CNN staffers don't all appear to be enthusiastic about the idea of an editorial board overseeing the network if and when Paramount takes over its parent company, Warner Bros.Discovery.Fox News Digital confirmed that Paramount CEO David Ellison is mulling the creation of an editorial board if he takes ownership of CNN, which falls under the WBD umbrella.
The editorial board and other potential safeguards would be put in place to "ease concerns over [CNN's] news operation’s independence," according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported on the internal discussions."We always remain open to internal improvements to journalistic integrity," a Paramount spokesperson told Fox News Digital.Fox News Digital spoke with CNN staffers about what they think of the theoretical editorial board.PARAMOUNT ESCALATES THREAT TO LEAVE CALIFORNIA AS DEM AG'S ANTITRUST LAWSUIT STALLS WARNER BROS MERGERParamount CEO David Ellison has floated installing an editorial board to oversee CNN following his company's looming merger with Warner Bros.Discovery.
(Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images)"I think we'd be fine with one," one CNN staffer reacted."I mean editorial independence is always a good idea, however it is achieved...
My colleagues just want the uncertainty gone."However, another CNN staffer chalked it up to "throwing spaghetti at a wall," calling a hypothetical editorial board "useless at best, paralyzing at worst.""I don’t even think it’s serious," the staffer told Fox News Digital."I think it’s just a daily throw something at the wall to see if it’s enough."One senior CNN correspondent insists "no one" at the network has confidence that it will maintain its independence even if an editorial board is installed, pointing to the chumminess between the Ellisons and President Donald Trump.
David Ellison's billionaire father — Oracle founder Larry Ellison — is a close ally of Trump who is financially backing the deal.CNN STAFFERS SEE PARAMOUNT MERGER AS 'IN...