Looking Out For America “People Are Very Nervous” – CNN Staffers In Full Panic Over Merger
CNN staffers are reportedly growing increasingly concerned about the potential impact of the Paramount merger.
“People are very nervous,” one CNN staffer told the New York Post, describing the mood inside the network.
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CNN staffers are reportedly growing increasingly concerned about the potential impact of the Paramount merger.
“People are very nervous,” one CNN staffer told the New York Post, describing the mood inside the network.
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A television executive also issued a warning, saying, “Bloodbath coming, including at CNN… That’s the next big step — slashing and burning.”
New York Post reported:
Staffers at CNN are in a panic over Paramount’s impending takeover of the cable news channel’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery — and the massive bloodbath that is expected to come after CEO David Ellison completes the $81 billion deal in the coming weeks.
Paramount settled an antitrust suit with California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday — clearing the way for a merged media giant that will operate both CBS News and CNN, in addition to Hollywood studios Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros., streaming services HBO Max and Paramount+.
“People are very nervous,” one CNN staffer told The Post. “It’s dark. It’s like when you do hurricane coverage. You see the storm spinning off the coast of Haiti and moving towards Florida and you’re just waiting and you’re like, ‘Oh, s–t’.”