Christina Park to be a doctor when she chose her true calling—journalism. She joined CNN in 1999 as a medical and health producer for CNN Headline News. She has also reported for Headline News as well as for CNN, CNN International and has served as an anchor for CNN Student News. During her tenure at CNN, Park helped launch a number of programs, including "CNN.COM," for which she received a National Headliner Award. She also launched a profile-style program, "People in the News." In August 2001, she moved to Headline News as a writer for the launch of the revamped network. Park
CNN effect CNN effect The CNN effect is a phenomenon in political science and media studies which states that CNN's use of shocking images of humanitarian crises around the world compels U.S. policy makers to intervene in humanitarian situations they may not otherwise have an interest in. The 24-hour international television news channel known as Cable News Network or CNN, had a major impact on the conduct of states' foreign policy in the late Cold War period and that CNN and its subsequent industry competitors have had a similar impact in the post Cold War era. While the free press has, in