Could you go back into that environment today or what was the formula that allowed you to exist for three decades . Did you have a particular relationship with ted turner or just enlighten us a little bit for the developments. Its helpful that i joined cnn 1980 at the beginning. I was one of the founders of cnn, one of the fortunate ones who was there from the you know, i was present at the creation as they say, and it was a spectacular place to work as we built it because it was something unthought of before ted turner. The global cable newscast and he put it into action and institutionalized it. It was really truly remarkable. But it changed over time, as these things do. And we founded it in 1980. By 1984 ted was on the forbes most, you know, the wealthiest list and it been basically on the verge of bankruptcy just four years earlier when he founded it. So his position changed, so did ours, suddenly were in the white house pool, were growing, and over time his commitment, teds commi
Ask you this question. You worked for cnn for some 30 years. You have a variety of shows, you are not an orthodox republican, obviously not a liberal democrat. Could you go back into the environment today or what was the formula that allows you to exist for three decades . You have a particular relationship with him . Enlighten us a little bit. It was helpful i joined cnn in 1980 at the beginning, one of the founders of cnn, one of the fortunate ones who was there, i was president of creation, as they say. It was a spectacular place to work because it was something on thought of before ted turner. The global cable news cast and he put it into action and institutionalized it. It was truly remarkable. It changed over time and refounded it in 1980 and by 1984, ted was on the forms, the wealthiest list and have been basically on the verge of bankruptcy three years earlier than when he founded it. His positioned changed and subject hours. We were growing and over time, is, teds commitment t
Weekly Interview Program with elevating guest host interviewing top nonfiction authors about their work. All afterwards programs are also available as a podcast. Host lou dobbs before we start on the recent fascinating one a book of yours, you worked on and on cnn 30 years with a variety of shows coming for nonorthodox republican obviously not a liberal democrat. Code you go back into that environment today ask her what was the formula that allowed you to exist for three decades did you have a relationship with ted turner . Enlighten us a little bit with that development. It was hopeful that i joined in 1980 at the beginning one of the founders of cnn. One of the fortunate ones from the creation and it is a spectacular place to work because it is something i thought of before ted turner the global cable news cast and he put it into action and institutionalized it. It was truly remarkable. But it changed over time. We founded it in 1980 and with 1984 he was on the forbes list of the wea
We start with one of the worlds biggest tech events, mobile world congress, which is getting under way in shanghai. With technology at the heart of the us china trade war its difficult for the 60,000 delegates to get away from the tensions its causing whether thats around 56 telecoms, Artificial Intelligence or big data. That trade war has led to tariffs on more than half the goods the worlds two biggest economies sell to each other. And the us is threatening tariffs on another 300bn of goods which would hit consumer products, including the electronics on show in shanghai. The us has also effectively banned telecoms giant huawei over security concerns. Its one of the biggest firms at the show and has recently said it expected that blaclisting will cost it 30 billion worth of sales over two years. Americas biggest tech comapnies are also being hurt by the trade war. Apple says any further us tariffs against china will weigh on its global competitiveness. That could lead prices to rise b
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