CBS Taps Conservative Policy Veteran for New Ombudsman Role NYT | Top Stories Benjamin Mullin and Michael M. Grynbaum 9 September 2025 at 04:54 Kenneth R. Weinstein, who will review complaints about CBS News, was head of the right-leaning Hudson Institute, a think tank, and has no experience overseeing news coverage. © Vincent Alban/The New York TimesThe CBS Studios building in Manhattan. CBS’s parent company, Paramount, recently merged with the Hollywood studio Skydance.