CNN was outed internationally back in the 70's,when founder "Red Ted Turner" was still CEO and they aired "Operation Tailwind".
They screwed up and decided to pick a fight with people who LOVE to fight,and ended up losing millions in court, Peter Arnette and a few other "name" reporters and producers,and a new 1 hour video news series. Operation Tailwind was the premier broadcast,and it killed them.
Last I hearEd of Arnette,he was working as a non-contract reporter for some Arabian news source. April Oliver seems to have just disappeared.
Look up Operation Tailwind on the web and get some laughs at what happened.
BTW,even the Russians were making fun of CNN when I was in Russia both times. It was usually the main tv channel being broadcast in the lobbies of the tourist and upscale hotels because English is the language of Business,and lots of foreign businessmen were getting rooms in them.