How Jeff Zucker Is Seeking to Reshape CNN
After nearly two years at CNN, Jeff Zucker is trying to raise ratings, partly by emphasizing just a few stories a day, rather than delivering an all-encompassing report of the headlines.. Jeff Zucker is still trying to define CNNs place in world of unlimited real-time information, twenty months after taking prominent news brand over; Zuckers efforts largely remain work in progress, underlining the stark challenges facing news business.
CNN Signs UAV Research Agreement With The FAA ��� CNN.
CNN has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) with the Federal Aviation Administration to advance efforts to integrate Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) into newsgathering and��.
How Jeff Zucker Is Seeking to Reshape CNN
After nearly two years at CNN, Jeff Zucker is trying to raise ratings, partly by emphasizing just a few stories a day, rather than delivering an all-encompassing report of the headlines.. Jeff Zucker is still trying to define CNNs place in world of unlimited real-time information, twenty months after taking prominent news brand over; Zuckers efforts largely remain work in progress, underlining the stark challenges facing news business.
Madagascar marvel: Divers find fossils of extinct giant lemurs
Every week, Inside Africa takes its viewers on a journey across Africa, exploring the true diversity and depth of different cultures, countries and regions. (CNN) Around 5,000 years ago, the island of Madagascar would have resembled a Sci-Fi novel.
Coverage of Boston Manhunt Delivers High Ratings to CNN
Despite critical reviews of its reporting after the Boston bombing, CNN attracted one of its biggest audiences in a decade to its reporting on Friday.
Black UVA student bloodied during arrest; governor wants investigation
For his face to literally be bashed in by concrete -- theres no words to describe that, a protester told CNN affiliate WTVR. Johnson himself took the microphone, calling for peace. Regardless of your personal opinions and the way you feel about.
A grisly tale: Fetus cut from womb when woman answers Craigslist ad
(CNN) The grisly cutting of a fetus from a woman began with a Craigslist ad about baby clothes for sale. A 26-year-old woman who was seven months pregnant arrived at the sellers home just before noon Wednesday in Longmont, Colorado. To announce her .
Empire ratings hit new high with season finale
(CNN) Foxs smash hit series Empire had its season finale on Wednesday night, and the ratings once again grew. According to Deadline, the drama reached 16.5 million viewers, up 10% from the 14.9 million who tuned in the week before. The show has .
FBI investigating hanging death of African-American man in Mississippi
Washington (CNN) The hanging death of an African-American man who had been missing since early this month and was found Thursday by local authorities in Mississippi has drawn the scrutiny of the FBI and the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.
PRES OBAMA on Fareed Zakaria GPS ��� CNN Press Room.
CNNs FAREED ZAKARIA GPS features a wide-ranging interview with President Barack Obama in New Delhi as the President concluded his state visit to India. Topics included the impact of the death of Saudi Arabias King��.
Soledad O’Brien Is Betting on Jeff Zucker
The anchor says that CNN will always be a place for hard news, not fashion shows.. Andrew Goldman Talk interview with CNN anchor Soledad OBrien, who says the network will always be a place for hard news, not fashion shows.
Live Blogging the G.O.P. Debate in New Hampshire
Seven Republican candidates for president are set to take the stage in Manchester, N.H., for a debate Monday evening that will include questions asked by moderators, posed by live panels of voters, and submitted via Twitter and Facebook.. The two-hour debate begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time, and The Caucus will be live-blogging the full two hours.
Extended breastfeeding linked to higher IQ and income in study
This study does not address the very real possibility that mothers who choose to breastfeed, regardless of income or education, distinguish themselves from those who bottle-feed in all kinds of ways that are likely to promote intelligence, Wolf wrote.
Zucker, Hired at CNN, Will Start in January
. Jeff Zucker, the former head of NBC, will take over a network trying to revive its competitiveness in the ratings.
CNN Cancels ‘In the Arena’ With Eliot Spitzer
10:01 p.m. | Updated CNN on Wednesday canceled Eliot Spitzer’s 8 p.m. political talk show, “In the Arena,” after only nine months amid a broader shake-up that shifts Anderson Cooper’s 10 p.m. nightly newscast into Mr. Spitzer’s time slot.. The cable news channel also said Erin Burnett, a new hire from CNBC, would take over the 7 p.m. slot on weekdays.
CNN Hired (And Fired) A Future Murderer | The Daily Caller
TMZ is reporting this week that Jill Blackstone, a former producer to many TV talk shows such as Jerry Springer, Sally Jessy Raphael, The Real, Divorce Court, The Tony Danza Show and Sharon Osbourne was arrested for��.
In Debate, Crowley Found Herself Part of the Fray
. Candy Crowley, who moderated Tuesday nights presidential debate, had to try to guide two candidates who seemed bent on trampling the rules.
Watch CNNs Don Lemon and Trinidad Jame$ Lead. - Uproxx
Following last weeks forum on the topic, Don Lemon had Trinidad Jame$ on as a guest on CNN tonight where another discussion was held on the N-word and the SAE frat mothers use of the word while reciting the lyrics to��.
Putins net-worth is $200 billion says Russias once largest.
CNNs FAREED ZAKARIA GPS features an interview with Bill Browder, the CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, formerly Russias largest foreign investor, and a once supporter of President Putin.
CNN Hired (And Fired) A Future Murder Suspect
TMZ is reporting this week that Jill Blackstone, a former producer to many TV talk shows such as Jerry Springer, Sally Jessy Raphael, The Real, Divorce Court, The Tony Danza Show and Sharon Osbourne was arrested for the murder of her deaf and partially .
CNN Student News - March 20, 2015
On this page you will find todays show Transcript and a place for you to request to be on the CNN Student News Roll Call. TRANSCRIPT. Click here to access the transcript of todays CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay .
Cable News Ratings | March 16, 2015 | Mediaite
Monday night, Don Lemon hosted yet another special report on the n-word, an in the process drew the most viewers of any show across CNNs primetime lineup. Lemons CNN Tonight had 212K viewers in the 25-54 demo��.
Sam Feist to Lead CNN Washington Bureau
Sam Feist, CNN’s longtime political director, is becoming the Washington bureau chief for the cable news network.. Sam Feist, CNN’s longtime political director, becomes the network’s Washington bureau chief.
Pathetic CNN to Its Captive Audience Trapped in Airports Worldwide.
Look at CNN, since you bring up CNN. They dont have any audience. They are losing their audience effectively. Nobody admits listening to CNN. The only time CNN has an audience of any size is when its captive, when theres nothing else to turn on.
A Struggling CNN Worldwide Is Said to Be Drawn to Jeffrey Zucker
If he is named, Jeffrey Zucker, the former chief executive of NBCUniversal, is likely to face an identity crisis at a channel with many competing visions.. Former NBCUniversal chief executive Jeffrey Zucker is considered top candidate to lead CNN Worldwide; if named, Zucker will likely face challenge in overcoming companys identity crisis; CNN is on track to have its most profitable year, but its flagship channel in the United States lacks direction and has low ratings, even as it is respected and well-known worldwide.
Anderson Cooper Seeks to Show His Daytime Side
While traditionalists may see a risk to his reputation, Anderson Cooper’s daytime talk show is his effort as one of the great hopes to inherit the audience Oprah Winfrey left behind.
This Is The Video CNN Will Play When The World Ends
It lives on CNNs MIRA archive system, under the name TURNER DOOMSDAY VIDEO. Reflecting its status as an artifact, not to be used except in the ultimate emergency, its in standard definition, with an aspect ratio of 4:3,��.
TJ Maxx removes noose T-shirt
The makers of Cocaine energy drink were forced to pull their product off store shelves due to controversy surrounding its name in 2007. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had warned the company against marketing a product that makes reference to an .
Manhunt and Obamas Address Bolster CNNs Ratings
. Over all, in terms of total viewers, the ratings for the speech were down on most of the networks that carried it, but CNNs viewership was up sharply, gaining 36 percent over the audience that viewed the speech a year ago.
Austin mayor outraged by white people only stickers posted on businesses
(CNN) Someone is posting stickers that say exclusively for white people on businesses in the Texas capital of Austin. And the mayor is not amused. This is an appalling and offensive display of ignorance in our city, Mayor Steve Adler said in a.
CNN to Produce Political Game Show | TVNewser - Adweek
As the Sony email hacking story unfolded last month, one of the more interesting TV news stories to emerge was that CNN Worldwide chief Jeff Zucker had asked a Sony TV executive if the company would consider producing��.
The Guardian, CNN, Reuters, and more enter into a global.
Five of the biggest online news publishers in the world are joining up to form a supercontinent. For advertising. With The Pangaea Alliance, The Guardian, CNN International, Reuters, The Financial Times, and The Economist��.
CNNs Cruise Ship Coverage Lifts Ratings
. The channel, which usually loses to MSNBC and Fox News on a daily basis, easily beat MSNBC and came much closer to Fox than it usually does.
CNN to Produce Documentary on Hillary Clinton
Two days earlier, NBC said it would make a four-hour mini-series on Ms. Clinton. CNN announces plans for documentary on former secretary of state and 2008 presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton; film will be produced and directed by Charles Ferguson and will have theatrical run before playing on CNN.
Obama: Maybe its time for mandatory voting
(CNN) The president whose major policy achievement is mandatory health insurance thinks maybe voting should be mandatory, too. Asked how to offset the influence of big money in politics, President Barack Obama suggested its time to make voting a .
Gay CNN Anchor Sees Risk in Book
The weekend prime-time anchor said he feared that he could be ostracized because of his sexual orientation after revealing it publicly in his new book.
Do fraternities make men behave badly?
No trauma was found in an autopsy conducted Thursday, but a ruling on cause of death awaits results of toxicology tests, according to CNN affiliate WLTX in Columbia. The national leadership of the fraternity put the chapter on administrative suspension.
Yemen: Jet strikes palace grounds in deposed Presidents stronghold
Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) A Yemeni jet commanded by the capitals Houthi conquerors fired missiles at a palace housing Yemens deposed President in the countrys south Thursday, injuring no one but marking an escalation in deadly fighting thats erupted .
Magnolia, CNN Acquire Rights to Alex Gibney Steve Jobs.
Magnolia Pictures acquired North American theatrical rights, and CNN Films the broadcast rights for Oscar winner Alex Gibneys latest documentary, Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine. The film just premiered in Austin at the��.
Obama to reassess Israel relationship
(CNN) President Barack Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the United States would reassess aspects of its relationship with Israel after Netanyahus provocative statements leading up to Tuesdays Israeli election. The phone call .
Debut of ‘New Day’ Fails to Increase CNN’s Morning Audience
On its first day, the audience for the revamped show was smaller than that for the previous show.
Police, Protesters and Reporters Form Uneasy Cast for Nightly Show in Ferguson
Whether conclusion is reached by consent or by force, the participants exit from West Florissant Avenue, prepared to see one another the next evening for a production with no clear closing night.. Dan Barry This Land column observes that protests in Ferguson, Mo, have begun to take on a repetitive, routine-bound aspect, with police, protestors and reporters beginning to resemble players in nightly drama; says well-worn sequence of events maintains aspect of uncertainty, as single aggressive action can set off flurry of violence.
ISIS apparently claims responsibility for Tunisia museum attack; 9 arrested
(CNN) ISIS apparently claimed responsibility Thursday for the deadly terrorist attack at a landmark museum in the heart of that countrys capital, a mass shooting that has shaken the birthplace of the Arab Spring and stirred questions about militants.
CNN Is Beating the Drums of War -- Paul Craig Roberts.
CNN Is Beating the Drums of War Paul Craig Roberts President George W. Bushs national security advisor, Condi Rice, warned Americans that Saddam Husseins.
Talking #BoycottDolceGabbana On CNN! | PerezHilton.com
Perez was on CNN today to discuss #BoycottDolceGabbana. Watch the segment HERE!
CNN: Netanyahu, Right Wing Israelis Racist Against Arabs.
During coverage of the close Israeli election, CNN hosts Jake Tapper and Christiane Amanpour uncritically passed along allegations that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his Likud Party, and the Israeli right wing��.
CNN is on Apple Watch ��� CNN Press Room - CNN.com Blogs
Were on your TV, MacBook, iPad and phone. Now Apple enthusiasts rejoice -- you can get CNN right on your wrist! CNN is excited to be one of the apps users can experience when Apple Watch hits the streets on April 24.
CNN to Produce Documentary on Hillary Clinton
Two days earlier, NBC said it would make a four-hour mini-series on Ms. Clinton. CNN announces plans for documentary on former secretary of state and 2008 presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton; film will be produced and directed by Charles Ferguson and will have theatrical run before playing on CNN.
Piers Morgan and CNN Plan End to His Prime-Time Show
Three years after taking over for Larry King, Piers Morgan has seen the ratings for “Piers Morgan Live” hit some new lows. He and the network are in talks about him remaining at CNN in a different role.. David Carr The Media Equation column; three years after taking over for Larry King, British television personality Piers Morgan and CNN have decided to pull the plug on Piers Morgan Live; ratings for the show hit new lows as Morgan struggled to connect with American viewers, though he is in talks to remain at CNN in a different role.
We spoke with W. Kamau Bell about his new CNN show at.
Comedian, podcast host, and social commentator W. Kamau Bell is heading back to television. Last week, Variety reported that CNN had given the former FX host a documentary series, titled United Shades of America,��.
Bright-Eyed and Bushy-Tailed, With a Serious Streak, on CNN
“New Day,” CNN’s revamped morning show, is trying to set itself apart by offering a less frivolous alternative to “Today” and “Good Morning America.”. Alessandra Stanley observes that CNN’s revamped morning television show New Day is trying to set itself apart by offering a less frivolous alternative to similar morning news programs like Today and Good Morning America.
CNN EXCLUSIVE: Fmr. Amb. Scott Gration speaks out on.
CNNs State of the Union features an exclusive interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, Scott Gration, who was forced to resign in part after using a personal email account to conduct official business.