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Since CNN's launch on June 1, 1980, the network has expanded its reach to 15 cable and satellite television networks (such as CNN Headline News and CNNfn ), 12 web sites, two private place-based networks (such as CNN Airport Network), and two radio networks. The network has 42 bureaus around the world and more than 900 affiliates worldwide. CNN has launched many regional and foreign-language networks around the world. CNN debuted its news website CNN.com (then referred to as CNN Interactive) on August 30, 1995, which it describes as the first major news and information website on the Internet.
CNN's global reputation was greatly enhanced in 1991 during the Gulf War, where its saturation coverage was carried around the world. It obtained much of that coverage through close cooperation with the U.S. government, which led to accusations that it did not attempt to investigate the claims of the U.S. government during the war.
The movie 'Live from Baghdad' is based on the network's coverage of the Gulf War.
CNN International now provides regional editions of its news service, in response to foreign demand for less U.S.-centric news coverage, and also rival services such as BBC WorldCorporate logo of BBC World. Usage restricted. Trademarks on this page belong to their owner. See Image use policy. BBC World is the British Broadcasting Corporation's 24-hour international current affairs TV channel with news, documentaries, lifestyle pr and Sky NewsThe name Sky Television may refer to: British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) in the United Kingdom SKY Network Television in New Zealand.. It uses local reporters in many of its news-gathering centers, though they cover stories from an international (some would still say U.S.) perspective.Within the United States, CNN has been criticized for an alleged liberal or Democraticlogo depicts a stylized donkey in red, white, and blue. The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. The Party is currently the minority in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, as w bias, and has lost market share to the Fox News ChannelThe FOX News Channel is a US cable and satellite news channel. It is part of the Fox Network, a subsidiary of Australian-born media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. It is available to 80 million subscribers in the U. and to further viewers interna. In terms of viewership, CNN is currently in second-place behind the Fox News Channel and ahead of MSNBCMSNBC ( Microsoft & National Broadcasting Company) is a 24-hour news channel in the United States. It is available in over 76 million households in the U. and broadcasts primarily out of its studios in Secaucus, New Jersey. History Launched on July 15, 19.
On September 11, 2001, CNN was the first network to break news of the terrorist attacks on the United States when Carol Lin broke into a commercial and said:
"This just in. You're looking at obviously a very disturbing live shot there. That is the World Trade Center and we have unconfirmed reports this morning that a plane has crashed into one of the towers of the World Trade Center. CNN Center right now is just beginning to work on this story, obviously, calling our sources and trying to figure out exactly what happened, but clearly, something relatively devastating happening this morning down there on the south island of Manhattan."