On Tuesday, Ellison said he had avoided commenting because Paramount owns CBS News and he believes anyone overseeing a news organization should avoid improperly influencing coverage. “No more,” Ellison wrote. In his lengthy essay, Ellison countered that Paramount and WBD would remain smaller than major technology-backed rivals. He also suggested that the deeper concern behind the opposition is “the news,” particularly whether he can be trusted to oversee CNN while Paramount already owns CBS News. “The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of Warner’s CNN — there has been speculation about my politics, my loyalties, my intentions,” Ellison wrote.