<h2 class="topline-heading">Topline</h2><p>Skydance Media plans to conduct a comprehensive review of CBS News if its merger with Paramount Global goes through, the company said in FCC filings Wednesday, which would include ending all DEI programs and appointing an ombudsman to “receive and evaluate any complaints of bias or other concerns” at the network.</p><figure class="embed-base image-embed embed-0" role="presentation"><div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/6881155c2e10056065ddaa59/US-ENTERTAINMENT-APPLE-FILM-FOUNTAIN-OF-YOUTH/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=1798&amp;cropY1=85&amp;cropY2=1095" alt="US-ENTERTAINMENT-APPLE-FILM-FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion><p class="color-body light-text" role="button">Skydance CEO David Ellison appears at a premiere in May 2025. </p></fbs-accordion><small>AFP via Getty Images</small></figcaption></figure>

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Skydance says it will appoint an ombudsman to “evaluate” complaints of bias at the network.{ai:summary}<p>Skydance Media intends to review CBS News if its merger with Paramount Global is approved. The review will involve discontinuing all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and establishing an ombudsman to address complaints of bias or other issues at the network. </p><p>This move reflects a significant shift in oversight and policy direction for CBS News under potential new management. #politics</p>

Skydance Plans To End CBS News DEI Programs If Paramount Merger Approved

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