Paramount Clears Major Legal Hurdle for Warner Megadeal
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Mm-hmm. Three media organizations are suing the Trump administration after they were banned from the White House. Plus, Paramount settles a lawsuit, clearing the way for its eighty-one billion dollar merger with Warner Brothers Discovery.
This is pretty significant. I mean, it's basically the last remaining major hurdle to getting the deal closed.
And OpenAI asked the government to create global safety standards for artificial intelligence. It's Monday, September 21st. I'm Alex Ossole for the Wall Street Journal. This is the PM edition of What's News? The top headlines and business stories that move the world today. President Trump has banned CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House. Now, those and other media organizations are pushing back. WSJEG reporter Isabella Simonetti is here to tell us more. Isabella, on Friday, Trump announced this ban. What has that actually meant in practice so far?
On Saturday, CNN White House reporter Betsy Klein said on air she tried to enter the White House but was told her badge had been deactivated. Jonathan Greenberger, who is Politico's editor in chief, told staff that members of the Secret Service confiscated its White House reporters pass. And MS Now White House reporter Akala Gardner said in a segment that her badge didn't work. And she said a photographer had their badges taken away from them. Trump on Monday denied that the White House was assaulting the free press as he's been accused of by some of these media outlets, and instead he said that the White House is going after what he describes as fake news and called it a threat to our national security.
CNN was the primary pool network to cover Trump's visit to New York today and they were removed from that event.
I was gonna ask you about that because it sounds like all these other media organizations are saying, Well, we're not gonna cover everything from the Trump administration now either. What is the intention behind that sort of banding together.
The White House press pool is a rotation of reporters, videographers, photographers and technicians who cover the president when he travels or when he conducts events in spaces that are too small for the entire press corps. So Monday's decision for now suspends the television press pool which distributes video footage and reporting about the president to TV networks and other broadcast outlets.
What is the Trump administration’s White House press ban and how are CNN, MS Now, and Politico responding?
And the outlets participating in the suspension said in a joint statement that the public has a vital interest in receiving accurate independent information about its government. And that no administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting.
But CNN, MS Now and Politico aren't taking this ban sitting down. They said today that they're suing the Trump administration. What is the foundation for their case and what is the likelihood that they'll prevail?
It's hard for me to say exactly how likely it is that they are to win, but News organizations say they're suing to protect their First Amendment rights and to defend their ability to cover the president. And the ultimate goal is to be able to regain access to the White House and these important events.
Have we seen suits like this before?
Yeah, there have been several disputes between the Trump administration and media outlets in the past. There was a dispute between the Trump administration and the associated press.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:55
2
What is the Trump administration’s White House press ban and how are CNN, MS Now, and Politico responding?
2:55–7:22
3
Why did the three media outlets file a lawsuit and what First Amendment arguments are they using?
7:22–10:29
4
How did Paramount’s settlement with state attorneys general clear the path for the $81 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger?
10:29–12:26
5
What job‑protection and production‑spending commitments did Paramount make in the settlement?
12:26–13:25
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