News

Paramount’s Fate Moves to FCC, Where Media Bias and DEI Loom Large

Paramount Global’s merger with David Ellison’s Skydance Media moved one step closer to completion this week after the New ...

Skydance pledges to Trump’s FCC it’ll eliminate DEI, install ‘ombudsman’ to root out ‘bias’ at CBS News

Skydance needs FCC approval in order to take over Paramount. It’s now promising to root out “bias” at CBS News in order to ...

Skydance informs Trump’s FCC it will eliminate DEI at Paramount, create CBS News ombudsman following merger

Skydance committed to removing DEI programs and establishing a bias complaint system at CBS News as it seeks FCC approval for ...

Skydance tells FCC it will scrap DEI, appoint media bias official at CBS News

The company said it will conduct a “comprehensive review” of CBS after the merger goes through to ensure the network is ...

Skydance Promises FCC It Will Appoint CBS News Ombudsman to Review ‘Complaints of Bias,’ Says Paramount Has Eliminated DEI

Skydance Media has made additional promises to the FCC in an effort to get approval for its $8 billion merger with Paramount ...
Opinion
Mother Jones5dOpinion

Under Trump, Paramount’s Merger Deal Must Include a “Bias Monitor”

But the agreement came with one major caveat: The media company must appoint a “bias monitor.” According to reporting from The Wrap, an FCC “ombudsman” would work directly with New Paramount’s ...

FCC greenlights $8.4B sale of CBS parent Paramount to Skydance after Trump suit settled, DEI axed

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday gave the green light to the $8.4 billion merger between Paramount Global ...
The New York Sun10d

Likely New Owner of Paramount Pledges To Snuff Out Bias at CBS: Lawyer Tells FCC That CBS News Will Practice ‘Unbiased Journalism’

CBS News has been dogged for decades by allegations of liberal bias, with the controversies over its coverage decisions intensifying over the last year.