SPEAK OUT: CNN Gets Another New York Touch
The Atlanta-based network gets a new president. Share your thoughts.
The network infrastructure still is in downtown Atlanta, but CNN just got another New York touch. CNN, which pioneered 24-hour news but has been struggling in ratings in recent years, has named former NBC entertainment exec Jeff Zucker as it new president, according to media reports. Phil Kent, president and CEO of Turner Broadcasting System, which owns CNN, told veteran Atlanta journalist Maria Saporta that it was inevitable that the next president of CNN would be based in New York. Also, Kent said that much more of the decision making for CNN is taking place in New York and Washington, D.C. When Ted Turner founded CNN in 1980, it was significant that the organization, which is part of the Time Warner empire, made most key decisions in …
