'Bloodbath Coming': CNN Staffers in Panic Mode

'Bloodbath Coming': CNN Staffers in Panic Mode

CNN employees are reportedly bracing for major changes as Paramount moves closer to taking control of Warner Bros. Discovery and its cable news network. The massive media deal would put CNN under the same corporate umbrella as CBS News while combining Warner Bros., HBO, Paramount Pictures and several major streaming platforms. Inside CNN, however, reports indicate that the approaching takeover has created significant uncertainty about jobs, mana…

Why the Ellison Takeover of CNN Is Such Bad News for US Democracy

A California approval of a merger that would give Trump ally David Ellison control over CNN is a warning sign: dictatorships begin with media control.

The Id, Ego & CNN

On Monday, after David Ellison effectively secured his takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, I began soliciting reactions from inside CNN—a divisional branch of some 3,500 people where, despite the industry’s penchant for simplistic narratives, the thoughts and feelings of staff are by no means monolithic. In recent days, trade press and media reporters have characterized […] The post The Id, Ego & CNN appeared first on Puck.