Paramount Names Ex-CEO of Hudson Institute as CBS News Ombudsman

Paramount Skydance Corp. appointed the former head of a right-leaning Washington think tank to review complaints and concerns about bias at CBS News following the company’s $16 million settlement of litigation with President Donald Trump.

Kenneth Weinstein, currently the Japan chair at the Hudson Institute, will become ombudsman at CBS News, handling complaints from consumers, employees and others, the parent of CBS and Paramount Pictures said Monday in a statement.

Kenneth Weinstein

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His appointment follows a July accord ending the lawsuit. Trump accused CBS News of election interference in 2024 and claimed that the 60 Minutes news program ...