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What’s going to happen to CNN?

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated

The pending Paramount merger has fueled questions about CNN’s leadership, editorial autonomy and whether politics will shape its future

So today’s headline — what’s going to happen to CNN? — has become the looming question of the summer in media circles.

Paramount is wrapping up its acquisition of CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, and once that is done, we could see changes at CNN.

So, for now, there’s speculation.

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