{
  "id": 9221191,
  "title": "NY Mayor Zohran Mamdani Blasts Paramount-WBD Deal As “Shameful Monument To Corruption”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/ny-mayor-zohran-mamdani-blasts-paramount-wbd-deal-as-shameful",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T23:30:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/zohran-mamdani-blasts-paramount-wbd-deal-donald-trump-1237110847/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a day after continuing his congenial dealings with President Donald Trump, blasted the “federal leaders” supporting the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. “America is free only when the media is competitive, independent, and accountable to the people,” Mamdani posted on X Tuesday. “This merger strikes a chilling blow against that freedom […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Slams Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: “Shameful Monument to Corruption”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-slams-paramount-warner-bros-merger-shameful",
        "published": "2026-09-23T00:55:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}