The mainstream media has taken a beating for the past decade. You can thank Trump for it.
And now CNN is about to collapse and there’s nothing they can do to stop it.
CNN’s Hypocrisy on Full Display as Sale Looms
CNN anchor Abby Phillip recently lectured “MAGA Republicans” about living in “information silos”—this from the same host who, just weeks earlier on The Breakfast Club, insisted her network remains fair and balanced, free of extremism. The irony is hard to miss.
For years, CNN has consistently ranked at the bottom of public trust among major news outlets. But with Warner Bros. Discovery now fielding acquisition bids ahead of today’s November 20 deadline, the network’s future—and perhaps its long-overdue reckoning—hangs in the balance.
The Bidders: More of the Same or Real Change?
Reports indicate Paramount/Skydance, Comcast, and Netflix are among those preparing offers. Each brings its own baggage that should give viewers pause about CNN’s direction under new ownership.
A Comcast takeover would be particularly troubling, given its stewardship of MSNBC—one of the most overtly partisan operations on television. Folding CNN into that ecosystem could easily accelerate the kind of echo-chamber programming conservatives have long criticized.
Netflix raises similar red flags. The streaming giant has built much of its original content around progressive causes, from Obama-produced documentaries to heavy emphasis on identity politics, diversity funds, and internal activism. Handing CNN’s reins to a company with that editorial DNA hardly screams “neutrality.”
One Bidder Stands Out—for the Better
Paramount, under David Ellison and backed by his father Larry—a rare Silicon Valley figure willing to challenge the left-leaning tech consensus and even host events for President Trump—appears the least alarming option for those weary of CNN’s slant.
Recent moves under the new regime are encouraging: Paramount’s acquisition of Bari Weiss’s The Free Press and her appointment as CBS Editor-in-Chief signal a serious attempt to restore journalistic integrity.
Weiss, who famously left The New York Times citing its drift into partisan advocacy, could represent the kind of course correction legacy media desperately needs.
Of course, corporate deals are unpredictable, with shareholder demands and hidden agendas always in play. Late entrants or surprise bidders could still shake things up.
Conservatives—and all Americans who simply want fair reporting—have every reason to watch this process closely. CNN abandoned unbiased journalism long ago. Whether new ownership finally fixes it, or just entrenches the same tired bias, will shape cable news for decades.
The stakes couldn’t be higher for a media landscape starved of trust. Time will tell if this sale delivers genuine reform or just more of the same.
