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Judge temporarily pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. deal
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Extra Extra has grouped 19 reports on this story from 17 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 12 left-leaning, 4 center, and 3 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 83 out of 100, this is one of the more evenly reported stories in our index right now — left, center, and right outlets are all giving it attention.
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This story has been covered over the span of about 2 days, making it a longer-running thread rather than a single news flash.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: NBC News, Oregon Capital Chronicle, The New Republic, NPR, CBC News, The Verge, Business Insider, Minnesota Reformer, Missouri Independent, Ohio Capital Journal, BBC World, Straight Arrow News, Axios, Courthouse News, RedState, Power Line, Fox Business.
Left(12)
NBC NewsBJul 20, 5:01 PM
Judge pauses Paramount-Warner merger
Twelve state attorneys general requested a temporary restraining order barring Paramount Skydance from closing the blockbuster deal.
NBC NewsBJul 20, 5:18 PM
Judge temporarily pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. deal
A federal judge temporarily paused the proposed merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, granting a request from a coalition of 12 state attorneys general who sued to thwart the $110 b
Oregon Capital ChronicleBJul 20, 7:02 PM
Federal judge temporarily blocks Paramount and Warner Bros. merger
A federal judge Monday temporarily blocked Paramount from moving forward with a $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The decision came after 12 Democratic-led states, including Oregon, la
The New RepublicBJul 20, 5:48 PM
Judge Hands Trump Ally Massive Blow in Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the proposed $110 billion merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount, determining that the combination of the two megacorporations would violate antitr
NPRAJul 20, 5:55 PM
Court ruling freezes Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for now
Paramount's owners were hoping they'd be firmly in control of rival Warner Bros. Discovery by the end of this week. Monday's temporary restraining order puts that plan on hold.
CBC NewsAJul 20, 7:17 PM
Paramount, Warner must pause merger for at least two weeks, judge says
A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $81 billion US merger for at least two weeks, allowing states that are challenging the deal more time to see their
The VergeBJul 20, 5:37 PM
Judge pauses Paramount’s attempt to buy Warner Bros. Discovery
A judge partially granted the request from a dozen state attorneys general to temporarily place the $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery on hold, as reported by Variety and Reut
Business InsiderBJul 20, 5:13 PM
Paramount's WBD deal is on pause after judge orders a merger delay
David Ellison, the Paramount Skydance CEO, ran into a roadblock after a lawsuit from California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Valerie Macon / AFP via Getty Images; Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times via Get
Minnesota ReformerBJul 20, 9:25 PM
Judge tosses out federal lawsuit challenging Minnesota ‘sanctuary’ policies
A Trump-appointed federal judge on Monday tossed out a Department of Justice lawsuit that aimed to invalidate state and local “sanctuary” policies, which limit information-sharing and cooperation betw
Missouri IndependentBJul 20, 1:46 PM
Feds sue cities and states to block sanctuary policies
As the Trump administration continues its crackdown on illegal immigration, states and cities that have pushed back with so-called sanctuary policies have faced a barrage of lawsuits from the U.S. De
Ohio Capital JournalBJul 20, 7:10 AM
Feds sue cities and states to block sanctuary policies
As the Trump administration continues its crackdown on illegal immigration, states and cities that have pushed back with so-called sanctuary policies have faced a barrage of lawsuits from the U.S. De
Minnesota ReformerBJul 18, 8:29 PM
Feds sue cities and states to block sanctuary policies
As the Trump administration continues its crackdown on illegal immigration, states and cities that have pushed back with so-called sanctuary policies have faced a barrage of lawsuits from the U.S. De
Center(4)
BBC WorldAJul 20, 7:48 PM
Merger deal between Paramount and Warner Bros paused by judge
US court temporarily stops Paramount and Warner Bros merging after 12 states launched legal action.
Straight Arrow NewsBJul 20, 6:45 PM
A judge put the brakes on the $111B Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. How a trio of lawsuits puts the deal’s fate into question
Paramount must fight off lawsuits from states, writers and shareholders to keep its $111B merger with Warner Bros. alive.
AxiosAJul 20, 6:39 PM
Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger paused by federal judge
A federal judge has paused Paramount Skydance's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery in response to a lawsuit last week from a dozen state attorneys general looking to block the deal on antitrust ground
Courthouse NewsAJul 20, 9:53 PM
Judge tosses feds’ suit over Minnesota ‘sanctuary city’ policies
The government asked the judge last year to declare the state's policies prohibiting local cooperation with immigration enforcement unconstitutional.
Right(3)
RedStateDJul 20, 10:45 PM
Biden-Appointed Judge Pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Megamerger
Power LineCJul 21, 12:02 AM
Biden Judge Blocks Paramount Acquisition
In February, Paramount Skydance agreed with Warner Bros. Discovery to acquire that company for $111 billion. The agreement followed a convoluted battle between Paramount and Netflix to be the buyer, w
Fox BusinessCJul 20, 5:45 PM
Paramount-WBD merger on hold after judge grants temporary restraining order
California District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín approved a temporary restraining order, putting a 14-day pause on the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
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