On Thursday, Warner Bros Discovery shareholders are set to vote on a merger that could dramatically reshape the United States media landscape — combining the company with Paramount Skydance.The deal, which still needs to be approved by federal regulators, would place two of the nation’s largest news organisations – CBS News and CNN – under one roof.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listEarlier this month, the independent proxy investor advisory Glass Lewis urged investors to vote in favour of the merger.Paramount Skydance is led by David Ellison, the son of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, who is a key ally of US President Donald Trump. Under Ellison’s leadership, the network has already taken steps, critics say, to appease Trump.Those moves include appointing conservative opinion writer Bari Weiss, who has no prior television experience, to lead the storied broadcast network; installing Ken Weinstein, a former Trump administration appointee, as an ombudsman tasked with policing bias; and delaying or spiking stories critical of the administration – including the delay of publishing a story on CECOT, the notorious El Salvadorian mega prison to which the Trump administration deported Venezuelan migrants. Sharyn Alfonsi, the reporter who covered the story, called that move a “political” choice. But the deal has faced continued regulatory scrutiny. Last month, Democratic US Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey called Federal Communications Commi …
