{"id":2668535,"date":"2026-09-23T16:34:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T20:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anxious-cnn-staffers-in-fear-of-bloodbath-after-paramount-merger-report\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T16:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T20:35:15","slug":"anxious-cnn-staffers-in-fear-of-bloodbath-after-paramount-merger-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anxious-cnn-staffers-in-fear-of-bloodbath-after-paramount-merger-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Anxious CNN Staffers in Fear of \u2018Bloodbath&#8217; After Paramount Merger: 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\">22<\/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%2Fanxious-cnn-staffers-in-fear-of-bloodbath-after-paramount-merger-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=2668535&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dei-disaster-petition-circulating-within-secret-service-community-warns-of-potential-insider-threats\/\" title=\"DEI Crisis: Secret Service Petition Raises Concerns About &#039;Insider Threats\">article discusses concerns<\/a> at CNN following Paramount\u2019s settlement of a lawsuit with California\u2019s Attorney General, which paves the way for Paramount\u2019s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery and consequently CNN\u2019s parent company. Staff at CNN are worried about meaningful layoffs and organizational changes, fueled by recent upheavals at CBS under Paramount\u2019s ownership. There is anxiety over potential cutbacks, with some staff expecting a major \u201cbloodbath\u201d akin to a storm approaching. Paramount has committed to cost-cutting measures, including a projected $6 billion in savings, but details remain unclear for CNN employees. Despite promises to establish an editorial board, skepticism remains about its enforceability. Staff morale is low, with some insiders describing the mood as \u201clike a funeral\u201d and notable journalists like Kara swisher planning to leave the network. The broader merger involves Paramount and Warner Bros. studios, as well as streaming services HBO Max and Paramount+. The settlement mandates the release of a certain number of films annually over the next several years. the atmosphere at CNN is one of uncertainty and apprehension about future changes and job security.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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>With the last major obstacle removed for Paramount\u2019s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, fear is running wild at CNN.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Paramount settled a lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, clearing the way to take over CNN\u2019s parent company in the next few weeks, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/22\/business\/cnn-staffers-panic-over-paramount-merger-as-layoffs-loom-bloodbath-coming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Paramount\u2019s ownership brought wholesale changes to CBS in recent months, leading to fears within CNN that it will face a major overhaul.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are very nervous,\u201d one CNN staffer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s dark. It\u2019s like when you do hurricane coverage. You see the storm spinning off the coast of Haiti and moving towards Florida, and you\u2019re just waiting, and you\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, [expletive]\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBloodbath coming, including at CNN,\u201d one TV executive said. \u201cThat\u2019s the next big step \u2014 slashing and burning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paramount has said it expects the merger will cut about $6 billion in costs. CNN staffers are uncertain what that could mean to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been a complete absence of information about what\u2019s going on and who is going to be in charge,\u201d a CNN staffer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s been playing out at CBS News is fueling a deeper sense of dread and anxiety,\u201d a CNN insider said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Paramount now is set to own CNN after the 12 Democrat AGs crumbled, which means a far left wing CNN will die. This is why Democrats are panicking. All they have now on the far left is MSNBC, which no one watches, and the New York Times. Major media shift. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iqTrRMqqW3\">pic.twitter.com\/iqTrRMqqW3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/2102371254707880246?\">September 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As part of Paramount\u2019s deal to settle the suit, it promised to create an editorial board for CBS and CNN, but that drew scorn from one CNN source.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been proven in this country when you do these sorts of things, it\u2019s not enforceable,\u201d one staffer said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/cnn-funeral-path-hazy-paramount-wins-warner-1236872113\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a> noted that the mood of CNN staffers is \u00a0\u201clike a funeral.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN contributor Kara Swisher said she will be out the door as soon as possible, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/09\/kara-swisher-leaving-cnn-paramount-merger-1237110565\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto\">On her Tuesday podcast, Swisher said that she has \u201casked my agent to get me out of my contract. It ends December 31, so it\u2019s only a few months, right? I just can\u2019t. \u2026 I was trying to figure out ways I could work with them in some like licensing way, but then I thought, \u2018F*** these guys! I don\u2019t want to work for them. I just don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/media\/paramount-reaches-settlement-states-warner-bros-discovery-merger-rcna598645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, the merger combines Paramount and Warner Bros. film studios and the Paramount+ and HBO Max streaming services.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement requires the merged company to release at least 30 films per year for two years and then 32 films a year for three years.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/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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