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CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, is the most trusted source for news and information. Its reach extends to nine cable and satellite television networks; one private place-based network; two radio networks; wireless devices around the world; CNN Digital Network, the No. 1 network of news Web sites in the United States; CNN Newsource, the world's most extensively syndicated news service; and strategic international partnerships within both television and the digital media.
President
Jim WaltonNumber of Employees 4,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code News Syndicates: 519110
Recent Events
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Widow Says Mortgage Debt Collectors Caused Husband's Death
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OPINION: TV blurs line between facts and opinions
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Hulu U.S. video streams soar almost 50% in October, Google’s YouTube flat
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Lou Dobbs set his sights high in N.J.
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CNN looks past U.S.
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Fantasy to Fiction
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Sideshow: CNN's John King to replace Dobbs
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John King replaces Lou Dobbs on CNN
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Great American hero off the air
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Paraguay president explains military shake-up
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CNN.com Launches News Trivia Quiz
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CNN downplays ratings decline
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TrafficLand, provider of live traffic video, plans Colorado launch
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A New Financial Model For News, Straight From The Cable Industry
Amos Gelb is an associate professor at George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs. Previously, he was a television producer at CNN and ABC, among other places.The challenge facing the news business today is now so worked-over that any edges have become smooth. The well-worn dilemma: more...
Fox Seems to Enjoy Provoking CNN in Ad Battle
CNN has hit back at a full-page ad that Fox News Channel took out in the Washington Post accusing the former of not covering the Sept. 12 "Tea Party" demonstration by conservatives in Washington D.C. The ad said, "How did ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC and CNN miss this?" by Jim...
How Mobile Apps Are Revolutionizing Advertising.
The Success of Apple's iPhone app store has led to a stampede of brands creating games, services, and other applications as marketing tools. It's an entirely new medium for Madison Avenue, and it is quickly becoming a powerful way to influence consumers. ...
Should CNN and ESPN Be So Excited About Word-of-Mouth?
To hear many people in marketing tell it, there is no marketing more powerful than word-of-mouth, the phenomenon in which a friend recommends a product or service to a friend. So, with that in mind, It's probably little wonder that some TV networks are trying to capitalize on word-of-mouth as...
CNN Won't Run Anti-Abortion Ad Featuring Obama
CNN is refusing to run an anti-abortion TV commercial because the ad's makers did not get the permission of President Obama to make the ad see video below. The ad tracks the life of Obama over images of in-utero fetuses. On-screen captions say: This child’s future is a broken...
Media Roundup: Inauguration Day to Test Social Media, Billionaire to Invest in New York Times, and More
In Today's Media Roundup: Inauguration day to test social media, Mexican Billionaire to invest in New York Times, Tucson Citizen may be shut down, CNN profitable for eight years and Federated Media lays off staff. by Sean Blanda
David J. Moore, Chairman and CEO, 24/7 Real Media, Inc. Elected Vice Chair of IAB
IAB Also Elects Six New Directors to Its Board and Appoints New Members to Its Executive Committee NEW YORK -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau IAB today announced that its Board of Directors has elected David J. Moore as Vice Chair. In addition, others elected to the Board were Lynda...
Draft Gore Launches TV Ads on CNN and in New Hampshire
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The movement to draft Gore for President continues to gain momentum as Draft Gore is about to launch its first round of television advertising on Friday.
Vsurance, Inc. Launches National Radio Advertising Campaign on CBS and CNN Radio
140 Different 30 Second Spots on CBS and CNN Radio to Highlight Company's Pet Health Insurance Products and Investment Opportunity
Vsurance Launches National Television Advertising Campaign on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNBC, FOX NEWS, CNN and More!
30 Second Commercial Highlighting Vsurance's Pet Health Insurance Services and Growth Potential to Launch Nationwide on October 17, 2007
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Walton | President |
| Jonathan Klein | President, CNN, US |
| Greg D'Alba | Executive Vice President & COO, Advertising Sales and Marketing, Turner Broadcasting Sales, Inc. |
| Jonathan Davies | Executive Vice President, CNN Intl News Advertising Sales |
| Ken Jautz | Executive Vice President, CNN Worldwide |
| Richard Davis | Executive Vice President, News Standards and Practices |
| Susan Grant | Executive Vice President, CNN News Services |
| Susan M. Bunda | Executive Vice President, Content Development and Strategy |
| Bart Feder | Senior Vice President, Current Programming, CNN/U.S. |
| Jack Womack | Senior Vice President, Domestic News Operations and Admin for CNN, US |
| Katherine Green | Senior Vice President, Programming, CNN International |
| Parisa Khosravi | Senior Vice President, International Newsgathering, CNN Worldwide |
| Rena Golden | Senior Vice President & Executive Producer, CNN.com |
| Christopher Crommett | Senior Vice President, CNN en Español |
| Mitch Gelman | Senior Vice President & Senior Executive Producer, CNN.com |
| Tony Maddox | Executive Vice President & Managing Director, CNN International |
| Scott Matthews | Director, Programming, CNN/U.S. |
| David Payne | Senior Vice President & General Manager of CNN.com |
| Nancy Lane | Senior Vice President, Editorial, CNN/U.S. |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. | President, CNN Worldwide | Current |
| CNN Worldwide | President | Current |
| CNN Headline News | President | Former |
| CNN Worldwide | President & Chief Operations Officer, CNN News Group | Former |
| University of Maryland | Bachelor's Degree, Radio, Television and Film | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CNN Worldwide | President, CNN, US | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. | Executive Vice President & COO, CNN Advertising Sales and Marketing | Current |
| CNN Worldwide | Executive Vice President & COO, Advertising Sales and Marketing, Turner Broadcasting Sales, Inc. | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CNN Worldwide | Executive Vice President, CNN Intl News Advertising Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CNN Worldwide | Executive Vice President, CNN Worldwide | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CNN Worldwide | Executive Vice President, News Standards and Practices | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CNN Worldwide | Executive Vice President, CNN News Services | Current |
| Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. | Board Of Directors | Current |
| CNN Worldwide | Executive Vice President, CNN.com | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CNN Worldwide | Executive Vice President, Content Development and Strategy | Current |
| CNN Worldwide | Senior Vice President, News of CNN, US | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CNN Worldwide | Senior Vice President, Current Programming, CNN/U.S. | Current |
| The Feedroom | CEO, President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CNN Worldwide | Senior Vice President, Domestic News Operations and Admin for CNN, US | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CNN Worldwide | Senior Vice President, Programming, CNN International | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CNN Worldwide | Senior Vice President, International Newsgathering, CNN Worldwide | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CNN Worldwide | Senior Vice President & Executive Producer, CNN.com | Current |
| CNN International | Senior Vice President | Current |
Crommett is a lifetime member and former regional director of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and has earned several professional distinctions, including the National Eagle Leadership Institute's "Eagle Award." Crommett also sits on the board of the Atlanta-based non-profit Health and Education Relief Organization (HERO), dedicated to building schools and clinics in Haiti. Before joining CNN, Crommett worked in the New York market as news director at WXTV Univision Channel 41 and later at WADO-AM Radio. He began his career in Puerto Rico as news director at WOSO-AM and later at all-news WKAQ Radio Reloj, while also reporting for the CBS Radio Network. He was the first news anchor and assistant news director at WPRV-TV Channel 13 in San Juan, founded in 1985. He also served for a year as press secretary to Puerto Rico's resident commissioner in the U.S. Congress. Born in the United States and raised in Puerto Rico, Crommett has native fluency in Spanish and English. He graduated with honors from Haverford College in Pennsylvania.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Future of Television Conference | Senior Vice President, Cnn En Espanol | Current |
| CNN Worldwide | Senior Vice President, CNN en Español | Current |
| Health and Education Relief Organization | Board of Directors | Current |
| Haverford College | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CNN Worldwide | Senior Vice President & Senior Executive Producer, CNN.com | Current |
| University of California, Berkeley | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CNN Worldwide | Executive Vice President & Managing Director, CNN International | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CNN Worldwide | Director, Programming, CNN/U.S. | Current |
| WWOR-TV, Inc. | Vice President and News Director | Former |
| WNYW-TV | Vice President and News Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CNN Worldwide | Senior Vice President & General Manager of CNN.com | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CNN Worldwide | Senior Vice President, Editorial, CNN/U.S. | Current |
| CNN Worldwide | Vice President & News Director, CNN/U.S | Former |
| CNN Worldwide | Executive Producer, The World Today | Former |
Executive News
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Behar adds to female-dominated HLN lineup
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Peninsula readers' letters: Aug. 25
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RTNDF workshop to examine new tools for newsgathering
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Third Annual 'CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute' Garners a Record 9,000 Nominations
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