FCC's Carr Again Highlights CBS ‘Bias’ Complaint As Factor in Paramount-Skydance Review

Incoming Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has once again highlighted how he plans to take seriously complaints about political bias and “news distortion” at CBS News in the agency’s review of Skydance Media’s bid to merge with Paramount Global. The claims were first made by the Center for American Rights in an October filing with the FCC and in a more recent letter to the agency. In a post on X, which is owned by Elon Musk, who gave $277 million to back President-elect Donald Trump and Republican candidates and is now playing a major role in the administration’s deregulatory efforts, Carr wrote that “Paramount's sale of CBS broadcast licenses to Skydance remains pending before the FCC. This filing from CAR raises what it describes as significant concerns, including ones that go to CBS's adherence to the public interest standard. The FCC will need to address these concerns.”