Paramount CEO David Ellison called CNN “an incredible brand with an incredible team” and said, “we absolutely believe in the independence that needs to be maintained obviously for those incredible journalists, and we want to support that going forward.” “We’re going to invest in the news business. And we think this transaction will be a positive for both CBS News and CNN,” he added during an interview on CNBC Thursday. He was responding to a question about employees of CNN being concerned about their futur ...