The only thing I like about CNN is they post the sports scores at the bottom of the screen in the morning. Other than that, it's a waste of time.
CNN is a study in behavioral conditioning. They create a sense of insecurity, create an emotional link, and use the brief flashes of text to insinuate jingoistic slogans into the mind. Then they run polls to see if the conditioning has been successful. If not, they continue to run the same stories. Once the proper opinions have been successfully implanted, the polls will show it and they can move on, assured in the Pavlovian liberal response to the proper stimulus.