(FILES) A CNN logo is displayed as reporters work outside of the McCamish Pavilion on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus ahead of the first presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024. Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison sought on March 5, 2026, to calm fears over the future of CNN, pledging to protect the news network's editorial independence as his company closes in on a landmark takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. "CNN is an incredible brand with an incredible team, and we absolutely believe in the independence that needs to be maintained, obviously for those incredible journalists, and we want to support that going forward," Ellison told CNBC. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)