CNN and CBS to Team Up?

I'll admit with the finals rush that I haven't been keeping up with the news as much as I'd like to. However, I did read this on Perezhilton.com of all places. (If you want the same story from a more legitimate source, here it is) I will be the first to admit that it's embarrassing that I got this from Hilton's blog first. However, it's also very interesting that the entertainment blogger decided that this was an important enough story to post on his blog. While he does occasionally post real news stories on his blog, it's usually when something really bad happens (like the shooting in Binghamton). The only "real journalist" that he's mentioned on his site recently is Anderson Cooper, and it was only because there was a picture of him at the gym or something.

Hilton's editorializing of this story is the especially interesting part. This is the quote that I found to be most telling: "And the best part of the merger would be that the networks wouldn't need any government approval, so as soon as they are ready, they can move right into it."

I understand a blogger not wanting to have the government involved in journalism, but at the same time, wouldn't someone who has taken part in independent media want more voices out there?