Trump, FCC Want to Reshape Media Landscape Starting With CBS
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Recently, comedian Stephen Colbert—whose popular CBS Late Show will be cancelled next May despite being No. 1, in what many view as censorship due to his jokes about Trump—pointedly mocked the settlement the first chance he got, AP News reported.
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AlterNet on MSNFCC chairman assigns 'bias monitor' to CBS — who reports 'directly to the president'As part of its agreement to allow an $8 billion merger between media conglomerates Skydance and Paramount, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has assigned a government monitor to CBS (which is owned by Paramount) to rein in perceived "bias" against President Donald Trump and his administration.
Amid promises of change, CBS News replaced its embattled “60 Minutes” executive producer — who oversaw the edited Kamala Harris
Former "Late Show" host David Letterman joined his former executive producer Barbara Gaines to give his full unfiltered thoughts on CBS' cancellation of Stephen Colbert's iteration of the "Late Show." "One day,
FCC chairman Brendan Carr praised Skydance Media's commitment to hire an ombudsman for CBS News after it completes its merger with Paramount Global.
Brendan Carr discussed media course correction following Colbert's show cancellation and criticizes partisan content, highlighting Skydance's CBS News plans.
The company said it will conduct a “comprehensive review” of CBS after the merger goes through to ensure the network is operating in the public interest.
New Paramount's new management will ensure that the company's array of news and entertainment programming embodies a diversity of viewpoints across the political and ideological spectrum,’ Skydance’s general counsel wrote to the FCC this week.