Source: Washington Monthly
by Jonathan Alter
“On the day after Trump’s efforts to censor Stephen Colbert blew up in his face, I have fresh reporting on why Netflix is not likely to be successful in taking over Warner Bros. Discovery, which opens the door to Paramount-SkyDance owning Warner. That would mean that Trump, Bari Weiss, and company would control not just CBS News but CNN, HBO, and other properties, and Trump would increase his stranglehold over old media. So let’s first talk about the cowardice of CBS executives.” (02/17/26)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/02/17/trump-media-control-paramount-warner-merger/