CNN Political Ticker

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CNN Political Ticker is a blog run by CNN as an adjunct to the CNN.com website's political section. The blog posts frequent updates with snippets from other articles on CNN.com. An RSS feed is available, however the blog does appear to have one major drawback in that it fails to link back to the original story on CNN.com for the reader to gather further information.
Fast Facts
1. Started in September 2006
2. Uses Wordpress.com VIP publishing platform
3. Part of CNN's political coverage that received a Peabody Award in 2009
4. Accused of liberal slantExaminer.com: CNN Distorts Obama ... Controversy (April 14, 2009)
CNN Fast Facts
1. Network launched on June 1, 1980
2. Founded by Ted Turner
3. Owned by Turner Broadcasting, Time Warner
4. Market reach is 1.5 billion people
5. Notable personalities include Anderson Cooper, Wolf Blitzer, Paula Zahn
Background

The CNN.com website was founded in 1993 by CNN as an Internet counterpart to it's news coverage. In 2006 it began the CNN Political Ticker to expand it's political news presentation and to prepare for the upcoming election coverage in 2008. The coverage was part of the overall political coverage in the 2008 election that won the network a Peabody Award. Overall the website ranks #52 according to Alexa.com, with two percent of the visitors actually visiting the CNN blogs, of which the Political Ticker is one.Alexa: CNN.com Traffic Details

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