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News division of the US network CBS, owned by Skydance

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CBS News is the news division of the American broadcast network CBS, based at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. CBS began regular radio news in 1929. Its parent, Paramount, merged with Skydance Media; the combined company, now Skydance Corporation, is controlled by the Ellison family.1Wikipedia2Wikipedia

In July 2025 Paramount paid $16 million to settle Donald Trump's lawsuit over a 60 Minutes interview, and the FCC required an ombudsman as a condition of approving the Skydance merger. In October 2025 Paramount bought The Free Press and named its founder, Bari Weiss, editor-in-chief of CBS News.1Wikipedia

Who it favours

Our reading of 4 articles by CBS News on stories with competing sides. A story counts only when two signals point the same way; balanced coverage counts too. How we decide.

Balanced in every story we analysed.

Who controls it

Whoever owns an outlet, provides most of its money or directs it controls it. Our rule.

No government, party or politician is documented as its owner, main funder or director.

Our reading

Editorial assessment by Connect the Dots from 8 stories this outlet covered between 17 Oct 2026 and 23 Oct 2026; updated 24 Oct 2026. Every observation links to the articles it is based on.

In the CBS News stories we read, it led with official actions and statements and framed the French protests through fiscal and political context; it quoted Meta's side in the Meta ruling story but carried no Iranian response in its Iran memo story.

Owners, funders and directors

    As documented, nearest first. Each note says what the source supports.

  1. OwnerCBS News and StationsParent unit, formed in 2021 1Wikipedia
  2. OwnerSkydance CorporationParent company (formerly Paramount Skydance); the Ellison family holds 47.2% of shares and 77.5% of voting control 1Wikipedia2Wikipedia
  3. OwnerLarry EllisonLargest owner of Skydance through his family trust 2Wikipedia8Wikipedia
  4. DirectorDavid EllisonChairman and CEO of Skydance 2Wikipedia9Wikipedia
  5. DirectorBari WeissEditor-in-chief of CBS News since October 2025, installed by Paramount Skydance; reports to David Ellison 1Wikipedia10Wikipedia

Documented links between the outlet or its owners and parties or politicians. Only "Confirmed" is established.

How we use it

8 stories cite CBS News directly.

October 2026

  1. France's interior ministry counts 410,000 protesters and nearly 1,000 arrests; unions claim 800,000The second Saturday of nationwide cost-of-living and school protests in France was largely peaceful but ended in clashes in Paris and other cities, with nearly 1,000 arrests, the interior minister said.
  2. Iran's president says many struggle for food as Tehran offers to reopen Hormuz if US lifts blockadeMasoud Pezeshkian said many Iranians struggle to put food on the table, Iran's envoy to Pakistan said Tehran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the US lifted its blockade, and a US carrier was reported rearming for possible strikes.
  3. US intelligence warns of advanced Iranian plots against Americans; embassy staff cut in four countriesA US intelligence memo says Iranian plots against US personnel have reached advanced stages, as the State Department reduces staff at embassies in Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar and the UAE.
  4. Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it hit seven ships near Hormuz and threatens US basesIran's IRGC navy said it struck four vessels it accused of illegal oil transfers and that three more hit mines, pushing Brent crude above $110, while warning that US bases could be targeted.
  5. Deadly attack on Saudi airport in Dammam as US orders staff out of Saudi ArabiaAn attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam killed two people and wounded eight, Saudi authorities said, after the US ordered non-emergency staff to leave Saudi Arabia over Houthi threats.
  6. France to deploy troops to support police before 24 October protestsSoldiers will free up police for crowd control as a new day of protest is called.
  7. Curfews imposed in Paris, Lyon and other citiesParts of Paris and Lyon went under overnight curfew; more than 2,500 people were in custody.
  8. Limoges town hall set on fire during riotsThe 19th-century building was "largely lost" to fire; a suspect on a security watchlist was later held.

Outside left–right raters

For comparison only. Western raters place outlets on a left–right line, which says nothing about whom they favour in a given story or who funds them; our own tally is above.

AllSides: Lean Left (checked 24 Oct 2026) · Ad Fontes Media: Middle (checked 24 Oct 2026) · Media Bias/Fact Check: Right-Center (checked 24 Oct 2026)

Sources

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    Larry EllisonWikipediaen.wikipedia.org
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    David EllisonWikipediaen.wikipedia.org
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    Bari WeissWikipediaen.wikipedia.org