Ted Turner's vision of news as global and continuous changed both the industry and society itself

NewsWorldAmericasTed Turner's vision of news as global and continuous changed both the industry and society itselfTed Turner’s death comes at a fraught time for cable news, which has struggled to retain viewership in an era of countless media choices and abundant streaming videoJocelyn Noveck & Wyatte Grantham-PhilipsWednesday 06 May 2026 23:05 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"64660a245d5f52d1c466367e161bcf7a","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ted-turner-cnn-cbs-news-robert-thompson-new-york-b2971896.html","title":"Ted Turner's vision of news as global and continuous changed both the industry and society itself"}}Ted Turner's vision of news as global and continuous changed both the industry and society itselfShow all 3{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"Ted Turner's vision of news as global and continuous changed both the industry and society itself","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"Obit Ted Turner","description":"FILE - Ted Turner is seen at his desk inside the CNN Center in 1982. (Nancy Mangiafico/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)","caption":"Obit Ted Turner","copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/05/06/16/Obit_Ted_Turner_75329.jpg","id":"90c7443ddd1348f2b8f88aeda2ee502d","mid":6658464,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":2986,"height":2156},"sizes":{"Freeform":{"trimData":{"top":0,"right":0,"bottom":0,"left":0},"cropData":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":2986,"height":2156,"rotate":0,"scaleX":1,"scaleY":1}}},"cost_data":{"cost_model":"subscription"}},"cost_model":"subscription","price_at_import":null},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"Obit Ted Turner","description":"FI...