He always has been a little crazy, but now Ted Turner is showing a lot of common sense.
I was in Atlanta at the NAA Congress where he announced the imminent death of newspapers.
And, many years ago, I was invited to visit CNN’s original facilities and attend the station’s first anniversary.
I always respected his drive and amazing vision for TV news.
Now, as he promotes his memoir (Call Me Ted), Time magazine interviews Ted Turner.
Time reader Kristina Popski, of Sofia, Bulgaria, asks:
Would you agree that 24-hour breaking news has diminished the value of in-depth journalism?
His answer:
No. I think it has made people more interested in news in general. And breaking news doesn’t give you depth or perspective. You need magazines and newspapers because regular television news doesn’t do it either, usually. People, if they’re interested in news, they’ll get the headlines on television and then go to print for depth and perspective.
In the AP picture, Turner is seen at his Montana ranch.
