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bmichaelh

(942 posts)
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 03:01 PM Sep 8

Paramount Taps Kenneth Weinstein, Former Trump Adviser, as CBS News Ombudsman

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 (Original Post) 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 9 #14
60 Minutes BidenRocks Sep 9 #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 Wednesday #28

muriel_volestrangler

(104,691 posts)
3. "former Hudson Institute CEO" might even be more biased than "Former Trump Adviser"
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 03:16 PM
Sep 8

More worryingly competent, anyway.

IthinkThereforeIAM

(3,224 posts)
19. Killing the Captain...
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 06:02 AM
Sep 9

... yep, when they took Captain Kangaroo off the air, I knew we were going to have at least one generation that would be "lost". When scanning the "airwaves" in the mornings at the Captain's time slot, I kept on finding Animaniacs and other violent, smack 'em up, shoot 'em up kids shows.

No one to tell kids "Good Morning" and "have a nice day", before they left for school.

cstanleytech

(27,940 posts)
9. CBS has completely lost any credibility, reliability and respectability when it comes to news now.
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 05:11 PM
Sep 8

GB_RN

(3,439 posts)
11. What.The...
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 06:12 PM
Sep 8

Fuck. What the fuck? What. The. Actual. Fuck?!?!

Goddamned fox is guarding the henhouse.

Envirogal

(237 posts)
12. Shari Redstone
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 11:32 PM
Sep 8

Your father must be so proud that you souled out your country to fascists, you worthless nepo baby.

Karasu

(2,003 posts)
14. Fucking ridiculous. Orwell would probably see this country as a fucking parody at this point.
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 12:04 AM
Sep 9

mdbl

(7,337 posts)
16. So now we have Fox News 2
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 05:47 AM
Sep 9

Just what this country needs - another lying fascist supporting network. I already cut Paramount and CBS out of my daily viewing after they bent over for Dump.

IthinkThereforeIAM

(3,224 posts)
17. I didn't even join CBS Sports Fantasy Football this year...
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 05:59 AM
Sep 9

... stick with ESPN and NFL leagues. That number will be noticed ... somewhere, sometime, by somebody.

mdbl

(7,337 posts)
18. Same here
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 06:01 AM
Sep 9

I am also a star trek fan but too bad it's owned by Paramount. Haven't watched it since.

eringer

(490 posts)
21. Can't Wait for the Blood Letting on November 8 th 2025
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 11:32 AM
Sep 9

It will be the greatest purge in American history when they throw all these charlatans off the nearest bridge.

Cha

(314,297 posts)
27. Yeah gotta support Stephen Colbert
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 07:52 PM
Sep 9

as long as he has left on fucking cbs.

I don't even have a tv but I wish only the Best for Colbert!

Guess who's going down in history as a Patriot Hero and who's going down as Nazi Pushing Shit.?

Bengus81

(9,351 posts)
24. Bad enough what's happened if you have the basic Paramount+
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 03:52 PM
Sep 9

I've had that service since 2021 when it started mainly for the NFL. Now they've cut off local stations unless pay for a much more expensive tier. They went in and hacked off the last four seasons of Perry Mason just for shits and giggles I guess seeing how THEY own the show.

Eh...my indoor/outdoor antenna works pretty good,might upgrade to a newer and better one and tell them later days......

Torchlight

(5,686 posts)
25. I figure all networks will be run by a Political Commissar by year's end
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 04:02 PM
Sep 9

News broadcast with opinions unsanctioned by the party would look bad for Mr. trump... and his jowls, too.

Mysterian

(5,924 posts)
28. All US mass media is controlled by billionaires
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 11:15 AM
Wednesday
https://www.freepress.net/who-owns-media

This must change if we wish to have a nation and government for We The People.
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