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CBS Taps Conservative Policy Veteran for New Ombudsman Role  The New York Times Paramount picks ombudsman to review complaints of bias at CBS News  The Washington Post Kenneth R. Weinstein named CBS News ombudsman  CBS News Paramount Names Ex-CEO of Hudson Institute as CBS News Ombudsman  Bloomberg.com CBS News taps Jewish former head of conservative think tank to monitor bias  The Times of Israel Source …

UPDATED: Paramount has tapped Kenneth R. Weinstein, former president and CEO of the Hudson Institute, a right-leaning D.C. think tank, to serve as ombudsman for CBS News. Skydance committed to hiring an ombudsman as it sought FCC regulatory approval of its acquisition of Paramount. In choosing Weinstein, Paramount is selecting someone who will undoubtedly be scrutinized for bias toward the …

Skydance, the entertainment company set to take over Paramount in an $8 billion merger, told federal officials this week that it will hire an ombudsman who will review “complaints of bias” at CBS News. The ombudsman will be in place for “at least two years,” Skydance general counsel Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon said in a letter addressed to Federal Communications Commission …

Skydance Media has made additional commitments to the FCC in an effort to get approval for its $8 billion merger with Paramount Global. In letters addressed to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, Skydance’s top lawyer said Skydance will install an ombudsman to review “complaints of bias or other concerns” involving CBS as part of ensuring “viewpoint diversity” and that Skydance has …

Big changes will come to CBS and CBS News, once Skydance‘s takeover of Paramount Global is closed. Skydance has told the Federal Communications Commission that once its acquisition of Paramount Global is complete, it will initiate a “comprehensive review” of CBS to ensure that the network is operating in the public interest, and that it will hire an ombudsman that …