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Editorial leanCentre-left
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Reporting is broadly mainstream; panel and prime-time segments lean liberal.
Who owns it
Owner
Warner Bros. Discovery
Ownership type
Listed company
Funding
Carriage fees, advertising, digital subscription
Who runs it
Chief executive
Mark Thompson (Chairman & CEO, CNN)
Track record
Factuality
High
Reach
Around 90m US households plus CNN International
Worth knowing
Ownership has changed hands repeatedly — Turner, Time Warner, AT&T, now WBD.
Ownership, leadership and funding are drawn from public filings and the outlet's own disclosures. The editorial lean is an editorial judgement, not a measurement — read it as a starting point, not a verdict.