CNN legend Christiane Amanpour 'eviscerates' her future boss in scathing new takedown
Source: Raw Story · Bias: Far Left
Summary
Renowned CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour took a swipe at Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison for the chaos at CBS News under his leadership — in anticipation of him moving to control CNN as well.According to The Daily Beast, "The veteran chief international anchor, 68, faces life under Trump-friendly nepo baby Ellison, 43, after Paramount Skydance secured shareholder approval last month for its $111 billion acquisition of CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal ... would hand Ellison, son of Donald Trump megadonor and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, control of two of America’s biggest newsrooms."Amanpour made her thoughts on this clear at the Truth Tellers Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit in London.“Clearly I’m concerned, and I’m not sure how much I’m allowed to say about a corporate thing that’s underway, but I am obviously as a person, as a journalist with a record — yeah, concern," she said. "And I’m concerned based on what’s happened. And I’m concerned based on what’s happened to the other things that he’s taken over already, like CBS News. Do I have to list what’s happening there? I mean, hemorrhaging viewers, probably hemorrhaging money, this ideological realignment of CBS and the destruction, potentially, of 60 Minutes.”Since the makeover of CBS that also saw conservative thinker Bari Weiss put in charge of editorial duties, the network has lurched between controversy after controversy as well as a crash of ratings.Paramount Skydance's acquisition of CNN is still subject to regulatory approval, and while it is widely expected the Trump administration will greenlight it, a review by California and European Union regulators, as well as an antitrust lawsuit by streaming subscribers, could complicate the process.
Related Coverage
- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce married at New York City’s Madison Square Garden (Center Left — US news | The Guardian)
- Business Leader Calls on New York City to Resist Mamdani (Far Right — The Gateway Pundit)
- Luka Doncic weighs in on new-look Lakers roster amid heavy criticism (Right — New York Post)
- Pay-to-play cycle behind GOP's corporate tax cuts exposed in new report (Far Left — Raw Story)
- Conservative Catches CNN Host Abby Phillip in a Glaring Hypocrisy as She Defends Communist NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Absurd Demand on Air Conditioning (Video) (Far Right — The Gateway Pundit)
- Mamdani mocked by GOP for telling New Yorkers to set thermostats to 78 (Center — The Hill News)
- READ IN FULL: Zohran Mamdani’s America 250 address from George Washington’s desk at New York City Hall (Center Right — Washington Examiner)
- Mamdani Is Telling A Brazen Lie About ‘Capitalist Mismanagement’ Of New York (Far Right — The Federalist)
Daily Analysis
Read the full Parallax Pulse for May 6, 2026 — an AI-powered analysis of how Left and Right media covered the biggest stories this day.
More Headlines From May 6, 2026
- Trump knocked for ballroom hypocrisy: They wanted to 'put Powell in jail' (Left)
- Republicans fill out the House battlefield with challengers in key districts (Center Left)
- GOP wins can’t save them from their huge losses 'where it matters most' (Left)
- Abortion pill fight thrust into spotlight as midterms heat up (Center)
- Honda Cancels EV Plant in Canada – Despite Prior Deal for Billions in Subsidies (Far Right)








