Article: CNN: a network comes of age. (Cable News Network)

CNN: A Network Comes of Age

When the history of the Persian Gulf War is written, there is little doubt that one of the key players will be Cable News Network. From the beginning of the conflict on Jan. 16, CNN was not only an important observer and reporter of the events of the war, but the object of much discussion as well.

Not only was CNN taken seriously, but it out-distanced the major broadcast networks both with the instantaneous nature of its coverage and in the resourcefulness of its people. What was once a minor-league video ticker-tape was at last maturing as a news organization and as a competitor to the Big Three networks.

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