CNN launched in 1980. The Gulf war was in 1990. Larry King Live premiered on CNN in 1985. CNN has long been a mix of news and opinion, like all news media ev

CNN launched in 1980. The Gulf war was in 1990. Larry King Live premiered on CNN in 1985. CNN has long been a mix of news and opinion, like all news media ever. That’s why media exists: to push facts and interpretations of those facts. Media is not a charity: William Randolph Hearst and Ted Turner want something for their money: they want to control the narrative. It has always been blatant: you just haven’t been paying attention. Hearst started a war! He was such a reviled figure that one of the greatest movies ever made was made to dunk on him.