As Ted's World Turns

摘要

Ted Turner was basking in the world's attention. Much of the globe, it seemed, turned out last week to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his genius invention, CNN, the 24-hour cable-news channel. CNN journalists from 130 countries mingled with such CNN household-name stars as Bernard Shaw and Larry King at the cable channel's Atlanta headquarters. Vladimir Putin beamed in via satellite from Moscow for the weeklong affair. Al Gore, George W. Bush and Jordan's King Abdullah dropped by. Former president Jimmy Carter addressed the gathering as Turner sat with U.N. chief Kofi Annan.