CNN's President Freaked Out By Twitter

Almost two and a half decades ago, CNN became a household name with its 24-hour coverage of the war in the Persian Gulf and Operation Desert Storm. Never before had viewers been literally bombarded with nonstop news coverage. The formula glued them to television sets and cemented the Ted Turner-founded company as a media giant

Fast forward to 2013 and things are less stable

Besides plummeting ratings and competition from the MSNBCs and Fox News’s of the world, CNN is going toe-to-toe with social media. And “the most trusted name in news” is starting to get cold feet when it stares into the eyes of its young opponent. Read more…

More about Twitter, Television, Social Media, Cnn, and Pbs

CNN's President Freaked Out By Twitter