Kara Swisher Says She Will Leave CNN After Ellison-Backed Merger Clears
Swisher said she asked her agent to end her contract and cited the merger’s new ownership as the reason she will not stay.
- On Tuesday, CNN journalist Kara Swisher announced on her Pivot podcast she will leave the network as soon as legally possible following Paramount's $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery clearing its final legal hurdle.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 11 other state attorneys general settled their antitrust lawsuit on Monday, removing the last legal obstacle to the $110 billion mega-merger proceeding.
- Swisher told co-host Scott Galloway on Pivot she could not work under Paramount CEO David Ellison, stating, "I think they are terrible media owners," and requesting her agent secure an early exit from her contract.
- The settlement requires an independent editorial board to oversee journalistic standards at CNN and CBS. Swisher dismissed the measure on Threads as "toothless," predicting it would be "larded over with old & crusty media retirees."
- Critics suggest David Ellison's acquisition aims to reshape CNN's editorial direction, citing his close alliance with President Donald Trump and his past orchestration of what observers called a "commercially disastrous rightwing pivot" at CBS News.
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Kara Swisher removed her signature aviator sunglasses to offer a hearty, “Fuck these guys,” to David Ellison and the incoming business daddies of CNN. The longtime tech reporter and Devil Wears Prada 2 star has been an on-air contributor to CNN since 2023, but with the increasing likelihood of Paramount acquiring CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, she’s been making her exit strategy public. Last week, Swisher told her Pivot co-host, S…
Kara Swisher Exits CNN Early Over Ellison Merger
Kara Swisher says she asked her agent to cut her CNN deal months early rather than work under Ellison ownership after Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery merger path cleared. American Digest reported that the longtime media commentator made the announcement on the Tuesday episode of her "Pivot" podcast, just days after Paramount settled with California Attorney […]
CNN Columnist Abruptly Quits CNN in Anti-Trump Meltdown
Kara Swisher told listeners she wants out of her CNN contract after a legal settlement cleared the last major hurdle for Paramount Skydance’s purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, the network’s parent. She has been a CNN contributor since 2023 and hosted the series “Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever.” The deal, led by David Ellison […]
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