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Coverage dated May 5, 2026 to May 6, 2026

CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies at 87

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Turner pioneered the 24-hour news network, fundamentally changing the news industry.

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  1. The Columbian

    CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87 (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    NEW YORK — Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launching CNN in 1980, has died at age 87.

  2. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    CNN founder Ted Turner dies at age 87 (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launching CNN in 1980, has died at age 87.

  3. East Idaho News

    CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87 (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    (CNN) — Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87.

  4. NBC 6 South Florida

    Ted Turner, billionaire media mogul and CNN founder, dies at 87 (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Ted Turner, the high-flying media tycoon, entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded CNN and revolutionized American cable TV, died on Wednesday.

  5. Fortune

    At 75, Ted Turner told Fortune he gave himself 5 more years. He got 12—and spent them warning the world was ending (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The CNN founder, who died Wednesday at 87, used a 2013 Fortune interview to handicap his own mortality and deliver a blunt warning about nuclear weapons, climate change, and overpopulation.

  6. The Guardian

    Ted Turner, CNN founder who reshaped global news, dies aged 87 (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The death of the media mogul who transformed TV news was confirmed by his family and reported by CNN

  7. Variety

    Jane Fonda, Rupert Murdoch, Brian Roberts and More Laud CNN Founder Ted Turner: ‘A Great American and Friend’ (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Jane Fonda, Rupert Murdoch, Brian Roberts and more paid tribute to CNN founder Ted Turner, who died Wednesday.

  8. Southern Minnesota

    Ted Turner Dies: CNN Founder Was 87 (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    Southern Minnesota's feed description

    Turner, who also launched TCM, TNT, and Cartoon Network, was known to be battling Lewy body dementia.

  9. Washington Examiner

    Trump, politicians and journalists react to Ted Turner's death (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    CNN founder Ted Turner, a media entrepreneur who launched the 24-hour cable news network in 1980, died Wednesday. He was 87.

  10. Adweek

    CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies at 87 (opens Adweek)

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    Adweek's feed description

    Turner pioneered the 24-hour news network, fundamentally changing the news industry.

  11. Lamag

    Ted Turner, CNN Founder and Media Pioneer, Dies at 87 (opens Lamag)

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    Lamag's feed description

    CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87, leaving behind a legacy that transformed cable news, sports and television.

  12. NPR

    Brash CNN founder Ted Turner dies (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Turner had a larger-than-life personality, and used it to launch the country's first 24/7 all-news network.

  13. Newsweek

    CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87: latest updates (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Maverick Who Invented the 24-Hour News Cycle, Ted Turner, has died at 87.

  14. New York Post

    Ted Turner, media mogul who founded CNN, dead at 87 (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Ted Turner, philanthropist and media mogul, is dead at the age of 87.

  15. WMUR

    Billionaire media mogul Ted Turner dies at 87 (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Ted Turner, the billionaire media mogul who founded CNN, TNT, and TBS, has died at the age of 87.

  16. Digital Journal

    CNN founder Ted Turner: 20th century media giant (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Ted Turner created CNN in 1980, revolutionizing the way America, and the world, got their news, and then went on to become one of the most prominent

  17. The Guardian

    Ted Turner obituary (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    One of the great innovators of television who founded CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel, and built a vast media empire

  18. Washington Examiner

    Media pioneer Ted Turner dead at 87 (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Media pioneer Ted Turner, founder of CNN, died at age 87, according to a statement from Turner Enterprises.

  19. Insider

    Ted Turner has died at 87. Photos show the CNN founder's career rise and life (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Ted Turner, the founder of CNN and a pioneer of 24/7 news, has died at 87. See photos from the billionaire and media mogul's life, career, and legacy.

  20. Fortune

    Ted Turner, CNN founder, former Braves owner, and creator of the 24-hour news cycle, is dead at 87 (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Turner once joked, "If only I had a little humility, I’d be perfect.”

  21. Tyler Morning Telegraph

    Ted Turner, CNN creator who revolutionized media industry, dies at 87 - Tyler Morning Telegraph (opens Tyler Morning Telegraph)

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    Tyler Morning Telegraph's feed description

    Ted Turner, the brash media mogul who created CNN and revolutionized how Americans watched television, and who wielded his media empire and wealth to pursue liberal global causes and land […]

  22. Townhall

    Media Mogul and CNN Founder Ted Turner Dead at 87 (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Ted Turner, CNN founder and media mogul, dies at 87, leaving a lasting legacy in media and philanthropy.

  23. Wyoming Public Media

    'A trailblazer, a rabble-rouser, a do-gooder': CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87 (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Turner had a larger-than-life personality, and used it to launch the country's first 24/7 all-news network.

  24. Forbes

    Billionaire Ted Turner, CNN Founder, Dies At 87 (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Turner founded CNN in 1980, which was the nation’s first 24-hour cable news network.

  25. Deutsche Welle

    CNN founder Ted Turner has died at 87 (opens Deutsche Welle)

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