Ted Turner

Ted Turner is an American media executive and philanthropist who founded CNN and built Turner Broadcasting System into a major television company.

Jane Fonda: Jane Fonda is an American actor, activist, and producer. Her marriage to Turner connected two prominent public figures and included shared environmental activism.
Turner Broadcasting System: Turner Broadcasting System was an American media company founded by Ted Turner and later absorbed into larger corporate groups. It was the business platform through which Turner assembled his television properties.
Turner Foundation: The Turner Foundation is a private foundation established by Ted Turner to support environmental causes. It formalized Turner’s funding of environmental protection and related public-interest work.
24-hour news cycle: The 24-hour news cycle is the continuous production and distribution of news throughout the day and night. CNN’s continuous schedule helped normalize this pace of television journalism.
Rupert Murdoch: Rupert Murdoch is an Australian-born media proprietor whose companies built a global news and entertainment empire. Murdoch’s rival media empire competed with Turner’s across television and cable.
CNN: CNN is an American television news network launched in 1980 as the first 24-hour news channel. Turner’s signature venture made continuous television news a viable format.
United Nations Foundation: The United Nations Foundation is a philanthropic organization established to support the work of the United Nations. Turner created it with a major pledge to advance UN programs.
Cable news: Cable news is television journalism distributed through subscription or cable-based networks. CNN’s launch helped establish cable news as a distinct and influential industry.
Reese Schonfeld: Reese Schonfeld was an American television journalist and executive who co-founded CNN. Schonfeld helped turn Turner’s 24-hour news idea into a functioning television network.
WTBS: WTBS was an Atlanta television station distributed nationally by satellite as a cable superstation. Its nationwide reach demonstrated how satellite distribution could expand a local station’s audience.

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