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CBS News has hired Kenneth R. Weinstein Recent controversythe company announced on Monday.
Weinstein previously served as president and CEO of the Hudson Institute, and was elected by parent company Paramount as the Ombudsman for CBS News, a position Skydance Media promised to implement before the creation of the recently formed Skydance Corporation Paramount. The deal puts CBS News under the control of the CEO David Ellisonhe tried to promote nonpartisan journalism and increase accountability.
Weinstein “will serve as an independent, internal advocate for news integrity and transparency, review concerns raised by employees and audiences, address issues regarding news reporting, and adhere to the organization’s long-term commitment to accuracy and accountability”.
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Kenneth R. Weinstein will serve as CBS News Ombudsman. (John Taggart/Washington Post via Getty Images)
“I am honored to be the CBS News Ombudsman for one of the most respected news organizations in the world. I look forward to supporting the talented team behind its reports and hope to trust the public in this critical agency,” Weinstein said in a statement.
Paramount said Weinstein will review complaints from consumers, employees and others and determine whether each complaint requires further action. If Weinstein thinks the complaints are justified, he will take them to Paramount President Jeff Shell, TV media Chairman George Chicks.
Weinstein, Shell and Cheeks will then evaluate each complaint with CBS News President Tom Cibrowski, who will recommend and implement the necessary steps.
Paramount CEO David Ellison controls the newly formed company. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)
“We look forward to welcoming Ken as our new ombudsman. This new role strengthens our commitment to truth, trust and accountability when trust in the media is more important than ever. I have known him for years and have a great respect for his integrity, reasonable judgment, good judgment and thoughtful complex issues. The ombudsman,” Shell said in a statement. Fox News Numbers.
Weinstein has served as a member of several federal advisory committees under four U.S. governments, including the Chairman’s Broadcasting Committee. He has a Ph.D. He studies in government at Harvard University and teaches political theory at Georgetown University and Claremont McKenna College.
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In addition to hiring the Ombudsman, CBS News said last week it would change the way it “faces the country” to handle forward interviews. (Chris usher/CBS (CB) via Getty Images)
It was a turbulent year for CBS News as the newsroom leaders were kicked out before the Paramount-Funded merger, which became an official merger shortly after the network settled. Donald Trump’S Election Interference Litigation Editor “60 Minutes” section.
Last week, CBS News announced that “Facing the Country” would only conduct live or live interviews after the Secretary of Homeland Security. Kristi Noem Accuse the online editor of her interview to “paint the truth” involving a member of the alleged MS-13 gang.
There are also widespread speculations about the founder of Free Press Bari Weiss Although no official agreement was announced, he would still play the role of “editor director” of the network.
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