Something is shifting at CBS News. And not everyone inside the building likes where the wind is blowing.
David Ellison — the Paramount boss trying to pull off a major merger with Warner Bros. Discovery — is heading to Washington next week. For a party.
An “intimate gathering,” as the invitation puts it.
It’s set for Thursday at the United States Institute of Peace, recently renamed by the State Department to slap Donald Trump’s name on it. The timing lines up neatly with the White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend. The stated purpose? A celebration of the First Amendment.
But that’s not what’s getting attention.