United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Hughes, Lain2004-01-30Encyclopedia article about CNN. Cable News Network (CNN) was the world's first twenty-four-hour cable television news channel when it was established in 1980. From its home in Atlanta, CNN has extended its reach around the world, becoming a dominant force in national and international journalism. Along with its subsidiary channels and the competitors it helped inspire, the network has changed the way information flows throughout an increasingly connected world.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Cable News NetworkTelevision broadcasting of news--United StatesCable television--United StatesTelevision stations--United StatesCNNText