CNN chief Mark Thompson. Mike Coppola/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment The cold, hard truth that many inside CNN have been grappling with these past few months was that the venerable cable news channel, Ted Turner's greatest invention, was about to undergo radical change, whoever won the battle for parent company Warner Bros. Discovery.