{"id":86358,"date":"2025-07-23T16:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/86358\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T16:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:26:10","slug":"paramount-to-create-cbs-news-ombudsman-launch-review-of-bias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/86358\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramount to Create CBS News Ombudsman, Launch Review of Bias"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBig changes will come to CBS and CBS News<\/a>, once Skydance<\/a>\u2018s takeover of Paramount Global<\/a> is closed.<\/p>\n

\n\tSkydance has told the Federal Communications Commission that once its acquisition of Paramount Global is complete, it will initiate a \u201ccomprehensive review\u201d of CBS to ensure that the network is operating in the public interest, and that it will hire an ombudsman that will report directly to the president of CBS News \u201cwho will receive and evaluate any complaints of bias or other concerns\u201d at the news division.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe ombudsman role will be guaranteed for at least two years, with CBS News leadership committing to \u201ccarefully review\u201d any complaints. <\/p>\n

\n\tSkydance also committed to eliminating all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI) at the company, writing in a letter that, \u201cThe company is committed to ensuring that its storytelling reflects the many audiences and communities it serves in a manner that complies with non-discrimination requirements and other applicable laws.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSkydance made the commitments in a pair <\/a>of letters<\/a> to the FCC, with one focused on \u201caddressing concerns about media bias\u201d and another \u201cto confirm the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives that were in place at Paramount and-to-confirm our commitments moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSkydance, for its part, does not have DEI programs in place today and will not establish such initiatives,\u201d the letter continues. \u201cThe company is committed to ensuring that its storytelling reflects the many audiences and communities it serves in a manner that complies with non-discrimination requirements and other applicable laws.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe DEI changes will impact the company\u2019s hiring practices, promotion and development, compensation, and public messaging, among other areas. It will also eliminate the office of global inclusion.<\/p>\n

\n\tSkydance also committed to maintaining a \u201cproductive partnership\u201d with its CBS affiliates.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe commitments come as Skydance is seeking to secure FCC approval for the transfer of the CBS broadcast licenses, which is necessary to complete the Paramount Global transaction. The future of CBS News has been a hot topic in media circles, with the 60 Minutes settlement sparking outrage among many in the newsroom there.<\/p>\n

\n\tApproval of the deal could come shortly, given the new commitments from Skydance.<\/p>\n

\n\tPresident Trump has also said that Skydance has committed<\/a> to about $20 million in PSAs or advertising that are supportive of causes important to him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Big changes will come to CBS and CBS News, once Skydance\u2018s takeover of Paramount Global is closed. Skydance…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":86359,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[26871,171,16275,26873,173,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-86358","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-cbs-news","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-paramount-global","11":"tag-skydance","12":"tag-tv","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114903487757161759","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}