Skydance, the entertainment company which was to take control of Paramount in a merger of $ 8 billion, told federal officials this week that he hire a mediator Which will examine the “bias complaints” at CBS News.
The mediator will be in place for “at least two years,” said Skydance Advocate General Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon, in a letter to the president of the Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr, who was appointed by President Donald Trump.
In a pair of deposits on Tuesday at the FCC, which has regulatory monitoring of the successful agreement, Skydance has also committed to Eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the media conglomerate.
The deposits were published on Wednesday on the FCC website.
The editorial practices of CBS News have been the subject of a meticulous exam in recent months after the criticism of President Donald Trump and his political allies. Trump accused CBS News’ “60 minutes” of changing an interview with an interview with the president of the time, Kamala Harris, in the 2024 elections.
CBS denied complaints. Paramount finally agreed to pay $ 16 million to Set Trump’s trial. The FCC also examines whether the network has embarked on “news distortion”.
The colony took a tour of high -level employees inside CBS News. Bill Owens, the editor -in -chief of “60 minutes”, resigned in April, citing a loss of journalistic independence. The head of the news of CBS Wendy McMahon left in May.
McKinnon, in his letter to Carr, said: “The new management of New Paramount will guarantee that the range of news and entertainment programs of the company embodies a diversity of points of view through the political and ideological spectrum.”
Skydance CEO, David Ellison, made Similar promises in Carr at a meeting last week. He said he would focus on “American narration” and underlined his “commitment to impartial journalism”, according to a letter included in a Federal deposit.
Ellison is the son of the Larry Ellison technology magnate, the co-founder of Oracle and an ally of Trump. David Ellison made a donation of $ 929,600 to the re -election offer of former president Joe Biden, according to the files of the Federal Electoral Commission.
Trump signed a decree in January by trying to repress Dei’s initiatives in American societies. In response, a wave of eminent American companies fell on the Dei programs.
The FCC investigation ComcastThe parent company of NBC News, and DisneyThe parent company of ABC News, on their DEI practices.
Steve Kopack contributed.
