CNN Is Under Threat Following ’60 Minutes’ Upheaval, Warn Press Freedom Groups
Nine press freedom groups said the proposed merger could let the Ellison family influence CNN and weaken editorial independence.
- On Tuesday, a coalition of nine press freedom groups warned that the pending $110 billion merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery poses an "existential threat to the free press," potentially compromising CNN's editorial independence.
- Last week's firings of top CBS News "60 Minutes" journalists, including Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, prompted advocacy groups to describe the dismissals as a "grotesque effort taken straight from an authoritarian handbook" to appease President Donald Trump.
- Since taking the helm, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has pulled segments and booked guests, actions critics claim fulfill the Ellisons' commitment to President Trump to remake media organizations to his liking, raising fears of similar interference at CNN.
- More than 200 journalists and over 1,000 entertainment professionals have signed letters opposing the transaction, arguing the deal would "open the door to improper political meddling in journalists' editorial decisions" and further consolidate the media landscape.
- Warner Bros. Discovery recently voted to support the $110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance, a deal that could be finalized as soon as July, potentially handing control of CNN to David Ellison, the son of a major Trump donor.
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Nine media advocacy groups claim the Paramount-WBD merger is an "existential threat to the free press", suggesting CNN would face firings like 60 Minutes has (Josh Dickey/The Wrap)
Josh Dickey / The Wrap: Nine media advocacy groups claim the Paramount-WBD merger is an “existential threat to the free press”, suggesting CNN would face firings like 60 Minutes has — The coalition of nine journalism advocacy groups calls the “60 Minutes” firings “a grotesque effort ... to appease a sitting president”
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