# CNN Bottom of screen newsfeed ticker

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-bottom-of-screen-newsfeed-ticker/474650>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 27, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-bottom-of-screen-newsfeed-ticker/474650 "2008-11-27T03:05:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![superwombat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superwombat/32/16616_2.png) [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-bottom-of-screen-newsfeed-ticker/474650/1 "2008-11-27T03:05:44Z")

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Did they start using it on 9/11, or do I have a false memory thing happening?

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-bottom-of-screen-newsfeed-ticker/474650/2 "2008-11-27T03:23:49Z")

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Yes. I’m sure the technology was based from business channels running stock market information across the bottom of the screen.

I’m thinking that the running of a news ticker was used to a slight degree during the Bush/Gore election standoff. But, the running of it at the bottom of the screen constantly started on Sept. 11 2001 and hasn’t ceased.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-bottom-of-screen-newsfeed-ticker/474650/3 "2008-11-27T16:21:47Z")

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Yep, 9/11 started it and it has just remained. Not just CNN, by the way. All the news networks are using it and have been since 2001.