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applegrove

(130,841 posts) Thu Jan 29, 2026, 06:48 PM 8 hrs ago

Barry Diller Wants to Buy CNN

Barry Diller Wants to Buy CNN

January 29, 2026 at 5:25 am EST By Taegan Goddard 8 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/01/29/barry-diller-wants-to-buy-cnn/

Billionaire media and tech investor Barry Diller approached Warner Bros. Discovery last year expressing interest in buying CNN, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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Barry Diller Wants to Buy CNN (Original Post) applegrove 8 hrs ago OP

He's a big Dem donor JBTaurus83 7 hrs ago #1

Hey, maybe we might finally get an actual liberal media! Initech 7 hrs ago #2

JBTaurus83

(958 posts)

1. He's a big Dem donor

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jan 29, 2026, 07:04 PM

7 hrs ago

So it would likely be an improvement.

Initech

(107,829 posts)

2. Hey, maybe we might finally get an actual liberal media!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jan 29, 2026, 07:06 PM

7 hrs ago

Instead of the one that conservatives constantly whine about!

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