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CNN chief legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid will not renew her contract amid uncertainty about the post‑merger leadership of CNN under David Ellison’s planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with executives unable to guarantee how the network will operate after the deal; her departure would make her the first major CNN journalist to leave amid the upheaval as others weigh their futures.
CNN’s Paula Reid is set to leave the network this summer as Paramount’s $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery moves forward, fueling uncertainty about CNN’s future editorial independence under CBS News chief Bari Weiss; Weiss’s controversial tenure has already sparked staff upheaval, while Paramount and regulators weigh the deal’s implications.
Paula Reid is reportedly leaving CNN to join MS NOW, a move that comes as Paramount plans to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, signaling newsroom changes tied to the broader ownership shakeups.
Variety reports Paula Reid, CNN’s chief legal affairs correspondent, is expected to move to MS NOW after declining a renewal as CNN’s future remains uncertain amid Warner Bros. Discovery’s Paramount Skydance takeover talks; MS NOW reportedly pledges stronger hard-news coverage under Rebecca Kutler, while CNN and Reid’s representatives declined to comment.
Paula Reid, CNN's chief legal affairs correspondent, is expected to depart the network as Paramount's planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery creates newsroom uncertainty about future leadership under the new owner. Reid joined CNN from CBS News in 2021 and was named chief legal affairs correspondent in 2023; CNN declined to comment on her plans as the Paramount-WBD merger is poised to close later this year.
Paula Reid, CNN's chief legal affairs correspondent, is leaving CNN ahead of Paramount's planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, choosing not to renew amid uncertainty about CNN's direction under new ownership. A former CBS News journalist who has covered DOJ, the White House and Supreme Court, Reid's exit signals potential shifts at CNN as the deal progresses.