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'''Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III''' is an American [[media mogul]]. He is known as founder of the [[Cable News Network]] (CNN), the first 24-hour cable news channel. | '''Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III''' is an American [[media mogul]]. He is known as founder of the [[Cable News Network]] (CNN), the first 24-hour cable news channel. | ||
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| + | Turner has long been known as a champion of [[population control]]. In 1996, he put $125 million into a [[foundation]] to support environmental and [[population control]] efforts in the U.S. and abroad. The endowment spends about $6 million a year on projects designed to lower the world's population from the present six billion people to two billion or less.<ref>https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ted-turner-talks-of-overpopulation/article_1043f1be-541e-52eb-8b99-3dadccf02628.html</ref> | ||
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| + | The billionaire, who has 5 children himself, wants "fertility rights" to be sold, so that poor people "could profit from their decision not to reproduce".<ref>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ted-turner-urges-global-one-child-policy-to-save-planet/article1318451/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 04:25, 29 January 2021
 Ted Turner       (Media tycoon) | |
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| Born | Robert Edward Turner III 1938-11-19 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Children | 5 |
| Spouse | Julia Gale Nye |
| Founder of | Nuclear Threat Initiative |
| Member of | "The Good Club", Population Institute, The Giving Pledge |
| Interests | “Overpopulation” |
Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III is an American media mogul. He is known as founder of the Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour cable news channel.
Overpopulation
Turner has long been known as a champion of population control. In 1996, he put $125 million into a foundation to support environmental and population control efforts in the U.S. and abroad. The endowment spends about $6 million a year on projects designed to lower the world's population from the present six billion people to two billion or less.[1]
The billionaire, who has 5 children himself, wants "fertility rights" to be sold, so that poor people "could profit from their decision not to reproduce".[2]
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