Former CBS anchor Connie Chung warned on CNN Friday that the recent merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media could be the “end” of journalism as she once knew it.

The FCC announced it approved an $8 billion merger between the two companies on Thursday with the deal set to close on August 7. This came after several controversies involving CBS, which Paramount owns, such as a lawsuit settlement with President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” segment and canceling “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

Based on the newly formed company Paramount Skydance Corp., the former “CBS Evening News” anchor suggested the network she was a part of could lose all of its independence.

“I fear the end of CBS as I knew it,” Chung said on “CNN News Central.” “CBS was always a standalone ne

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