CNN finding that prime-time success is elusive

The latest rough patch for CNN illustrates the two contradictions at the network's heart.

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CNN's Latino special avoids Dobbs

CNN is airing a four-hour special on Latinos in America this week that ignores its own commentator Lou Dobbs, whose persistent advocacy against illegal immigration has angered many Hispanics.

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Among the new features in CNN iPhone app: a price

CNN is coming out with an iPhone application Tuesday that has a feature few other news apps have tried: a price tag.

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Correction: CNN 100-day coverage like election

In an April 19 story about television network plans to cover President Barack Obama's 100th day in office, The Associated Press incorrectly stated the time frame of a ratings milestone. On weeknights, CNN finished third behind Fox News Channel and MSNBC for the first time ever in March, not in the first quarter.

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CNN in third place in prime time for first time

CNN is poised to finish March third in the prime-time weeknight ratings behind Fox News Channel and MSNBC, the first time this has ever happened for the channel that pioneered the cable news genre nearly three decades ago.

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CNN names new White House team

Ed Henry, Suzanne Malveaux and Dan Lothian will become CNN's White House reporting team when the Obama administration takes office.

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CNN's John King to anchor revamped Sunday newscast

Soon, Wolf Blitzer can sleep in Sunday mornings.

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Newsman Miles O'Brien leaving CNN after 16 years

Miles O'Brien will soon be leaving CNN after 16 years.

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CNN beams in guests with new hologram technology

CNN's tryout of holograms was the talk of TV on a night where networks brought forth all sorts of gizmos and gadgets to cover Barack Obama's election as president.

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CNN to start weekend comedy show with D.L. Hughley

The latest entrant into the TV comedy business is ... CNN?

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CNN to give $100,000 to `hero' on holiday special

A woman who moved to Louisiana to help Hurricane Katrina survivors, a marathon runner who gets homeless people on their feet and several community organizers will be honored by CNN in its second Thanksgiving night "heroes" special.

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Protesters interrupt McCain speech

Anti-war protesters briefly interrupted John McCain's acceptance speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention. The nominee told supporters "don't be diverted by the ground noise and the static."

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CNN adds reporters in 10 cities to expand coverage

CNN said Tuesday it's adding journalists in 10 cities from Philadelphia to Seattle to provide broader, more nimble TV and online coverage of news nationwide.

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CNN, Newsweek editor starting international show

CNN is starting a weekly talk show on international issues led by Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria that will debut next Sunday with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as an interview subject.

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Narrow escapes for CNN reporter in Myanmar

A CNN reporter who left Myanmar Friday was chased by authorities as he reported on the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis but escaped primarily because of the incompetence of the people after him.

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Roberts declares `Wright-free zone' for Obama interview

CNN's John Roberts declared his interview with Barack Obama on Monday a "Rev. Wright-free zone" to telegraph he wouldn't ask the Democratic presidential contender about the controversy over his former pastor.

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Former Bush press secretary Tony Snow joins CNN as pundit

Former White House press secretary Tony Snow has joined CNN as a conservative commentator.

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Protesters take CNN to task over commentator's China remarks

Chinese-Americans rallied outside CNN's Hollywood office on Saturday to demand the firing of commentator Jack Cafferty for calling China's goods "junk" and its leaders a "bunch of goons and thugs."

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China snubs CNN apology over Cafferty remarks

China on Thursday snubbed an apology from CNN over remarks by one of its commentators as a wave of verbal assaults on foreign media raised concerns over coverage at this summer's Beijing Olympics.

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Storm Blows Through CNN Headquarters

CNN switched to its scheduled taped programming early Saturday even though a major story — downtown Atlanta's first recorded tornado — had literally blown right through its news headquarters.

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Man Convicted in CNN Headquarters Murder

An ex-con who spent four years in prison for a fatal robbery in Florida will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted Wednesday of killing his ex-girlfriend at the CNN headquarters complex last April.

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Contentious Debate a Hit With Viewers

Political combat continues to hold the interest of television viewers, with Monday's Democratic debate on CNN setting a standard as most-watched debate ever in cable news.

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Clinton Adviser Was on Air at GOP Debate

CNN is calling its Republican presidential debate a roaring success, despite a flap over one on-air questioner who turned out to be an adviser to Hillary Clinton.

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Ex-Anchor Loses Lawsuit Against CNN

A former CNN anchor who claimed the news network discriminated against her because she was older and white has lost her lawsuit.

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CNN Worldwide to Boost News Staff

CNN Worldwide plans to boost its correspondent staff by 10 percent as part of a multimillion-dollar investment to increase CNN's ability to generate original news content, the cable news network said Wednesday.

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Media Matters provides a great example of CNN and it's bias headlines.

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Nearly two years into the recession, opinion about which political party is responsible for the severe economic downturn is shifting, according to a new national poll.

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KARACHI: Top Pakistani squash players Aamir Atlas Khan and Maria Toor have been nominated for Professional Squash Association Young Player of the Year and Women's International Squash Players Association (WISPA) Young Player of the Year, respectively, by the World Squash Federati …

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To: Bill O'Reilly The O'Reilly Factor Fox News Network Dear Bill, You lost the bet. Time to pay up!

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In an interview with CNN in China, President Obama opened the possibility to not running for re-election in 2012 -- something that no president has done since Lyndon Johnson. Here's what he said:

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CNN Poll: 61% Oppose Tax-Funded Abortions, 63% Oppose All or Most Abortions

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Hey Larry. The only thing I care less about than Sarah Palin's new book is what Joe Wurzelbacher a.k.a. Joe the fake Plumber thinks about it.

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The CMPA study compares ABC, CBS and NBC evening news shows and the first half hour of Fox News Channel's Special Report, which most closely resembles its broadcast news counterparts.

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Another way to feed the USDA reported 49 million Hungry Americans

A sustainable way to feed the USDA reported 49 million hungry Americans , global chained with other nations: Sustainable because the world has experienced in the industry for millenium

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Good thing we've got reporters to fact check these guys when they tell whoppers like this isn't it? Oh...nevermind. John King didn't bother. Rudy Giuliani claims that the Democrat who won the NY-23 Congressional district voted against the House health care bill.

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Very Interesting!

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Dobbs, who a source said had a year and a half to go on his $12 million contract, shocked viewers last Wednesday by announcing he was quitting.

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Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- The drab but pain-filled room at Baghdad's morgue is a stark reminder of how much this country still suffers.

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Time after time, as the "Lou Dobbs Tonight" show he has hosted on CNN since 2003 grew more rabidly critical of undocumented immigrants, he was warned of the kind of people he was putting on his show. He was told that many of the "facts" he was presenting just weren't so.

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What's going on? Roughly one in five Americans oppose more troops, yet also believe that Obama should pay attention to the U.S. military leaders in that country, says Holland.

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Upon entering CNN's Washington Bureau Wednesday night, the first words out of Carrie Prejean's mouth to CNN news assistant Christina McAusland were, "You tell Larry if he's not nice to me, I will get up and leave." After lecturing King he was "inappropriate," Prejean belittled Mc …

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Lou Dobbs walked away from more than $9 million when he quit CNN, ending a long-running clash that boiled over during a debate about President Obama's birth certificate, sources said yesterday.

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A solemn week on the war front, at home and abroad. Taps and empty boots at Fort Hood, Texas and troubling questions about the alleged killer, Nidal Hasan.

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Parsing the Lou Dobbs bombshell, I can't help wondering if the pudgy populist is planning a run for president in 2012. My guess: yes. And if he does, I'll bet he'll do so as a Peron-style, would-be Ross Perot. It could be America's first truly fascist electoral effort.

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people who say their main source of news is CNN, 46 percent identify themselves as Democrats and 13 percent as Republicans, according to a July survey by the Pew Research Center (the rest say they're independent or don't identify themselves politically#.

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Jonathan Klein, offered a choice to Lou Dobbs, the channel's most outspoken anchor. Mr. Dobbs could vent his opinions on radio and anchor an objective newscast on television, or he could leave CNN.

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I think there may be more GOOD Journalists leaving CNN and other mainllined media MSNBC as the biased and Risk Management info continues. Article in part and link to Video "New York (CNN) -- CNN's Lou Dobbs stepped down from his controversial role as an advocacy anchor at the n …

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The lurid case of role model Carrie Prejean continues with "extremely inappropriate" Larry King asking her why she settled her suit against the Miss USA Pageant. Then, can you believe this, the first call in is from some gay guy in Detroit. Oh, the indignity!

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In a surprise announcement, CNN host Lou Dobbs resigned on the air Wednesday after a recent history of controversial comments on immigration, among other topics, drew heated protests from liberal groups and created friction within the cable network.

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Has Lou Dobbs been forced out at CNN by the left-wing attack machine and other forces on the left? Quite possibly.

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