FCC chairman launches probe in Comcast and NBCU dei practices
FCC chairman Brendan Carr has taken over the war of the Trump government on diversity, equity and inclusion to a new target: Comcast and NBCUIversal.
Carr said that on Tuesday he sent a letter to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts “to let him know that I asked the FCCs Enforcement Bureau to open a study into Comcast & NBCuniversal.”
“I am worried that his companies may promote most basic forms of dei that do not meet the FCC regulations and civil rights laws,” Said Carr in a post Wednesday on xThe social network of Elon Musk. “Despite the rapid rise of Dei in recent years, these forms of discrimination have long been convicted by the American civil rights laws. As the Supreme Court has written, the classifications drawn by extreme dei policy rights that stigmatize individuals because of a group identity are horror for a free people whose institutions are based on an obligation to equality. “Carr also recorded the text of the letter to Roberts in the post.
In a statement, Comcast spokesperson Sena Fitzurice said: “We have received an investigation from the Federal Communications Commission and will collaborate with the FCC to answer their questions. For decades our company has been built on a basis of integrity and respect for all our employees and customers. ”
Carr, who was mentioned by Trump to lead the FCC, also wrote: ‘Fortunately, President Trump took quickly and decisive action to eradicate the scourge of Dei. After the executive actions of President Trump, we ended the promotion of Dei’s FCC. And the FCC will take steps to ensure that every company that regulates the FCC meets the protection of civil rights that are laid down in the Communications Act and rules for agencies. We start with Comcast for the reasons set out in my letter. “
With the election of Donald Trump for a second term for the White House, several companies have reduced or eliminated dei initiatives. They are meta, Amazon, Google, PBS, Accenture, Walmart and McDonald’s. In addition, Disney told Senior Execs on Tuesday that it was an approach to the former “diversity and inclusion” factor of the company in its executive compensation program with a new performance factor “Talent strategy” (which assesses how leaders maintain the business values, “Take different perspectives to stimulate business success” and to cultivate an environment “where all employees can thrive”).
In the meantime, Carr, of his perch on the FCC, also focused on ‘Mediabias’, including a study into alleged’ news worming ‘through the ’60 minutes’ interview of CBS News last October with the then vice-president Kamala Harris. Trump sues CBS during the “60 minutes” Harris interview, claiming that the news program decorously edited the video and changed its lawsuit last week to demand compensation of $ 20 billion.
In the Proxy application of 2024, Comcast says: “We embrace diversity of background, culture, skills and experience throughout our company. Our continuous efforts in this respect are assessed and discussed by our council and/or her committees, our senior leadership teams, our rotating diversity, shares & inclusion (‘de & I’) Employee Advisory Council and our external de & I advisory board. “
Comcast supports nine employee sources with around 36,000 members in 250 chapters that open organizations “voluntary, guided by employees that are open to everywhere in our company”, dedicated to the development of the career of our employees, who contribute to the services to the community And build in an inclusive and cooperation workplace and culture. Moreover, the company offers a variety of training programs and initiatives aimed at “creating a more inclusive workplace culture, including company -wide forums such as our De & I Speaker Series, together with a company -wide learning catalog.”
As far as NBCU is concerned, the Comcast application says: “We strive to have different perspectives that resonate with a wide range of target groups in our programming at NBCuiversal and in the content that we distribute on our media platforms. Through our platforms we share cultural representative stories and inform our viewers on various and inclusive cultures, perspectives and experiences, including a huge ecosystem of various content about Xfinity (including composite on Demand Destinations) and ‘The More You Know’ series of NBCuniversal ‘,’ The More You Know ‘series of Public Service announcements. “
