Press win — Freedom of the Press Foundation: Lawsuit fights Ellison-Trump corruption’s harm to news outlets

Dear Friend of Press Freedom: Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery would shortchange shareholders to reward company insiders willing to trade editorial independence for favoritism from the Trump administration. A new lawsuit backed by Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) is fighting to stop it. Plus: subpoenas to journalists, censorship of medical journals, and DOGE secrecy. FPF backs lawsuit to stop Ellison-Trump corruption from tanking news outlets A new shareholder’s derivative lawsuit against officers and directors of Paramount Skydance Corp. brought by attorneys from FPF and the Public Integrity Project seeks to halt Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The complaint , brought on behalf of a shareholder against Paramount higher-ups including CEO David Ellison…