Grunnleggeren av den amerikanske TV-kanalen CNN, Ted Turner, er død, 87 år gammel. Det melder CNN.
CNN startet med 24-timers-sendinger med nyheter. Det skilte seg fra konkurrentene som sendte nyheter til fastsatte tidspunkter.
Turner ble kåret til årets navn av Time magazine i 1991 for å ha påvirket hvordan man så nyheter, særlig etter CNNs dekning av Golfkrigen. Time kalte dekningen «historie mens det skjer».
Han etterlater seg fem barn, 14 barnebarn og to oldebarn, ifølge CNN.
CNN founder Ted Turner (87) has died
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Wed 14:21 - The Hollywood Reporter
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Wed 14:26 - BBC
CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87 - BBC
Wed 14:29 - France 24
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Wed 14:51 - The Guardian
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Wed 15:00 - The Hill
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Wed 15:17 - Euronews
Outspoken CNN founder Ted Turner dies at age 87
Wed 15:27 - France 24
Flamboyant US entrepreneur and CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87
Wed 15:34 - USA Today
Ted Turner, maverick media mogul and CNN founder, dies at 87 - USA Today
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CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87
Wed 16:02 - Reuters
Ted Turner, outspoken founder of CNN, dies at 87 - Reuters
Wed 16:07 - Al Jazeera
CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87 - Al Jazeera
Wed 16:31 - Washington Examiner
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