{"id":92731,"date":"2026-03-07T17:23:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/david-ellison-vows-cnn-will-be-independent-as-paramount-buys-wbd\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T17:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:23:32","slug":"david-ellison-vows-cnn-will-be-independent-as-paramount-buys-wbd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/david-ellison-vows-cnn-will-be-independent-as-paramount-buys-wbd\/","title":{"rendered":"David Ellison Vows CNN Will Be Independent as Paramount Buys WBD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWill <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/paramount-skydance\/\" id=\"auto-tag_paramount-skydance\" data-tag=\"paramount-skydance\">Paramount Skydance<\/a> turn <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/cnn\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cnn\" data-tag=\"cnn\">CNN<\/a> into a right-leaning Fox News 2.0?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWith <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/david-ellison\/\" id=\"auto-tag_david-ellison\" data-tag=\"david-ellison\">David Ellison<\/a>\u2018s media company poised to snap up CNN\u2019s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, in a deal valued at $111 billion, staffers at the news cable outlet have <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/cnn-staffers-fear-warner-bros-paramount-hurt-journalism-1236674738\/\">expressed fears that the Trump-friendly ownership of Paramount Skydance<\/a> will steer CNN\u2019s coverage toward a more conservative ideological bent. That\u2019s after Ellison installed Free Press founder Bari Weiss as head of CBS News, resulting in disruption within the ranks there. Weiss, who has criticized \u201cwoke\u201d news coverage from many mainstream outlets, is expected to have a role in overseeing CNN once the Paramount-WBD deal closes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEllison, in an interview Thursday on CNBC\u2019s \u201cSquawk Box,\u201d maintained that CNN will remain an editorially independent news organization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn the interview, CNBC anchor David Faber said that there \u201cis certainly a perception and\/or a fear perhaps that once you take control of CNN, and given the changes you\u2019ve made at CBS [News], that you will be more beholden to the Trump administration.\u201d He then asked the Paramount Skydance CEO, \u201cCan you address that \u2014 that potential fear, at least on the part of many?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEllison responded, \u201cSo, look, I\u2019ve said this since the beginning, which is, you know, for \u2014 when it really comes to \u2014 editorial independence will absolutely be maintained. It\u2019s maintained at CBS. It\u2019ll be maintained at CNN. And, really, who we want to talk to is the 70% of Americans and really around the world that identify as center-left, as center-right. And we want to be in the truth business. We want to be in the trust business. And that\u2019s not going to change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEllison said that \u201cCNN is an incredible brand with an incredible team. And we absolutely believe in, you know, the independence that needs to be maintained obviously for those incredible journalists, and we want to support that going forward.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe focus for Paramount Skydance with respect to CNN will be to invest in expanding its availability via streaming, said Ellison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cCNN and CBS News are brands that we also really want to be a part of transitioning to streaming so that consumers have the choice,\u201d he said. \u201cIf they want to watch our incredible news brands on broadcast, they can do that. If they want to watch on cable, they can do that. But we also want to create a world to where if they want watch on streaming, they can do that, and where we can really meet consumers where they are. We\u2019re going to invest in the news business. And we think this is going to \u2014 this transaction will be a positive for both CBS News and CNN.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/cnn-all-access-subscription-streamer-launch-mobile-viewers-1236562472\/\">CNN already has a streaming subscription product<\/a>: All Access, priced at $6.99\/month, which it launched last fall. In 2022, it had rolled out CNN+ \u2014 but that streaming service was <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/tv\/news\/cnn-plus-shut-down-warner-bros-discovery-1235237913\/\">killed less than a month after it launched<\/a> after Discovery closed its deal to buy WarnerMedia from AT&amp;T<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/tv\/news\/kasie-hunt-departure-nbc-news-msnbc-1235021493\/\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEllison\u2019s comments may not reassure CNN staffers that big changes in editorial focus on ahead. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWeiss, a former New York Times opinion journalist who sold her Free Press to Paramount for a reported $150 million, has taken the reins of CBS News\u2019 editorial operations \u2014 and, through several management gaffes, has <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/cbs-news-dysfunction-bari-weiss-60-minutes-evening-news-1236635432\/\">caused discord and dysfunction in the news division<\/a>, <em>Variety<\/em> has reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/60-minutes-cbs-news-inside-cecot-bari-weiss-sharyn-alfonsi-1236634344\/\">Some of that has landed on \u201c60 Minutes,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0one of TV journalism\u2019s crown jewels and one of the best-known media properties in the Paramount portfolio.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/bari-weiss-cbs-news-staff-fit-21st-century-1236642250\/\">Weiss has articulated a plan to focus more heavily on digital audiences,<\/a>\u00a0even though CBS News\u2019 TV properties continue to draw more advertising. CBS News staffers have complained publicly about worries tied to having stories need to meet a preconceived slant. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAnd, in what was interpreted as a strong sign of dissatisfaction with current leadership,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/anderson-cooper-exit-60-minutes-cbs-news-1236664874\/\">Anderson Cooper said last month he would leave \u201c60 Minutes\u201d<\/a>\u00a0after serving as a correspondent for the program for two decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>Brian Steinberg contributed to this article.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/david-ellison-cnn-independent-paramount-buys-warner-bros-discovery-1236680397\/\">Fonte do Artigo <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Paramount Skydance turn CNN into a right-leaning Fox News 2.0? 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