Title

Me and Ted against the world : the unauthorized story of the founding of CNN

Description

From the creator of CNN comes an inside, unauthorized look at one of the great adventure tales of modern media. the tumultuous launch of CNN, the world's first 24-hour, all-news network of photos.

Identifier

931577

60197463

Creator

Schonfeld, Reese

Format

1st ed.

Source

Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection

Gift of Brian Lamb, 2011.

Catalog record

Language

eng

Date

2001

Program air date: March 25, 2001

Publisher

Cliff Street

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives

Text

Transcription of Annotations
Notes on front endpapers: Dedication to Brian Lamb by the author: "1/12/01. To Brian - who survived the demons. If you know better than I write pls let me know. The web site will include an errata section. With profound respect for you and C-SPAN, Reese." - Notes by Brian Lamb: "Born in Newark; Dartmouth; 1958: writer for UPI. - CNN's legacy, p. 269. - Louise Priestly - Ted nights together, p. 150. - p. 140: Sex, drugs and rock and roll; Feds are coming - Crissy Baker / John Holliman, Sandy Kenyon. - What's your new project - this book, an act of anti-revisionism. - Met Ted in '74; I started ITNA '75-'76. - "I'm not a cautious man." - p. 18. - Newark, Dartmouth, Harvard Law, Columbia Law, gambling, Erwin Griswold. - 2[?] - Jewish - sold for $50,000 - we offered more. - Cox meeting - protect Cable's interest against broadcasting - "I had failed at company politics: p. 134. - Bernie Shaw - one of the heroes of this book, p. 387. Who will Sandi Freeman report to - you or me? - 1964: Nets in cahoots with parties about coverage of conventions - Leonard Reinsch, Hodding Carter, Rita Schwerner; Atlantic City Boardwalk, p. 172. - Geo. Watson and the Kissinger speech, 1980. - I got fired because of Sandi Freeman, p. 195. - ABC asked me to run SNC, p. 314. - Mary Alice William's story of 12,000 shake down; Elsa Klensch; David Koff - stories of trying to sell Detroit - "get out of my car" - you fired me. - The Ted and Jane Network, The Clinton News Network." - Notes on half title page: "1997: CNN returns; 5% of Ford network; Belo B. - Tom Johnson - knew less about news than Ted, p. 347. - I realized I couldn't go home. - CEO / both Food Net and BBC America - not possible; $300 million profit. Rick Kaplan. - The Jim Kitchell tape to Ted Turner, p. 211: "evidence of volatility". The American hostages in Shannon. - Lawyers, p. 221. Pools, CNN sues Networks; Tom Wyman / Bob Wussler; Ted forces settlement - the SOB had sold me out. - Oct. '81: Ted orders coverage of hearings where he's testifying on violence, p. 244." - Notes on back flyleaf: "Did Ted interfere with programming? How did the networks treat you in the beginning? I never again believed in the CIA or the Pentagon, p. 182. - Political conventions - nothing but infomercials. - New York Times - Les Brown; Cissy Baker. - Ted: always on cable's side, p. 134. - How did you get the transponder? (p. 115) - How much did Ted know about journalism?" - Notes on back endpapers: "24 million sets. Rick Kaplan. Tom Johnson is still grasping at straws; Ted T. tells he couldn't control you, p. 347. - Terry McGuirk; Ed Turner, p. 299. - What is your idea about a channel of local newscasts? Jim Kitchell, Pat O'Gorman, Sandi Freeman. - MGM cost him control of company. Ted always wanted a smart Jew, p. 540. CNN has the same morning meetings as the networks, p. 354. - Ted: Will I like your book? (p. 366) - Random[?], Orson Welles, Tom Snyder, Geo. Watson. - Horace Greeley, Henry Luce, Joseph Pulitzer: my heroes. - Beware of the consultant - might want your job. - "I doubt if CNN will prevail", p. 355. - I pitched HMO crusade to MSNBC - turned me down. - (buy NBC) - I see Ted as a sad tragic figure. - 20th Anniversary Party: Ted exercise in historical revision - leaving me out. - You cried about the fact that you lost at CN, p. 366. - Ron Dean - wraps tape around legs to get out of Poland. - MGM - 1.5 Billion - cost him control of his company. - Spent a year with cop; required letter to bring ABC to U.S.; worked for Dolan [?] News 12. - Luis Electric - Puerto Rican MOB; Bronx - [?] Dolan. - 1986: Ted loses control - 550 million bail out - cable system [?], FNN sale - CNBC. - Reese consulting for Time-Warner in 1991; left Ford at end of '95." -- Annotations by Brian Lamb in the margins and underlining of pertinent phrases throughout the book.

Subject

"Turner, Ted."

"Schonfeld, Reese."

"Cable News Network."

"Television broadcasting of news--United States."

Relation

Original Booknotes interview

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