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CNN CEO Mark Thompson<\/a> insisted on Wednesday that he\u2019s committed to the network despite a looming ownership change that has employees concerned for their future.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Netflix dropped its bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery last month after the company announced Paramount’s latest bid to buy all of its assets, including CNN, was “superior.” The sale to Paramount would put media mogul David Ellison \u2014 who has a close relationship with President Donald Trump and has angered liberals for installing\u00a0Bari Weiss<\/a>\u00a0as editor-in-chief of CBS News \u2014 in charge of CNN.\u00a0As a result, CNN staffers have been on edge about what the future holds for the struggling network, but Thomspon suggested he plans to stick around to find out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m really committed to CNN,”\u00a0Thompson said in a Zoom meeting with international staffers, a network insider told Fox News Digital<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MOOD IS \u2018HORRIFIC\u2019 INSIDE CNN AS STAFFERS BRACE FOR CHANGE AMID POTENTIAL PARAMOUNT TAKEOVER, INSIDERS SAY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“I\u2019m in the middle of something exciting and interesting with all of you,” he continued. “And I\u2019d like to continue it.”<\/p>\n

The Status newsletter, which first reported Thompson\u2019s comments, added that “several anchors and on-air journalists hammered him with questions about ensuring editorial independence under incoming\u00a0Paramount\u00a0ownership.”<\/p>\n

A CNN insider recently told Fox News Digital that staffers feel “a mix of despair, apprehension and curiosity” as the sale to Paramount looms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

NETFLIX BACKS OUT OF WARNER BROS BIDDING WAR AFTER PARAMOUNT MADE ‘SUPERIOR’ OFFER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Look, I think this is a place that has gone through a lot. A lot of mergers in the past decade. A lot of \u2018fresh\u2019 starts,” the CNN insider said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I think there is an underlying fear of mixing two news divisions,” they continued. “Who is gonna get canned?”<\/p>\n

CNN has struggled in the ratings department in recent years, and Ellison has showed with significant changes to CBS that he isn\u2019t afraid of shaking up a legacy organization. CNN staffers famously turned on\u00a0former CEO Chris Licht<\/a>\u00a0when he tried to tamp down CNN’s partisanship that marked the Jeff Zucker era. Thompson replaced Licht in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While Thompson said he is committed to CNN, it\u2019s unclear if Paramount feels the same way about the current network boss. Paramount did not immediately respond when asked for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thompson previously attempted to subdue concerns last month with an encouraging memo to CNN employees.\u00a0<\/p>\n

BARI WEISS TELLS CBS NEWS STAFF THEY’RE ‘NOT PRODUCING A PRODUCT THAT ENOUGH PEOPLE WANT’<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Despite all the speculation you\u2019ve read during this process, I\u2019d suggest that you don\u2019t jump to conclusions about the future until we know more. And secondly, let\u2019s not forget our duty to our audience,” Thompson wrote in the memo obtained by Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re still near the start of what is already an incredibly newsy year at home and abroad, one that will culminate with critical U.S. midterm elections and who knows what else,” he continued. “Let\u2019s continue to focus on delivering the best possible journalism to the millions of people who rely on us all around the world.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital\u2019s Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/cnn-boss-mark-thompson-insists-he-really-committed-network-amid-looming-ownership-changes <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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