Reports that CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss could soon gain editorial oversight of CNN have triggered a familiar reaction from large segments of the media industry. Almost immediately, critics began portraying Weiss as a conservative operative, a Trump ally, or evidence that CNN could be headed toward a right-wing transformation if Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition […]

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Per Reuters, Fox, CNN and any other media reporting from this weekend, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton was thrown into chaos. A man later identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, from Torrance California breached a checkpoint and opened fire, injuring a Secret Service agent as he attempted to reach the ballroom […]

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David Ellison may soon own CNN and that’s already becoming a topic of discussion across the media industry as Paramount Skydance moves forward with its proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. According to a report from Variety, some CNN employees are worried the change in ownership could lead to editorial shifts at the […]

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The potential CNN Paramount tie-up is already sending tremors through the cable news world, and inside CNN itself the mood appears increasingly uneasy. According to reporting from Variety, multiple CNN employees are expressing concern about Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to pivot away from a previous Netflix arrangement and instead pursue a broader deal involving Paramount […]

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Former CNN host Don Lemon has formally pleaded not guilty to charges in federal court as the legal fallout continues from the now-viral storming of a Minnesota church tied to anti-ICE protests — a case that is quickly escalating beyond a simple trespassing dispute into a broader legal battle over religious freedom, activism, and press […]

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