CNN founder Ted Turner dies at age 87
Ted Turner, the media entrepreneur who founded CNN in 1980 as the first 24-hour cable news network, died on Wednesday at age 87. CNN announced his death citing a press release from Turner Enterprises. Turner had been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2018 and died at his home near Tallahassee, Florida.
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This event sits in the top 12% of divergence this week. 16 outlets covered it, splitting into 16 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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