Paramount settles, clears Warner merger

Scholar power: 23.0%

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Business 31%, Law 26%, Economics 17%, Political science 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%

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🎓 Patricia Aufderheide	16%	23	23.0%

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Patricia Aufderheide

@paufder.bsky.social

What he said.
prospect.org/2026/09/21/b...

Bonta Gives Up on the Paramount Case - The American Prospect

Why would California AG Rob Bonta settle the Paramount–Warner Bros. lawsuit when he’s winning?

prospect.org

September 21, 2026 at 7:08 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Scholar power: 8.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Business 31%, Law 26%, Economics 17%, Political science 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timothy D. McBride	6%	23	8.6%

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Paramount Cleared to Buy Warner Bros. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...

Paramount Cleared to Buy Warner Bros.

Plus, news outlets sue Trump over White House ban. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

www.nytimes.com

September 22, 2026 at 1:36 AM

Reposted by Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Scholar power: 2.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Business 31%, Law 26%, Economics 17%, Political science 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%

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🎓 Nathan P. Kalmoe	6%	17	2.5%

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Jake Grumbach

@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social

California delivered a massive win for Trump’s oligarch coalition on the Paramount-WBD merger

September 21, 2026 at 6:59 PM

by Janet Murray

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Scholar power: 4.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Business 31%, Law 26%, Economics 17%, Political science 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Janet Murray	3%	20	4.0%

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Janet H Murray

@janethmurray.bsky.social

Very disappointing

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

for your future voting knowledge, Gavin Newsom was central in pressuring the AGs to settle their antitrust lawsuit against Paramount:

Done! Paramount Settles Antitrust Suit, Set To Seal Deal For Warner Bros. Discovery

Paramount agreed to settle an antitrust suit by a dozen State Attorneys General led by California's Rob Bonta, the last obstacle to its merger with WBD.

deadline.com

September 21, 2026 at 9:07 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

8%

Scholar power: 8.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Business 31%, Law 26%, Economics 17%, Political science 13%, Communication & Media Studies 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timothy D. McBride	6%	23	8.6%

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65.0%

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Paramount to Settle States’ Lawsuit, Clearing Way for Warner Bros. Merger www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...

Paramount to Settle States’ Lawsuit, Clearing Way for Warner Bros. Merger

By resolving a lawsuit filed by a group of states, the media mogul David Ellison removed the last major hurdle he faced in buying Warner Bros. Discovery.

www.nytimes.com

September 21, 2026 at 7:06 PM

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