{
  "id": 134767,
  "title": "Ellison defends Paramount merger, argues he can 'be trusted as a steward of CNN’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/ellison-defends-paramount-merger-argues-he-can-be-trusted-as-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T13:54:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/media/6007503-media-exec-denies-political-bias/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Media executive David Ellison is defending Paramount's bid to purchase Warner Brothers Discovery and defending himself against accusations of implementing political bias at his media properties. In an op-ed published by the New York Times on Tuesday, Ellison said he \"shouldn’t put a finger on the scale, especially on matters involving his own company.\" When...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Paramount CEO says politics fueling Warner Bros. merger battle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/paramount-ceo-says-politics-fueling-warner-bros-merger-battle",
        "published": "2026-08-05T06:42:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}