The story `` put CNN on the map , '' said former Beijing bureau chief Mike Chinoy . Soon afterwards , the Chinese informed CNN they could no longer maintain their live position overlooking the square , a position that had become vital for the network 's coverage . Reporters had flooded Beijing to cover the visit of Chinese leader Mike Chinoy . For the first time , a TV network beamed its own live pictures from Beijing . As protests grew , Soviet authorities ordered CNN to stop transmitting .
The story `` put CNN on the map , '' said former Beijing bureau chief Mike Chinoy . Reporters had flooded Beijing to cover the visit of Chinese leader Mike Chinoy . For the first time , a TV network beamed its own live pictures from Beijing . As protests grew , Soviet authorities ordered CNN to stop transmitting .