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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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Paraguay president explains military shake-up
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CNN.com Relaunching With More Original Video, Opinion
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CNN.com Gets More Social for Relaunch
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FAITH: Money leads, the heart follows
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CNN Partners With Verizon FiOS For ‘Latino In America'
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CNN Launches APP For The iPhone
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CNN Releases $1.99 Interactive News App for iPhone
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CNN Introduces App for iPhone
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CNN Launches iPhone News and Reporting App
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CNN's Schneider to open Forum Club season
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CNN Boss Slams Cable Competitors For 'Running Cartoons'
BNET
- 2009-11-05
Although CNN is losing viewers in the absence of major headlines -- like the presidential election and Michael Jackson -- president Jon Klein is posturing like he's not concerned. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times ...
CNN, Why Are You Telling Viewers to Go Watch the World Series on Fox?
BNET
- 2009-10-28
Why would CNN promote Fox's coverage of the World Series -- especially at the exact same time the game was airing? The mind boggles. by Catharine P. Taylor
A New Financial Model For News, Straight From The Cable Industry
PaidContent
- 2009-10-28
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...
Redesigned CNN.com Promises More Opinion, Entertainment, And New Partners: TED And Oprah
PaidContent
- 2009-10-22
Website redesigns don’t usually merit big announcements these days, but CNN.com went all out to celebrate its online overhaul. Taking the stage at the Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Center, CNN.com SVP/GM KC Estenson rolled out a wealth of stats and features in what closely resembled the ballyhoo of a...
CNN Will Disclose Castellanos' AHIP Ties
BNET
- 2009-10-15
CNN has said the network will, going forward, disclose contributor Alex Castellanos' ties to America's Health Insurance Plans AHIP, according to the NY Times. On Wednesday, Media Matters reported that Castellanos' consulting firm, National Media, placed ads for the insurance advocacy group: CNN said in a statement, "When Alex Castellanos...
CNN the Latest Media Brand to Sell a Paid App
BNET
- 2009-09-29
CNN becomes the latest in a still-small group of media companies asking consumers to pay for mobile apps. by Catharine P. Taylor
CNN Launching Paid iPhone App, Though On Time at $2
PaidContent
- 2009-09-29
CNN is taking a small plunge into premium apps, and as opposed to most fo news apps being free, is charging for it through a one time fee of $1.99. More to come… by Rafat Ali
Fox Seems to Enjoy Provoking CNN in Ad Battle
BNET
- 2009-09-21
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...
CNN Wire Launches A La Carte Store For Text Reports
PaidContent
- 2009-09-16
If only creating a wire service was as easy as pundits blabbering about creating an alternative to AP. CNN’s nascent wire service, launched for newspapers and online, is already tinkering with its business model a few months after its launch: it has launched a text-only online store, at CNNWireStore.com,...
How Mobile Apps Are Revolutionizing Advertising.
BNET
- 2009-09-16
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. ...
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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