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Paramount Blocks Press-Freedom Ad Over $111 B Merger

6/16/2026

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Paramount Skydance blocked a Freedom of the Press Foundation ad warning $111 billion Paramount-Warner merger could threaten independence.
The company refused to air ad on Paramount+ during White House livestream, where it accused U.S. President Donald Trump of calling journalists “the enemy of the people.”
Advocacy chief Seth Stern called the refusal censorship harming freedom and said foundation will post the ad online while the Justice Department’s merger approval faces hurdles.

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Paramount Skydance blocked a Freedom of the Press Foundation ad warning $111 billion Paramount-Warner merger could threaten independence.
The company refused to air ad on Paramount+ during White House livestream, where it accused U.S. President Donald Trump of calling journalists “the enemy of the people.”
Advocacy chief Seth Stern called the refusal censorship harming freedom and said foundation will post the ad online while the Justice Department’s merger approval faces hurdles.