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FCC chairman assigns 'bias monitor' to CBS -- who reports 'directly to the president'
As part of its agreement to allow an $8 billion merger between media conglomerates Skydance and Paramount, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has assigned a government monitor to CBS (which is owned by Paramount) to rein in perceived "bias" against President Donald Trump and his administration.
Tech outlet Gizmodo reported Friday on an interview FCC chairman Brendan Carr gave to far-right, pro-Trump network Newsmax, in which he gave new details on the conditions the administration imposed in its green-lighting of the merger. According to Carr, Paramount will now have a government-assigned "bias monitor" tasked with making sure the company's properties — including CBS — aren't too critical of Trump.
“They made commitments to address bias and restore fact-based reporting. I think that’s so important,” Carr said. “I mean, look, the American public simply do not trust these legacy media broadcasters. And so, if they stick with that commitment, you know, we’re sort of trust-but-verify mode, that’ll be a big win.”
“One of the things they’re going to have to do is put in an ombudsman in place for two years,” Carr said. “So basically a bias monitor that will report directly to the President. So that’s something that’s significant that we’re going to see happening as well.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/fcc-chairman-assigns-bias-monitor-to-cbs-who-reports-directly-to-the-president/ar-AA1JjwqQ
Tech outlet Gizmodo reported Friday on an interview FCC chairman Brendan Carr gave to far-right, pro-Trump network Newsmax, in which he gave new details on the conditions the administration imposed in its green-lighting of the merger. According to Carr, Paramount will now have a government-assigned "bias monitor" tasked with making sure the company's properties — including CBS — aren't too critical of Trump.
“They made commitments to address bias and restore fact-based reporting. I think that’s so important,” Carr said. “I mean, look, the American public simply do not trust these legacy media broadcasters. And so, if they stick with that commitment, you know, we’re sort of trust-but-verify mode, that’ll be a big win.”
“One of the things they’re going to have to do is put in an ombudsman in place for two years,” Carr said. “So basically a bias monitor that will report directly to the President. So that’s something that’s significant that we’re going to see happening as well.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/fcc-chairman-assigns-bias-monitor-to-cbs-who-reports-directly-to-the-president/ar-AA1JjwqQ
WTF? This is some next level insanity. Fuck Trump and his stupid bias.
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And then there's Newsmax which is even worse. Fuck the GOP. Fuck MAGA.
Every day more and more, I'm starting to think Futurama had the right idea. 
come to America. 
"The happy life Chairman Mao gave us, 1954"
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