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bmichaelh

(1,039 posts) Mon Sep 8, 2025, 02:01 PM Sep 8

Paramount Taps Kenneth Weinstein, Former Trump Adviser, as CBS News Ombudsman [View all]

Source: variety.com

Paramount Global named former Hudson Institute CEO Kenneth Weinstein to serve as ombudsman of CBS News, assigning someone who led a conservative think tank and largely worked outside the traditional world of journalism to monitor the news unit’s reporting and scrutinize it against claims of bias...

Weinstein, a longtime policy analyst who has served as a Trump administration advisor, will fill that role.

Read more: https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/kenneth-weinstein-ombudsman-cbs-news-paramount-1236511847

I will be avoiding CBS News.

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Paramount Taps Kenneth Weinstein, Former Trump Adviser, as CBS News Ombudsman [View all] bmichaelh Sep 8 OP

Disgusting. highplainsdem Sep 8 #1

MAGA infestation in every aspect of American life. Irish_Dem Sep 8 #2

"former Hudson Institute CEO" might even be more biased than "Former Trump Adviser" muriel_volestrangler Sep 8 #3

Of course Pas-de-Calais Sep 8 #4

CBS now is a no ..... Lovie777 Sep 8 #5

Dead to me. Mme. Defarge Sep 8 #6

Killing the Captain... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 9 #19

Ombudsman? Lol, no. Maybe "Kommissar" is closer to the mark -nt Zenlitened Sep 8 #7

Embracing the fascism.... Quanto Magnus Sep 8 #8

CBS has completely lost any credibility, reliability and respectability when it comes to news now. cstanleytech Sep 8 #9

So true! Who watches that crap?! PortTack Sep 8 #10

What.The... GB_RN Sep 8 #11

Shari Redstone Envirogal Sep 8 #12

Fascism on the march creeksneakers2 Sep 8 #13

Fucking ridiculous. Orwell would probably see this country as a fucking parody at this point. Karasu Sep 8 #14

60 Minutes BidenRocks Sep 8 #15

So now we have Fox News 2 mdbl Sep 9 #16

I didn't even join CBS Sports Fantasy Football this year... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 9 #17

Same here mdbl Sep 9 #18

Disgusting 🤬 Owl Sep 9 #20

Can't Wait for the Blood Letting on November 8 th 2025 eringer Sep 9 #21

Fuck you, CBS. (nt) Paladin Sep 9 #22

Outside the remaning Colbert Shows pfitz59 Sep 9 #23

Yeah gotta support Stephen Colbert Cha Sep 9 #27

Bad enough what's happened if you have the basic Paramount+ Bengus81 Sep 9 #24

I figure all networks will be run by a Political Commissar by year's end Torchlight Sep 9 #25

What could possibly go wrong? Ocelot II Sep 9 #26

All US mass media is controlled by billionaires Mysterian Sep 10 #28