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  "path": "/2026/02/13/cbs-staffers-jump-ship-ahead-of-more-layoffs-from-another-pointless-media-merger/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T13:28:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
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    "cbs",
    "paramount",
    "skydance",
    "bari weiss",
    "cbs news",
    "consolidation",
    "journalism",
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  "textContent": "U.S. media mergers always follow the same trajectory. Pre-merger, executives promise all manner of amazing synergies and deal benefits. Post-merger, not only do those benefits generally never arrive, the debt from the acquisition spree usually results in significant layoffs, lower quality product, and higher rates for consumers. The Time Warner Discovery disaster was the poster child […]",
  "title": "CBS Staffers Jump Ship Ahead Of More Layoffs From Another Pointless Media Merger"
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