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Status -   Behind the scenes, Status has learned that top executives at CNN and CBS News have quietly convened for meetings as Paramount moves closer to acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery, uniting the two news operations.

A few weeks ago, as CBS News and CNN inched closer to a corporate marriage, top executives from the two news organizations and their parent companies convened for an introductory meeting. Representing CBS News were Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss and President Tom Cibrowski. CNN’s delegation included chief executive Mark Thompson, chief operating officer Alex MacCallum, and Executive Editor Virginia Moseley.  Executives from the companies’ respective parent organizations also attended, including Paramount chief operating officer Andy Gordon.