Tag Archives | Larry Ellison

Paramount’s purchase of CNN heralds a new Trump-friendly media empire

Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on April 17, 2026 by Caitlin Sciallia (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting)) | (Posted Apr 21, 2026)

The ultra-wealthy have long leveraged their capital to build sprawling media empires that narrow our public range of debate.
As Ellison buys out TikTok, U.S. moves toward one-Party media

Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on September 19, 2025 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting)) |

Larry Ellison, founder of the software firm Oracle, is the second-richest billionaire in both the U.S. and the world, and for a brief moment was No. 1 in the world.
Israel’s biggest U.S. donor now owns CBS

Originally published: MintPress News on August 7, 2025 (more by MintPress News) |

After reaching an agreement with President Trump, David Ellison—the son of the second-richest man in the world, Larry Ellison—has acquired Paramount Global, the media giant that owns CBS News.
Global 1% own 43% of financial assets, 5 richest billionaires doubled wealth while 5 billion workers got poorer

Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on January 18, 2024 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report) |

The world’s richest 1% own 43% of global financial assets, and the wealth of the top five billionaires has doubled since 2020, while 60% of humanity got poorer, according to a report by Oxfam.