 2003 launch of
CNNj
CNN International (CNNI, simply branded on-air as CNN) is an international television channel that is owned by CNN Global. CNN International carries news-related programming worldwide; it cooperates with sister network CNN's national and inter ...
, a live relay of CNN/U.S. and CNN International, with simultaneous audio translation into Japanese, starting in late 2010, the high definition feed of CNN/U.S. was launched in Japan under the name CNN HD. CNN/U.S. (both SD and HD) is also available on Greater China-based satellite service
DishHD
DishHD is a high-definition, direct-to-home satellite television service in Asia. The DishHD corporate headquarters is located in Taipei, Taiwan. The DishHD channel lineup is sold in two packages, standard and premier. DishHD programming inclu ...
, a subsidiary of
Dish Network
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in the United States.
On June 28, 2016, CNN International HD was launched for Sky customers in the UK (including on Freesat from Sky), on channel 506 or 579, making the next news channel launch in the 600s. The HD version is available free-to-air within the British Isles, and is provided on satellite and IPTV services, and also live-streamed for U.K. users (and geo-blocked outside the U.K.), through CNN International's official U.K. video site. However, viewers with non-proprietary Freesat boxes will need to add the channel manually as Freesat does not market CNN International HD publicly as part of its offerings.
Online
CNN debuted its news website CNN.com (initially an experiment known as ''CNN Interactive'') on August 30, 1995. The site attracted growing interest over its first decade and is now one of the most popular news websites in the world. The widespread growth of
blogs
A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order ...
,
social media
Social media are interactive media technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks. While challenges to the definition of ''social medi ...
and
user-generated content
User-generated content (UGC), alternatively known as user-created content (UCC), is any form of content, such as images, videos, text, testimonials, and audio, that has been posted by users on online platforms such as social media, discussion f ...
have influenced the site, and blogs in particular have focused CNN's previously scattershot online offerings, most noticeably in the development and launch of
CNN Pipeline
CNN Pipeline was an English language video news service providing both live and on-demand video to subscribers' computers via broadband Internet connections. It was part of the CNN group of news services. The service was subscription-based, and d ...
in late 2005. In April 2009, CNN.com ranked third place among online global news sites in unique users in the U.S. according to Nielsen/NetRatings; with an increase of 11% over the previous year.
CNN Pipeline was the name of a paid subscription service, its corresponding website, and a content delivery client that provided streams of live video from up to four sources (or "pipes"), on-demand access to CNN stories and reports, and optional pop-up "news alerts" to computer users. The installable client was available to users of PCs running
Microsoft Windows
Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...
. There was also a browser-based "web client" that did not require installation. In July 2007, the service was discontinued and replaced with a free streaming service.
The now-defunct topical news program '' Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics'' was the first CNN program to feature a round-up of blogs in 2005. Blog coverage was expanded when ''
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 ...
'' was folded into '' The Situation Room''. In 2006, CNN launched CNN Exchange and
CNN iReport
iReport was CNN's citizen journalism initiative that allowed people from around the globe to contribute pictures and video of breaking news stories. It was similar to Wikinews in that it allowed, and encouraged, ordinary citizens to submit sto ...
, initiatives designed to further introduce and centralize the impact of everything from
blogging
A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order ...
to
citizen journalism
Citizen journalism, also known as collaborative media, participatory journalism, democratic journalism, guerrilla journalism or street journalism, is based upon public citizens "playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, a ...
within the CNN brand. CNN iReport which features user-submitted photos and video, has achieved considerable traction, with increasingly professional-looking reports filed by amateur journalists, many still in high school or college. The iReport gained more prominence when observers of the
Virginia Tech shootings
The Virginia Tech shooting was a spree shooting that occurred on April 16, 2007, comprising two attacks on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. Seung-Hui Cho, an ...
sent-in first hand photos of what was going during the shootings.
In early 2008, CNN began maintaining a live streaming broadcast available to those who receive CNN at home. CNN International is broadcast live, as part of the
RealNetworks
RealNetworks, Inc. is a provider of artificial intelligence and computer vision based products. RealNetworks was a pioneer in Internet streaming software and services. They are based in Seattle, Washington, United States. The company also p ...
SuperPass subscription outside the U.S. CNN also offers several
RSS feeds
RSS ( RDF Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) is a web feed that allows users and applications to access updates to websites in a standardized, computer-readable format. Subscribing to RSS feeds can allow a user to keep track of many di ...
and
podcast
A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing ...
s.
On April 18, 2008, CNN.com was targeted by Chinese hackers in retaliation for the channel's coverage on the
2008 Tibetan unrest
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. CNN reported that they took preventive measures after news broke of the impending attack. The company was honored at the 2008
Technology & Engineering Emmy Award
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s for development and implementation of an integrated and portable IP-based live, edit and store-and-forward digital newsgathering system.
On October 24, 2009, CNN launched a new version of the CNN.com website, revamping it adding a new "sign up" option where users may create their own user name, a new "CNN Pulse" (beta) feature along with a new red color theme. However, most of the news archived on the website has been deleted. CNN also has a channel in the popular video-sharing site
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ...
, but its videos can only be viewed in the United States, a source of criticism among YouTube users worldwide.
In April 2010, CNN announced via
Twitter
Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post and interact with 280-character-long messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and ...
its upcoming food
blog
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called "Eatocracy," in which it will "cover all news related to food – from recalls to health issues to culture." CNN had an
internet relay chat
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(IRC) network at chat.cnn.com. CNN placed a live chat with
Benjamin Netanyahu
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on the network in 1998.
CNN also maintains a
wire service
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known as CNN Wire, a CNN Newsource division.
Bureaus
: ''Note: Boldface indicates that they are CNN's original bureaus, meaning they have been in operation since CNN's founding.''
United States
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Atlanta
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Boston
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Chicago
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Dallas
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*
Denver
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Houston
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Los Angeles
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Miami
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Minneapolis
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*
New Orleans
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*
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Orlando
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*
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*
Phoenix
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* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
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Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
*
Raleigh
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*
San Francisco
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Seattle
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...
, United Arab Emirates (
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, Jordan
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Baghdad
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, Iraq
*
Bangkok
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, Thailand
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, China
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Beirut
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, Lebanon
*
Belgrade
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, Serbia;
Sarajevo
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, Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Zagreb
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Berlin
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, Germany
*
Bucharest
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, Romania (
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)
*
Buenos Aires
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, Argentina
*
Cairo
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, Egypt
*
Dubai
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, United Arab Emirates
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Frankfurt
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, Germany
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, Cuba
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Hong Kong
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Islamabad
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Istanbul
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Jakarta
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CNN Indonesia
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Jerusalem
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regional headquarters)
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Kabul
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Lisbon
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, Portugal (
CNN Portugal
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London
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Madrid
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, Philippines (
CNN Philippines
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*
Mexico City
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regional headquarters)
*
Montreal, Quebec
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Moscow
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Mumbai
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Nairobi
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New Delhi
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Prague
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, Brazil
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, Brazil (
CNN Brazil
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Shanghai
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CNNj
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, Canada
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Natalie Allen
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(now with
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Guillermo Arduino
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Early life and career
Arduino was born in 1964 and raised in Buenos Air ...
(now with CNN en Español and CNN Latino)
* Julio Aliaga (now with
CCTV America
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Terry Baddoo
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Biography
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Ralph Begleiter
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(joined
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Chris Cuomo
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(dismissed in 2021)
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Robyn Curnow
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Arwa Damon
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Jason Dasey
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Daljit Dhaliwal
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(left
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in 2009 to set up own company; joined Al Jazeera English)
* Kate Giles (now with
Fox Sports
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Hala Gorani
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Jerrold Kessel
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Biography
Jerrold (Yoram) Kessel immigrated to Israel from South Africa a ...
, Jerusalem correspondent, 1990 to 2003
*
Riz Khan
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From 2006 until April 2011 he hosted his own eponymous television show on Al Jazeera English. He first rose to prominence while working for the BBC and CNN ...
(left CNN in 2005 to join
Al Jazeera English
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Jeff Koinange
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(left
CNN
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in 2007 following personal accusations made against him by an alleged former love interest)
*
May Lee
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(now host of
STAR World
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Amber Lyon
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A native of Montreal, she worked for CBS News from June 2004 ...
(joined
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Colleen McEdwards
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Piers Morgan
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Anand Naidoo
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He joined CGTN America in October 2012 after six years as an anchor for ...
(now with
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Asieh Namdar
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Early and personal life
Namdar was born to parents of Iranian origin in Karachi in 1967, and gr ...
(now with
CCTV America
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Femi Oke
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Early life and education
Femi Oke was born in London, England, to Nigerian parents of the Yoruba ethnic group. She is a graduate of Birmingham University, where ...
(joined Al Jazeera English)
* Veronica Pedrosa (joined Al Jazeera English)
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Juanita Phillips
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Career
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Monita Rajpal
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At CNN, she anchored '' CNN Today'', ''World One'', the art programmes ''Art of Life'' and ''Icon'', ''CNN NewsCente ...
*
Aneesh Raman
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Mari Ramos Mari Ramos is a Nicaraguan American weather anchor for CNN International in Atlanta, Georgia. She presents weather segments on CNN Newsroom, News Stream, World Business Today, and the International Desk. Ramos also appears occasionally on CNN/US, H ...
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Anjali Rao
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Afshin Rattansi
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Candy Reid
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Maria Ressa
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(left CNN to become head of
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's News and Current Affairs division)
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(now with
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(returned to
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Isha Sesay
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Linden Soles
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Martin Soong
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(returned to
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in 2005)
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Brian Stelter
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(left in 2022)
* Andrew Stevens
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Stephanie Sy
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(joined ''
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Zain Verjee
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Alessio Vinci
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Amara Walker
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Harris Whitbeck
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John Zarrella
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Criticism
Accusations of US-centric viewpoint
Former CNN Beijing and Tokyo bureau chief
Rebecca MacKinnon
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described how the news-gathering priorities of CNN International were skewed to "produce stories and reports that would be of interest to CNN USA." Nevertheless,
Jane Arraf
Jane Arraf ( ar, جاين عراف) is a Palestinian-Canadian journalist. She is the Baghdad bureau chief of ''The New York Times''. She previously worked for the ''Christian Science Monitor'' and as CNN's Baghdad Bureau Chief and Senior Corresp ...
, a former correspondent who was with the
Council on Foreign Relations
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and later served as a Middle East-based correspondent for
Al Jazeera English
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, noted that when she spoke on international affairs, CNN International would usually give her more airtime than CNN/US. For its own part, former CNN executive
Eason Jordan
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He previously helped launch and leaCNN
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.com, had accused CNN and western media in general of biased reporting against China, with the catchphrase "Don't be so CNN" entering the Chinese
lexicon
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as meaning one should not be biased and use exaggerated language in describing an event. Pictures used by CNN were allegedly edited to have completely different meanings from the original ones. In addition, the channel was accused of largely ignoring pro-China voices during the Olympic Torch Relay debacle in San Francisco.
Accusations of propaganda and censorship
In October 2011,
Amber Lyon
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gave her claims to the Syrian government news agency SANA that she had been directed by CNN to report selectively, repetitively, and falsely in order to sway public opinion in favor of direct American aggression against
Iran
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and
Syria
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, and that this was common practice under CNN. She subsequently repeated this claim, addressing the degraded state of
journalistic ethics
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in an interview during which she also discussed the Bahraini episode, suggesting paid-for content was also taken from
Georgia
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Kazakhstan
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, and other states, that the
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had also been employed as a pretext to pre-empt substantive
investigative journalism
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within the U.S., and that following the Bahrain reporting, her investigative department had been terminated and "reorganized", and her severance and
employee benefits
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used as a threat to intimidate and attempt to purchase her subsequent silence.
Lyon claimed to have met with
Tony Maddox
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He previously worked at the BBC for 13 years as a reporter, news producer and news editor.
In 2015 he w ...
, president of CNN International, twice about this issue in 2011 and had claimed that during the second meeting she was threatened and intimated to stop speaking on the matter. CNN issued a detailed response to Lyon's claims about its coverage of Bahrain.
Lyon also claimed on the Russian news channel RT that CNN reporters, headed by Maddox, have been instructed to over-cover Iran as a form of propaganda, and that CNN International has been paid by the Bahraini government to produce and air news segments intentionally painting them in a positive light.
CNN became the official broadcaster of one of the biggest events of the UAE in 2021, when Dubai was hosting the
Expo 2020
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. The official announcement was made in July 2021. However, months later, human rights organizations began to raise concerns around CNN's participation in the event, pointing out that the CNN was lending its legitimacy to the Emirates' propaganda efforts. Analyzing CNN's coverage of the UAE over 10 months, critics accused the news media of running a PR for the UAE. The rights groups also notified of the UAE's poor human rights and women's rights records They further urged for CNN to be transparent about its dealings with the Arab nation.
Other dismissals
On July 7, 2010,
Octavia Nasr
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, senior Middle East editor and a CNN journalist for 20 years, was fired after she expressed admiration on her
Twitter
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account for a militant Muslim cleric and former Hezbollah leader who had recently died.
See also
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List of news channels
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