Ted Turner, CNN founder, dies at eighty-four

Ted Turner, American visionary who revolutionized the media sector by creating CNN, the 24-hour news channel, died at eighty-four.

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President Trump paid tribute to this pioneer who transformed global television landscape by launching the first continuous news channel.

His death marks the end of an era for the global media industry and a generation of transformative entrepreneurs.

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