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NY Mayor Criticizes Media Merger

Updated 2026-09-22 23:40 UTC 1 source Negative

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has strongly criticized the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, calling it a 'shameful monument to corruption.' The mayor argues that media consolidation threatens competition and accountability.

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NY Mayor Zohran Mamdani Blasts Paramount-WBD Deal As “Shameful Monument To Corruption”

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 p

2026-09-22 23:30 UTC