title: CNN’s Jake Tapper Breaks News of Paramount Buying Network’s Parent Company WBD Live on Air: "It Affects Everybody I’m Looking at Right Now in the Studio"
author: u/ControlCAD
contenttype: redditpost
publication: r/technology
published: 2026-02-27T15:00:14+00:00
sourceurl: https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1rg8ysd/cnnsjaketapperbreaksnewsofparamountbuying/
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Link: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cnn-jake-tapper-paramount-buying-wbd-live-on-air-1236674342/
Score: 13564 | Comments: 616 | Subreddit: r/technology
Top Comments
u/Possible_Gur4789 (2635 pts):
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u/GreatGojira (821 pts):
If only the media has the smallest bit of back bone to see this coming after the first time.
Honestly they did this to themselves chasing ratings instead of holding those accountable
u/Deer_Investigator881 (1824 pts):
Jake Tapper is going to sell so many books about this
u/jh937hfiu3hrhv9 (30 pts):
The fourth estate melting in front of everybody's eyes. Nothing but propaganda cloaked as news going forward. Defund the billionaire fascists.
u/rnilf (414 pts):
The right-wing takeover of media will continue to have dire consequences.
If you really don't see how this is a big deal, I urge you to use what little brain-power you seemingly have to realize what kind of damage Fox News has already done to America, then realize what kind of damage they can do with CNN and every other media property WBD has.
Maybe you're smart enough to not be influenced by them. Maybe you don't consume "legacy media".
Millions of easily influenced Americans can't say the same.
u/KryssCom (270 pts):
CNN should have spent more time telling the actual truth during the election instead of constantly trying to bend over backwards to make Trump seem like a normal candidate instead of a batshit-insane wannabe-autocrat.
u/beaviscow (40 pts):
Yep us too. Most of us have stopped watching CNN and now it’s only going to prove that further.
u/SanDiegoDude (15 pts):
Hate to say it, but it was gonna happen no matter what. Netflix didn't want the cable channels, so the Ellisons would have bought them either way. Sucks for CNN, but it is what it is. Just stop watching broadcast/cable TV, it's not only enshittified, now it's MAGAfied too.
u/derezzed90000 (59 pts):
this take over has to pass many hurdles including EU regulators... i remain hopeful it won't happen. AG of California needs to put a stop to this as well.
u/Error404403 (43 pts):
Underscores that the traditional Network Media, being a stalwart of informing the US population during last 80+ years, lives through its last days.
No big loss, Jake. Steve made a good showing online, so could you and everyone you are looking at right now.
u/BlackberryPi7 (181 pts):
YOU LITERALLY SANE WASHED A PEDOPHILE, an IDIOT who was running for President for the SECOND time.
You wrote a book bashing someone else while sane washing Trump.
Your entire network sane washes these people. For God's sake you idiots keep inviting people like Kevin O'Leary and Scott Jennings on all your programs.
Fuck off Tapper.
u/IntrepidTop2300 (13 pts):
Well it’s sad to see a brainchild of Ted Turner turn into MAGA central.
I guess all good things must end. CNN will soon be on my do not watch propaganda list.
u/PerfectBase3989 (11 pts):
The best thing that can come from this is the editors going full scorched Earth (i.e. start actually reporting about Epstein).
u/ExplosiveBrown (12 pts):
Watching the corporate consolidation of media in real time
Soon there will be only the narrative of the state
People will just get high and twerk on cars as we continue to circle the drain
u/wurtin (10 pts):
I used to watch CNN. They are still where I go for election night coverage but for their normal news, the Scott Jennings types that they have on their panels regularly make it completely unwatchable now.
If this actually passes anti-trust and happens I'll probably just use AP / Reuters / NYT for news. nothing is perfect but I'm not going to support the Ellison's. I'll be interested to see if things change on John Oliver's show on HBO. havent seen too much on the Daily show yet, but it still could be coming.
u/NickCostanza (108 pts):
Dam maybe Tapper shouldn’t have worked so hard to discredit Biden
u/AirbagOff (29 pts):
Oracle is a house of cards about to tumble. It’s like when AOL bought WB.
u/FrogsOnALog (16 pts):
Supposed to be the fourth estate and he’s dropping a book in an election year. Get fucked Jake.
u/CumSluts4Jesus (7 pts):
hitler exterminates millions of people Jake Tapper: “FDR was in a wheelchair and tried to hide it from the American people please buy my book about it”
u/Dzotshen (75 pts):
How could they Nazi this coming /s
u/2LiveGucciCrew (5 pts):
Hey Jake, got any more of those Joe Biden is senile books?
u/JonKonLGL (9 pts):
They’ll all be getting new NDA’s, and then scripts to read from that are Drumpf approved and written by sycophants and Grok.
u/jax362 (5 pts):
Like most Americans, it's never a big deal until it actually affects them. Jake and the rest have been reporting as if none of this has mattered for years. I guess reality is a bitch.
u/trustyjim (9 pts):
CNN gonna turn into Faux News part Deux
u/ankerous (7 pts):
I hope Jake Tapper is the first one tossed out on his ass.
u/ateiesbaby (6 pts):
I CANNOT stress this enough. FUCK JAKE TAPPER. My maga mother ADORES HIM.