Plan for editorial oversight board at CNN and CBS News draws skepticism: ‘Utter garbage’
An editorial oversight board must be set up within 180 days after the closing of the merger deal between Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery. Photograph: Kevin Carter/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenAn editorial oversight board must be set up within 180 days after the closing of the merger deal between Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery. “They will start to fire anchors and certain folks to send a message, and the rest will either have to fall in line or leave.
- ▪An editorial oversight board must be set up within 180 days after the closing of the merger deal between Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery.
- ▪Photograph: Kevin Carter/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenAn editorial oversight board must be set up within 180 days after the closing of the merger deal between Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery.
- ▪“They will start to fire anchors and certain folks to send a message, and the rest will either have to fall in line or leave.
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An editorial oversight board must be set up within 180 days after the closing of the merger deal between Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery. Photograph: Kevin Carter/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenAn editorial oversight board must be set up within 180 days after the closing of the merger deal between Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery. Photograph: Kevin Carter/Getty ImagesCNNPlan for editorial oversight board at CNN and CBS News draws skepticism: ‘Utter garbage’Some network employees and media-watchers have questions and concerns about how arrangement will workJeremy Barr in WashingtonMon 21 Sep 2026 16.05 EDTLast modified on Mon 21 Sep 2026 16.24 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleLeading media figures and insiders dismissed plans to create an editorial oversight board to…
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