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Rupert Murdoch, David Zaslav and More Media Moguls Remember Ted Turner, CNN’s Founder

NYT > Business > Media · Benjamin Mullin · last updated

The CNN founder’s death was met with encomiums from leaders in the media industry, which he helped reinvent. “He will be remembered for generations,” said one.

Ted Turner, the cable pioneer who created CNN, TNT and Turner Classic Movies, died on Wednesday at 87. His death was met with appreciations from leaders in news and entertainment, who remembered the transformative effect he had on the media industry.

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