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Democrats Panic As Conservative Billionaire
Shakes Up Media Empire

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Posted By: FlyRight, 4/2/2026 6:51:18 PM

Democrats are losing their grip on reality. I don’t mean that they’re going crazy. That ship sailed around the time they started saying “sex assigned at birth.” I mean, they’re literally losing the ability to shape the narratives that determine what most Americans perceive as “reality.” They know it’s happening, and they know exactly who to blame: a Trump-aligned billionaire named David Ellison. Last year, his film production company Skydance (which gave us the refreshingly patriotic “Top Gun: Maverick”) bought Paramount, giving Ellison ownership of CBS News. A few months later, he bought news site The Free Press and installed its founder — anti-woke, classical liberal Bari Weiss — as CBS’s editor-in-chief.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DVC 4/2/2026 7:25:34 PM (No. 2088181)
If this happens and CNN does fair news....it'll be a big shock for millions.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Venturer 4/2/2026 8:19:38 PM (No. 2088205)
Unlike most I thought Top Gun Maverick---sucked.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: jeffkinnh 4/2/2026 8:35:26 PM (No. 2088214)
"CNN will likely be under new management" It will have to be far more than just management. The people at CNN are fundamentally dishonest and stupid. You can't "manage" them into competence or fairness. They will need to be replaced, even if the goal is to get to a middle of the road group. They must actually report real stories in a truthful and fair manner and make it interesting. There is a LOT of animosity built up against the liberal media and CNN is a prime target for that dislike. It would take a HUGE charge around to make me even turn them on. Right now I listen to NONE of the liberal media and am unlikely to no matter what they do. I might skim headlines just to see what is happening but I don't read/listen to their stories. Frankly, I use Lucianne to filter what stories I look at, often ones that are covered and dissected by a conservative site and then point out how stupid the leftist media is. It makes me feel better to talk back and I find it challenging to think about how foolish their arguments are. It will be interesting to see what becomes of CNN. It will be great to see a lot of their "talent" get fired or quit.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: baxter1 4/2/2026 8:59:25 PM (No. 2088222)
Is Mr. Ellison our new media Elon? If only.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: mifla 4/3/2026 7:18:37 AM (No. 2088315)
Looking forward to Dana Bash wearing a MAGA hat to keep her job. MSNOW is not hiring and you can have just so many podcasts.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Alecto2 4/3/2026 7:53:49 AM (No. 2088333)
An improvement? Yes. Only concern is to which country do the Ellisons (junior and senior) really owe their allegiance?
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 4/3/2026 8:35:15 AM (No. 2088362)
Yep, the Collapsing News Network is about experience some badly needed housecleaning. Have a nice day, Ted Turner.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: felixcat 4/3/2026 9:02:34 AM (No. 2088377)
Re #3 - You should also take a look at Citizens Free Press for a conservative listing of news posts from around the world with the occasional human helping some poor animal video. Well, if CNN returns to its very old ways and becomes a truly non-partisan neutral news outlet, I might take a look. As I am really tired of Fox News (and Newsmax to a lesser degree) having on their various shows token, Dem Lefties like Marie Hard or Jessica Tarlove, et al who contribute nothing to the discussion at hand.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: doctorfixit 4/3/2026 9:39:34 AM (No. 2088401)
#3 Redecorating the front office doesn't cure the deep rot within. The Deep State, corporate edition, will not change their culture with new leadership. The saboteurs and resistors just burrow in deeper. Either complete bankruptcy or near-total hire/fire personnel replacement is required. Culture evolves from the bottom up. In any case, legacy media is finished.
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