{"id":2519857,"date":"2025-12-10T20:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T01:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-employees-fear-bloodbath-as-networks-future-hangs-in-the-balance-report\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T20:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T01:38:32","slug":"cnn-employees-fear-bloodbath-as-networks-future-hangs-in-the-balance-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-employees-fear-bloodbath-as-networks-future-hangs-in-the-balance-report\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Employees Fear &#8216;Bloodbath&#8217; as Network&#8217;s Future Hangs in the Balance: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-employees-fear-bloodbath-as-networks-future-hangs-in-the-balance-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2519857&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Paramount and Netflix are engaged in a high-stakes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-justifies-spending-465-million-on-one-season-of-lord-of-the-rings-series\/\" title=\"Amazon Justifies Spending 5 Million On One Season Of \u2018Lord Of The Rings\u2019 Series\">bidding war<\/a> to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, with the winning company gaining control of CNN. Netflix made an $83 billion offer, but Paramount owner David Ellison responded with a $108 billion hostile takeover bid. Inside CNN, employees are anxious about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/juan-soto-turns-down-nationals-15-year-440-million-offer-team-seeking-trade\/\" title=\"Juan Soto Turns Down Nationals\u2019 15-Year, 0 Million Offer; Team Seeking Trade\">potential ownership change<\/a>, mostly fearing the implications of a Paramount takeover due to Ellison&#8217;s reputation for drastic changes, as seen in his management of CBS. Some staff worry that a Netflix acquisition could also be damaging, possibly leading to asset stripping similar to private equity practices.<\/p>\n<p>There are concerns about the loss of editorial independence if Paramount merges CNN with CBS, a scenario Ellison has not ruled out.Ellison has expressed a vision of creating a large-scale, trustworthy news service aimed at moderate Americans. Former CNN president Tom Johnson emphasized that the key issue is whether the network will retain its independence under new ownership.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump weighed in, stating that CNN should definitely be sold, expressing distrust in its current leadership and hoping for new management after the acquisition. CNN staff hope for stability and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >editorial freedom amid uncertainty caused<\/a> by the ownership battle.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As Paramount and Netflix war for the chance to alter the media universe by purchasing Warner Bros. Discovery, the folks at CNN have a more narrow focus &mdash; themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Netflix put in an $83 billion bid, but on Monday Paramount owner David Ellison began a $108 billion hostile takeover bid. The winner gets CNN, which operates as a division of Waner Bros. Discovery, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/cnn-staffers-fear-utter-s-show-networks-future-paramount-buys-warner-bros-discovery-insiders?fbclid=IwY2xjawOmX35leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeAxoF04YaPbGhZqpwP70Rro4akJeCoBuz_UY-mHdhn-Y0TlMGXPR265NDzSY_aem_au_CmljB4KzJhtECh0zbyg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Within CNN, employees are hoping that Paramount, which has made wholesale changes at CBS since taking ownership of the network, falls short.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think there is a very small contingent who wants Paramount&hellip; most do not,&rdquo; one CNN staffer said, as one admitted that as it stands, the network is in &ldquo;chaos and crisis.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some of the fear of Paramount is due to Ellison.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think most like it because they fear him meddling,&rdquo; the CNN employee said.<\/p>\n<p>However, another employee said there could be worse fates, fearing that if Netflix wins the bidding war, Warner Bros. and its components could be &ldquo;totally chopped to pieces and whittled to the bone private equity style.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another employee said fears are rising of a &ldquo;bloodbath&rdquo; if Paramount wins the duel and combines CNN with CBS.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They like editorial independence, and I think the reports of what CBS has gone through suggests that may not be the case where there to be a Paramount takeover,&rdquo; one CNN employee said.<\/p>\n<p>Ellison responded &ldquo;yeah&rdquo; in a Monday interview when asked about combining CNN and CBS, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cnn-warner-bros-paramount-netflix-ellison-14124eaeaadd13d31323ea3fb5312793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want to build a scaled news service that is basically, fundamentally, in the trust business, that is in the truth business, and that speaks to the 70% of Americans that are in the middle,&rdquo; Ellison said.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Johnson, former CNN president in the 1990s, said the real issue is not who owns the network, but how much freedom it gets.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is such a need for independent, unbiased news services,&rdquo; Johnson said. &ldquo;I so hope that the new CNN owners will see that as their fundamental mission.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump: &ldquo;I think any deal it should be guaranteed and certain that CNN is part of it, or sold separately. But I don&rsquo;t think the people that are running that company right now and running CNN, which is a very dishonest group of people, I don&rsquo;t that should be allowed to continue.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZaJzuYa7oW\">pic.twitter.com\/ZaJzuYa7oW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1998859821769019513?\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said he hopes that when the dust settles, CNN has new leadership, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/5643129-trump-warner-bros-cnn-sold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s imperative that CNN be sold,&rdquo; Trump said Wednesday. &ldquo;I think CNN should be sold, because I think the people running CNN right now are either corrupt or incompetent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just think that the people that have run CNN into the ground, by the way &hellip; I don&rsquo;t think they should be entrusted with running CNN any longer,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Any deal it should be guaranteed and certain that CNN is part of it or sold separately.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Discovery, CNN employees are primarily concerned about their own future. Last week, Netflix offered $83 billion, but on Monday, Paramount&#8217;s owner David Ellison launched a $108 billion hostile takeover bid. The victor will gain control of CNN, which operates under Warner Bros. Discovery. Inside CNN, many staff members hope Paramount-known for making sweeping changes at CBS after taking over-does not succeed. One employee noted that only a small group supports Paramount; most do not and describe the network as currently being in &#8220;chaos and crisis.&#8221; Concerns about Paramount largely stem from fears surrounding Ellison&#8217;s involvement.<\/p>\n<p>While some worry about Ellison&#8217;s potential interference, others fear that if Netflix wins, Warner Bros. could be dismantled aggressively in a private equity-style breakup. There is also anxiety over a possible &#8220;bloodbath&#8221; if Paramount prevails and merges CNN with CBS since editorial independence might be compromised based on CBS&#8217;s recent experiences under Paramount ownership.<\/p>\n<p>Ellison acknowledged plans to combine CNN and CBS during an interview Monday, stating his goal is to create a large-scale news service focused on trust and truth that appeals to the majority of Americans in the political center.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Johnson, former CNN president from the 1990s, emphasized that ownership matters less than how much autonomy the network retains: &#8220;There is such a need for independent, unbiased news services,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I hope new owners recognize this as their core mission.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump expressed his desire for new leadership at CNN once any deal concludes. 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