Casting CNN

Author: Richard Shurman
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Richard Shurman and Ted Turner, an odd couple in the field of television news, were destined to permanently change global communication. The new news dissemination models originating from CNN—"24-hour rolling coverage," "live broadcast," "hotline," "satellite transmission," "live studio," "digital images"—have been followed by countless successors. The author revisits the unrestrained victories of CNN's early days, the hardships of its middle age, and the tragedy before the merger of Time Warner and AOL. This book is highly entertaining and reveals the new world of electronic communication. It is a legendary story suitable for all ages, encompassing life yet transcending it, and far more engaging than any business book.