New Paramount CEO David Ellison said that he had “no interest” in wading “into the political spectrum” with CBS News, as he and other executives addressed the independence of the news division under the new company.

Although Ellison did not directly say whether the company would refrain from meddling in 60 Minutes , Redbird founder and managing partner Gerry Cardinale, the top investor in the new company, told reporters that “there’s no way we’re going to try to influence the news, because if you do that, you kill the investment basis. It’s that simple.”

As part of the FCC approval of the transaction, Skydance agreed to install an ombudsman at CBS News to take complaints over alleged bias and other issues in coverage.

But Jeff Shell, the new president of Paramount, said th

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