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'He lied to us’: CBS News staffers say new owner David Ellison ‘just can’t be trusted'
"During his symbolic first stop at the CBS News offices after closing the Paramount-Skydance mega-merger last month, David Ellison – the network’s new owner – said 'all the right things' during his meet-and-greet with staff."
"Barely a month later, whatever goodwill the chief executive had built up had evaporated entirely, with multiple network staffers telling The Independent that Ellison had 'lost the trust' of the newsroom, who now see him as nothing but a 'liar' as he takes steps to appease the right and President Donald Trump."
"According to sources, Ellison’s lack of credibility with the 'Tiffany Network' news staff comes down to the 'broken promises' he delivered following a politically-strained merger process that saw Paramount’s former leadership agree to pay Trump $16 million to settle a 'meritless' lawsuit over a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cbs-news-david-ellison-bari-weiss-b2827230.html
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