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200 Journalists Warn $110B Paramount-Warner Deal Risks CNN Independence

5/28/2026

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200 journalists, academics and filmmakers warned that the Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery $110 billion merger could enable political meddling at CNN.
Shareholders approved the $110 billion deal last month.
The letter says Paramount CEO David Ellison, son of Larry Ellison, reshaped CBS News by installing Bari Weiss and removing Trump-critical segments.
Signatories Jim Acosta, Judy Muller and Laura Poitras urged regulators to treat the merger as a political arrangement threatening safeguards.

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200 journalists, academics and filmmakers warned that the Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery $110 billion merger could enable political meddling at CNN.
Shareholders approved the $110 billion deal last month.
The letter says Paramount CEO David Ellison, son of Larry Ellison, reshaped CBS News by installing Bari Weiss and removing Trump-critical segments.
Signatories Jim Acosta, Judy Muller and Laura Poitras urged regulators to treat the merger as a political arrangement threatening safeguards.