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Top CNN Reporter Might Depart Amid Paramount Ownership
Reid is set to exit after declining a contract renewal as the $110 billion merger raises uncertainty over CNN’s future, reports said.
- CNN's Chief Legal Affairs Correspondent Paula Reid is set to leave the network before Paramount's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery closes, declining a generous renewal offer amid uncertainty about the network's future.
- Staffers fear a repeat of the chaos at CBS News, where Bari Weiss implemented controversial reforms and purged '60 Minutes' staff; Reid and other CNN journalists have privately expressed alarm about how the network would operate under David Ellison's ownership.
- Internal tensions are running high, with offices becoming a "psychiatrist's couch" as talent fears merger implications; Anderson Cooper, who left '60 Minutes' following the Weiss takeover, and Kara Swisher have indicated they may depart.
- CNN management has struggled to reassure staff, unable to "publicly articulate his plans" for future leadership, as CNN CEO Mark Thompson reportedly told Paramount executives he would not share oversight of the network.
- While the Justice Department approved the deal, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and other state officials are preparing a lawsuit to block the transaction, though analysts expected the merger to proceed due to Paramount's political connections.
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CNN journalist jumps ship to MS NOW over fears of new leadership after merger: report
CNN journalist Paula Reid is leaving the network for MS NOW out of concerns over Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of the network, according to a Variety report Wednesday. “Reid turned down a chance to renew her current contract at CNN, according to two people familiar with the situation, in part because CNN’s next era appears chaotic,” Variety reported. The article noted that Reid’s decision allegedly came because of concerns over Paramount CEO …
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