CNN

cable corporate est. 1980

First 24-hour television news channel. Founded by Ted Turner, now owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.

Parent: Warner Bros. Discovery HQ: Atlanta, GA cnn.com
David Zaslav (CEO) Publicly traded (NASDAQ: WBD). Formed from WarnerMedia + Discovery merger
Warner Bros. Discovery parent Global media & entertainment
CNN Worldwide division Cable & digital news
CNN
Ownership Timeline
1980 CNN founded by Ted Turner
1996 Turner Broadcasting acquired by Time Warner
2018 AT&T acquires Time Warner for $85B, renames to WarnerMedia
2022 AT&T spins off WarnerMedia; merges with Discovery to form Warner Bros. Discovery
14
Statements on Record
-0.5
Avg Tone
0
Tracked Appearances
$41,500,000
Total Talent Spend
13
1
Favorable (0) Neutral (13) Critical (1)

How We Measure Tone

Tone is a numeric score from −6 to +6 measuring how a statement characterizes legislation — not whether we agree with it. The score reflects language intensity, not correctness.

−6 −3 0 +3 +6
−5.0
Strongly Critical

“They named a mass detention bill after one victim to make it politically impossible to oppose.”

— Joy Reid on the Laken Riley Act
−1.5
Mildly Critical

“The concern from civil liberties groups is the 48-hour takedown mandate — that gives platforms an incentive to over-remove content.”

— Chris Hayes on the TAKE IT DOWN Act
+0.0
Neutral

“The bill passed the House 218 to 206 with two Democratic votes. It faces a 60-vote threshold in the Senate.”

— Jake Tapper on the Sports Act
+2.0
Mildly Favorable

“The One Big Beautiful Bill was a solid win, in part because it dodged some terrible policy.”

— Kimberley Strassel on the OBBBA
+5.2
Strongly Favorable

“This is a common-sense bill. Laken Riley would be alive today if this law had been in place.”

— Sean Hannity on the Laken Riley Act

Tone measures how a personality frames legislation, not whether their framing is accurate. A +5.0 and a −5.0 can both be factually correct — the score reflects advocacy intensity. We don't rate outlets as left or right. We measure what they say.

On-Air Talent Spend

Publicly reported compensation for tracked personalities at CNN. Sources: court filings, trade press, SEC disclosures.

Total Annual Spend $41,500,000 5 people with public salary data
Average Salary $8,300,000
Highest Reported $20,000,000

Legal Exposure

No Legal Cases on Record

No defamation suits, regulatory actions, or court cases involving CNN personalities are currently tracked. Cases are added when public court filings reveal discrepancies between on-air statements and sworn testimony.

On Air vs. Under Oath

No Contradictions Documented

No instances have been documented where CNN personalities made public statements contradicted by sworn testimony or court filings. This section populates when legal proceedings expose discrepancies between on-air claims and private communications.

Coverage Patterns

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No Coverage Data Yet

GDELT media analysis hasn't been run for topics involving CNN (cnn.com). When topic coverage is analyzed, this section will show article counts, outlet reach, and tone patterns for each tracked topic.

Detected Trends

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No Trends Detected

No narrative alignment, coverage gaps, talking point coordination, or source concentration patterns involving CNN have been detected yet. Trends surface automatically when cross-outlet analysis identifies statistically significant patterns.

Tracked Personalities at CNN

Media figures at this outlet whose statements are being monitored.