Ex-CNN veteran Paula Reid joins MS NOW to be their top White House reporter

Former CNN star Paula Reid has landed a new gig as MS NOW’s chief White House reporter after walking away from her previous employer amid concerns about its future under new corporate parent Skydance, according to a report.Reid, who previously served as chief legal affairs correspondent at CNN, begins her new gig at the Versant-owned MS NOW on Thursday, TheWrap reported, citing an internal memo from the cable channel’s Washington bureau chief Sudeep Reddy.“Paula will bring her deep experience to covering the administration, serve as a key reporting voice across MS NOW’s Washington Bureau, and help drive our newsroom’s investigative and enterprise journalism,” Reddy wrote.Reid’s departure from CNN was first reported over the summer by the Status newsletter, which said she turned down a generous contract renewal offer after privately expressing concerns about Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros.Discovery and the possibility that CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss could eventually oversee CNN.Skydance CEO David Ellison has asked CNN chief Mark Thompson to remain at the helm following the company’s acquisition of Warner Bros.

Discovery, according to the Wall Street Journal.The New York Times subsequently reported that Ellison wants Thompson to stay for at least another year, while Weiss is not expected to have editorial or operational oversight of CNN for the time being.Variety subsequently reported that Reid was expected to join MS NOW.The veteran journalist joined CNN in 2021 after more than a decade at CBS News, where she covered the Justice Department and White House.She was promoted to CNN’s chief legal affairs correspondent in 2023.Her hiring comes as MS NOW, which was formerly known as MSNBC, expands its independent Washington bureau following its separation from NBC News.MS NOW and Reid declined to comment....