Ted Turner, a media mogul who tried to repair the land

Mongabay
May 6, 2026, 12:13 pm125 ptsTrending
Ted Turner, who died on May 6th, liked to present himself as a businessman who had simply applied the same habits to a larger subject. First he bought a struggling billboard company and made it work. Then he built a television empire, beginning with CNN in 1980. After that, he turned much of his attention to…

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