Ex-CNN Anchor Warns Paramount-WBD Deal Could Fuel Pro-Trump State Media; Labor Seeks Federal Film Tax Credit
TL;DR
Ex-CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta warned at a Schiff-sponsored event that Paramount Skydance’s planned purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery could concentrate media power and enable pro‑Trump state media, even as Ellison pledges CNN editorial independence; IATSE and Noah Wyle urged a federal film/TV tax credit to keep production in the U.S. amid LA job losses and a rising share of productions abroad, with lawmakers arguing federal policy should supplement state incentives and help revive Hollywood jobs, citing The Pitt’s season as proof incentives work.
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