A former CBS employee told Fox News Digital the network's Race and Culture Unit vetted 'basically every story' that could potentially be considered culturally sensitive.
CBS News’ Race and Culture Unit needs to sign off on show scripts that could potentially offend particular viewers, according to a former staffer with knowledge of the process. A former CBS employee told Fox News Digital the broadcast network's Race and Culture Unit vetted 'basically every story' that could potentially be considered culturally sensitive.
'Last Tuesday, while the CBS News leadership was consumed with the network’s vice presidential debate, the issue was elevated to the network’s Race and Culture unit, which was formed in the summer of 2020, amid the George Floyd reckoning, and determines whether the ‘tone, content, and intention’ of any segment or package are suitable for the network’s air,' Byers reported.
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