Jane Fonda Urges Public to Block Paramount-WBD Merger, Citing Threat to CNN's Independence and Free Speech
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Summary
Jane Fonda, ex-wife of CNN founder Ted Turner, spoke at a First Amendment concert in NYC urging the audience to sign a petition to block the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. She argued the merger threatens free speech, freedom of expression, and would result in a "thinned out" culture with less diverse news. Fonda expressed personal concern for CNN's independence, stating she doesn't want to see the network go in that direction.
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You're going to get a very thinned out kind of culture. It'll be flattened. Freedom of expression, independence, and diverse news.
I have a personal stake in CNN. I don't want to see it go that way. You know what I'm saying.
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