Farewell to Ted Turner, founder of the American broadcaster CNN, who died at the age of 87. The announcement was made by the network itself, the first all-news network in history.
There was widespread mourning throughout the US media and communications world. President Donald Trump also paid tribute to Turner, in his own way, with a post on Truth, where he called him "one of the greatest of all time. He founded CNN, sold it, and was personally devastated by the deal, as the new owners took his creation and destroyed it. It became 'woke,' embodying everything he never stood for."
Turner, born in Ohio and nicknamed “The Mouth of the South” for his outspokenness, built a media empire , which had as its spearhead its 24-hour news television. Turner was also an internationally renowned sailor , CNN still recalls in its portrait of the historic founder.
(Unioneonline)
