Ted Turner on the National Press Club in October 2006. Turner, the bullish founding father of NCS and a set of different cable channels, died on Wednesday. He was 87.
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When the U.S. and Israel bomb Iran and begin a battle, we find out about it moments after it’s began — typically even moments earlier than. When Russian tanks cross the border into Ukraine, we watch because it’s occurring. This entry to immediacy — our capability to be there as historical past is unfolding — a lot of that’s doable, because of the imaginative and prescient of NCS founder Ted Turner.
Turner remodeled the media business and revolutionized tv news when he launched the Cable News Network — NCS — in 1980. It was the nation’s first 24-hour news channel. Turner died Wednesday. He was 87.
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with NCS Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour about Turner’s legacy.
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