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Henchman21yesterday at 5:31 PM2 repliesview on HN

I'd say it changed it extremely negatively. Before CNN, the news was reported when it happened. AFTER CNN, creating "news" to fill the gaps between news actually worth reporting happened. This was the start of the slippery slope to the news being little more than entertainment.


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washadjeffmadyesterday at 9:12 PM

When CNN was sold to Time Warner, we lost the last voice in cable news from outside of New York.

jcgrilloyesterday at 7:16 PM

It seems like a powerful lesson in good intentions and their unintended consequences.