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Happy 25th Birthday CNN! |
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You are so right! |
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06/02/2005 |
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is the fact that CNN watchers pretty much forget about the network from 80-90. Until Gulf War I, then CNN became big time. People that have worked there 10 years consider themselves old hands. Yes, Burt is the real hero of CNN. It really could have gone under and nobody could have saved it. All those folks that worked their ass off on Techwood are pretty much forgotten I'm afraid.
I have the exact same feelings as imageorthicon, I'm glad I helped build it up but I'm not too happy with what it has become. CNN is like a bell curve, and Gulf War I was the peak. Then, internet - Fox - MSNBC. People have a much bigger choice of news today, and that explains the rise of Fox. With more and more choices, viewers go toward the source that confirms what they already think. The truth falls behind ratings and profit. Even Ted Turner thinks less of CNN. So the CNN story for me is one of pride and sadness. It was once great, but paid crap. Now it pays pretty good, but broadcasts a lot of crap. Well, that's life I guess. |
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I am one of the real "oldtimers"- started in 1983 at Techwood as a " V.J."
I stayed until '99, when I was a photographer for features, and got laid off because I made too much money.
It saddens me to see what has become of the company we worked hard to build, and of news in general. Still, I think we can be proud of what we accomplished leading up to the Gulf war I and immediately thereafter.
I think even if I knew how it would turn out, I would do it all over again for the vast range of experiences it allowed me. "Pride and Sadness." That's well put, formercnner.
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