# Steve Schmidt: CNN Has Lost Its Way

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Podcast: [The Warning with Steve Schmidt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-warning-with-steve-schmidt-6301038)
Published: 2026-05-07T17:56:17+00:00
Episode link: https://omny.fm/shows/the-warning-with-steve-schmidt/steve-schmidt-cnn-has-lost-its-way
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## Resource

Ted Turner was an American icon who built CNN into a network that connected the world and told it the truth. Steve Schmidt pays tribute to his legacy and explains how CNN has been destroyed by greed. Today's Merch: Team First Amendment https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/team-first-amendment-crewneck SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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