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Is the Trump Admin Paramount/Skydance merger something to fear? + The View is out here firing shots.
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I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything and everybody. You know, she don't lie about that, right?
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Lauren came in hot.
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Hey, y', all, what's up? It's Lauren LaRosa. And this is the latest with Lauren LaRosa. Now this is your daily dig on all things pop culture, news, entertainment and all of the conversations that shake the room. Now hopping on in to the latest. Is a lot going on today, guys. Now, first of all, we've been hearing a lot about this whole Paramount sky dance merger and Donald Trump and you know, his warm and not so warm feeling towards some media outlets and media personalities. And we've been hearing about it because our president himself, his kids, they let you know when they don't like something, they don't care what outlet it is, what platform it is. Who's the talking head? They call it out. And this comes a week after the Stephen Colbert show, the Late show with Stephen Colbert was canceled. Mind you, ratings are flying out the roof. Like there's no issues with that show that would prompt any cancellation for the most, like the most common person who doesn't understand TV ratings, doesn't watch the show, just understands how big the platform is and who Stephen Colbert is. And the fact that the ratings are doing well can tell you that one plus one does not equal to here. So people have been having a conversation about this merger because people feel like the fact that this merger late yesterday it was announced, so people were talking about it today. This merger has actually been approved. It's a $8 billion merger between Paramount, Skydance. And this basically means that CBS broadcast television network, Paramount Pictures and the Nickelodeon channel will be included in the deal. Now, Brendan Carr, who is a chairman of the fcc. So the FCC is the Federal Communications Commission. They are the governing body over all things communication and media. So they set the rules, tell you what you can and can't do, where you can and can do it. What you can say, what you can't say. You know, all of the things, right. So the chairman of the FCC made a. Or released a statement after this, and, and he said his name is Brenda Carr. He said, americans no longer trust legacy national news media to report fully, accurately, and fairly. It is time for a change. That is why I welcome Skydance's commitment to make significant change at the once storied CBS broadcast network. He then went on to say, skydance has made written commitments to ensure that the new company's programming will have a diversity of viewpoints across the political and the ideological spectrum. So, bas, according to the fcc, right, which is a Trump administration fcc, they feel like the people, we the people believe that you can't trust media anymore, that at this point things are fake news, things are being distorted to, you know, have one certain narrative, particularly when it comes to Donald Trump. Right. I know there's always a conversation about does the media depict what he is doing fairly? And I, you know, to that I say most of the time with the media, I mean, with anybody, not just Trump, it depends on what outlet you go to, to, you know, see how he will be depicted. I, you know, as a journalist, sometimes I feel like it's not the most fair. And I'm not talking about Donald Trump. I'm talking about just anybody in media and news in general. I think that if you are a news outlet, you should try your best to be as neutral as you can. But I do think that in 2025, in reporting and because of the topics that we're dealing with, the harsh realities, you know, that the decisions of politicians and entertainers and all these people, all these people are making all these decisions that are affecting real people in real time and are trickling down to people's lives and making it where people can't eat, they can't, you know, feed their kids, they can't clothe their kids, they ain't got jobs. People are grasping toward places that do have strong opinion and that are telling the truth outside of just presenting what is fact, staying neutral. And I'm not mad at that. I think people need something that they can believe in. They want to hear truth. They want to hear straight to you. They don't just want to hear the facts. Of course they want to hear the facts. They definitely do. And I think that that is a big thing that's missing. And I think that that is what the FCC is trying to get at, that people don't believe that anything in the media anymore is something that is Actually well sourced, well vetted, things of that nature. But what I think is happening is I think that with social media, number one, I don't believe that people are leaning into cable network as much as they were anyway. But I think when they do, people go to places where they can hear sharp takes because they want to get the truth and they want to get it honest and they want to hear from people that they believe feel like they do. So it's, it's created division. It's created. You know, you got the Fox News is on one side, you got the CNNs on the other side, and they do the same thing, but in different ways and on different sides. And I do think sometimes that that's unfair. Like, for instance, when I'm trying to figure out something about like, what's going on in the world, let's take the Epstein files. I do this thing where like, I'll watch Fox News for a bit, a bit like an hour or two, and then I'll go watch CNN for about an hour or two. And then from there I take both sides of it, put it together to then create an opinion or to educate myself on something because it's like they're talking about the same thing. But it is a very stark contrast in how they talk about it. But again, a lot of this stuff is affecting people in their real lives in a. So it's hard to remove opinion sometimes. But basically the FCC is saying because of that outlets are not trusted and we want to come back in with this merger and take over and really restore the trust in the media and the headlines and the news that you're getting through your cable news channels and all of these things. Now, a lot of people are really, really scared of this merger, especially because like I said in the beginning of this, this comes after Stephen Colbert's show, the Late show, being canceled after he had, he's been very critical of Don and he had some remarks more recently about CBS settling with Donald Trump. So people are scared. People feel like, you know, this is, this is another way that we are basically witnessing everything being taken over and controlled, that this is going to turn into basically the media like in more of like a cable network version of Trump's truth Social. Now let me tell you guys this, right? Like when Stephen Colbert, like I had already knew or felt like when Donald Trump got back in office, there would of course be, you know, an attack on whatever didn't blend or mesh well with his personal thoughts and feelings. We already knew that. But to be a person in the media and just see how this whole thing is going. I asked in at my job every day what y' all think gonna happen. Y' all think he gonna come this way? Because it seems like he's been able to kind of railroad again, anything that opposes, to be honest with you. And it is scary to see because it's as simple as him. And again, I think it's more of you have these corporations that need certain resources to be able to run and do business at a level in which they do it. And when federal funding might be happening or, you know, just certain things might be happening, you have to stay in the graces with certain people. And I really think that when it comes to Joy Reid's firing, like, you know, they talked about ratings with her as well, but. Cause they tried to. People try to talk about ratings with the Late show, and I'm like, the Late show is like huge. It's doing very well with Joy Reid. There were reports about her ratings not doing as well around the cancellation of her show, which she refutes. She feels like, you know, it was a subject matter in which she decided to talk about when it comes to, you know, Donald Trump and some of the things that his administration are making decisions on. It's just scary. It's scary to see, regardless if you can prove or disprove something with ratings or not, there is a pattern here that we're seeing. And it's scary because although I do not believe, I don't believe everything that I hear, nor do I agree with everything I hear. I do think that it is important to have a very stark contrast in opinion in the media as well as I think it's important to have facts being presented by all people from all different sides of things in media as well. For example, last night I was listening to Candace Owens. I don't listen to her often, but every now and then I tune in to listen to her because I'm a person that even if I don't agree with your personal takes and how you live your life, or, you know, not even personal takes, but how you report, I want to know what's happening and I want to know from all different sides because I just want to be able to see a full scope of some sort. I was listening to her talk about Brigitte Macron, who is the French president's wife, who is currently suing Candace Owens, because Candace Owens came out and did a full multi part series about Brigitte allegedly not being a real woman. And, you know, she claimed incest or allegedly Candace Owen claimed that there's incest happening between the French president and Brigitte. But I'm listening to her and, you know, I'm like, I, I don't necessarily believe what she's saying or not believe or, you know what I mean. I'm just listening with very neutral, open ears, just wanting to understand her why for doing the series, her why for continuing to stand her ground. Even this lawsuit she's on there. She's calling the French president's wife a he and baby. She's standing 10 toes down. But after I got through her response of her segment, she was responding to their attorney being on CNN talking about the defamation lawsuit. One of the things I was thinking about is how different things are now with the fact that people will just get on a platform and say what they want, how they want. I think years ago, it's like you knew who the players were like and that's who you listened to. You knew who was to be listened to at which network. It's so different now with social media. And I'm not throwing Candace Owens in there. I listen. According to the Macarons, what she did was not true and defamed character and their reputation, all these things. According to Candace Owens, she's alleging she is telling the truth. She's provided all the evidence she needs to provide and she's looking forward to her day in court because she wants to see the evidence that she alleges. They haven't presented her any evidence of anything that she said being not true. They alleged something different. But I'm saying all this to say Candace Owens has obviously branded herself in a way that puts her as one of those people that, like, if you're on her side of things and you believe in the ideas and the things in which she believes, you know, she's a go to player. But even me over here on the other side, when I want to hear a sharp contrast in opinion, I know to look for Candace Owens. I know to turn on Fox News. I know. You know what I mean. TUCKER carlson. With social media, we have so many different voices and opinions. It's kind of scary a little bit because it's like you don't know unless you know what makes the most sense. And now you got AI, you got all these things. And then we have, you know, the Trump administration coming in with this new merger. And, you know, people are afraid that that is gonna be controlled. And Trump is alleging that there was a Kamala Harris 60 Minute interview that was edited in a way that was very deceptive to the 60 minute audience. And we don't know the truth on if it was or if it wasn't because they settled out with him. We're just getting to a point in time where we really don't have. It's like, who are our allies? Who are the people making sure that people on both sides are doing what they're supposed to be doing, that they're listening to the fcc? Is the fcc? Is everything fair there as well? Still? Like, are they still this neutral governing body? The fact that I can't answer any of these questions and I'm in media should scare y', all because it scares me every day. I think about this every single day. Like, how crazy things are getting. I don't know. I'm a bit nervous. But the women of the View, they're never too afraid to take any shots at Donald Trump. And that went down yesterday online as well, which I'm literally, you know, I be crossing my fingers and closing my eyes for them for, you know, all the women of the View, because the way that they be going at it with Trump and his administration over there, baby, I be so nervous for them. I'm like, y' all don't see what he out there doing to the people. I get it. Tell the truth. I'm here for the truth. But I just be nervous for them. I completely do. And y' all know that they've had a beef for a while. This week, a White House spokesperson came out and suggested that the longtime talk show the View could be coming to an end. Now, this comment they made for the person from the the White House comes after CBS canceled the Late show with Stephen Colbert. There has been conversations around which shows will be next because Trump himself said Kimmel should be next. Now they're talking about the View being next, but the women on the View responded and basically said that Trump would just be talking and that he's jealous. It's a whole thing. And in the midst of all of this, right, you have Donald Trump Jr. Who retweets because it was tweeted out that the View was going on hiatus, that they only had one more show after one of their shows this week. Now, typically, talk shows take hiatuses. It's a time for the guest list to re rack up. It's a time for the personalities on the shows to get a rest because this is really a tough job. It is. And you're there every single day. You never really can turn off. So an outlet called the Blaze had posted that Joy had announced that the View was going on a hiatus during the episode. They say we only have one more show after this. Here comes Donald Trump Jr. Reposting the tweet, saying, this seems to be a major one for humanity and common sense. Come to find out, I don't think he knew when that posted that it was just a hiatus, but outlets had to go and clear up. Like, no, the View is not going nowhere. It's just a hiatus that they take every year in August and then they return. But it's scary that you even got to clear that up because the ratings of the View are so good, because people like the opinion. They like how real it is. Like, they like the fact that them girls ain't scared and I ain't mad at them. But it's scary that you even have to clear that up because it's like, it seems like there's one common denominator here. You say certain things, you do certain things, then you gotta answer to the people. And the people are snatching people off air left and right, ratings high and everything. I'm just a girl in the media trying to make my way, build my career, and it seems like there's an open attack on us, Y' all. Let me know what y' all think. I'm Lauren LaRosa. This is the latest with Lauren LaRosa Lowriders. At the end of the day, there's always a lot to talk about and you guys could be anywhere with anybody discussing it, but y' all choose to be right here with me. I will see you guys in my next episode. You know, I appreciate y'. All.
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