Washington Examiner

CNN’s disgraceful New York ISIS attack coverage

CNN went from writing headlines to making headlines this week with a now-deleted social media post about the attempted ISIS bombing in New York City that was shockingly dishonest even for the outlet’s ...
Washington Examiner

Can Paramount save CNN from itself?

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...
Los Angeles Times

Paramount-Warner Bros. deal stirs fears about what it means for CNN

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery includes CNN, stirring concerns about editorial ...
Variety

CNN Staffers Fear Warner Bros.-Paramount Deal Will Hurt Their Journalism and Network’s Financial Health

Netflix on Thursday said it would walk away from its agreement with Warner, following a revised bid from Paramount that Warner said was “superior.” Warner CEO David Zaslav on Thursday during an ...
The Boston Globe

CNN chief prescribes calm after staff anxiety over Paramount’s expected purchase of parent company

Word had barely spread about Paramount’s apparent victory in the competition to buy Warner Bros. Discovery before CNN chief Mark Thompson wrote to staff members. His message, in effect: Keep calm and ...
AV Club

CNN CEO Mark Thompson asks staff not to panic over potential Paramount merger

With Paramount really, finally poised to take control of Warner Bros. Discovery, it would be understandable for the employees at both enterprises to be freaking out, even just a little bit. Paramount ...
The Hollywood Reporter

With Paramount Looming, CNN Braces for Impact

Getting the venerable cable news channel under new ownership was the driving issue for President Trump, leaving staff to wonder what comes next. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor The cold, hard truth that ...
Variety

CNN’s Jake Tapper Breaks News of Paramount Buying Network’s Parent Company WBD Live on Air: ‘It Affects Everybody I’m Looking at Right Now in the Studio’

CNN‘s Jake Tapper wound up having to break some news on Thursday’s “The Lead” that affects his own network. After a commercial break, the anchor came back on air and announced to viewers – and the ...
CNN

What does the Paramount-WBD merger mean for CNN?

Viewers and readers of CNN might be wondering the same thing that CNN employees are asking right now: What will Paramount’s ownership mean? Answers are in short supply. Paramount executives have ...
Snopes.com

Are 'MAGA billionaires' buying CNN?

On Feb. 26, 2026, Netflix announced it was walking away from its bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of news network CNN — paving the way for Paramount Skydance, led by David Ellison ...
New York Post

Fox News crushes CNN, MS NOW in February with 35% more viewers than both channels combined

Fox News is still reigning supreme in the cable news battle. The network averaged 35% more total day viewers than CNN and MS NOW combined so far in February, according to new Nielsen data. During ...