CBS: More Balance, Less Bias?

President Barack Obama takes over for Stephen Colbert during “The Word” segment of “The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert” during a taping at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Anyone watching network television over the years has noticed that what was always a comfortable home for establishment views has become a place dedicated to an ardent defense of the globalist left. Now, with the purchase of Paramount Global, owner of CBS, by Skydance Media, owned by David Ellison, son of Larry Ellison of Oracle, perhaps change is imminent on at least one of the “Big Four” broadcast networks. CBS has already announced the firing of anti-Trump Late Show host Stephen Colbert. Bradley Cortright explains at The New York Sun:

While Mr. Colbert and his staff are “walking on eggshells,” according to Mr. Shuter, media reporters are asking what other staffing changes might be coming once Skydance executives take over. The attention has now shifted to another fiercely anti-Trump comedian who works at Paramount-controlled Comedy Central, Jon Stewart, whose contract is set to expire in December.

During an episode of his “Weekly Show” podcast, published shortly before the cancellation of “The Late Show,” Mr. Stewart, who has also been a harsh critic of Mr. Trump and the Paramount settlement, responded to a fan who asked if he believed Skydance would get rid of “The Daily Show.”

“Boy, that’s a good question,” Mr. Stewart said. “You know, unfortunately, we haven’t heard anything from them.”

He added that he has been “kicked out of s—tier establishments than that,” and that he “honestly” does not know about his future.

Mr. Ellison’s commitment to “unbiased” journalism at CBS News could also lead to the firing of some of its marquee talent who have been outspoken about the Skydance deal or critical of Mr. Trump, such as a “60 Minutes” correspondent, Scott Pelley.

After the forced ouster of the then-executive producer of “60 Minutes,” Bill Owens, Mr. Pelley delivered an on-air rebuke of Paramount and linked Mr. Owens’s departure to the attempt to win the FCC’s approval of the Skydance deal.

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