DOJ OKs Paramount-Warner Merger, Sparking Concerns Over Media Power
TL;DR
The DOJ approved Paramount's $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, potentially placing CBS News and CNN under the Ellison family's control and intensifying media consolidation. Critics warn the arrangement could distort news coverage to please the presidency and curb independent journalism, prompting calls for state AGs to challenge the deal amid ongoing concerns about concentration in the media landscape.
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