“People Are Very Nervous” – CNN Staffers In Full Panic Over Merger
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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.
A television executive also issued a warning, saying, “Bloodbath coming, including at CNN… That’s the next big step — slashing and burning.”
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’.”
“Bloodbath coming, including at CNN,” a TV exec said. “That’s the next big step — slashing and burning.”
Trump recently banned CNN, Politico, and MSNOW from the White House.
President Donald Trump said in a post that CNN, Politico and MSNBC have filed a lawsuit seeking access to the White House.
In the post, Trump argued that news organizations he repeatedly referred to as “Fake News” should not be given access to the Oval Office, accusing them of publishing stories about him that he described as negative, inaccurate, and potentially harmful to the country. Trump also questioned why he should be required to provide access to organizations he believes have treated his administration unfairly.
Trump further argued that the media lacks credibility, pointing to his claim that he won all seven swing states, the popular vote, and the Electoral College by a 312-to-226 margin in the election.
He also cited what he described as a figure showing that 94% of coverage about him was negative, using that claim to question how he could have won what he characterized as a landslide victory. Trump said he has an obligation to protect the success and safety of the United States and concluded by calling “Fake News” a threat to democracy.
He said he would do whatever he believes is necessary to ensure that the country thrives.
