With his company poised to merge once more with fellow media conglom Viacom, CEO Joe Ianniello on Tuesday addressed CBS’ diversity and inclusion efforts. In a company-wide memo, Ianniello tou…
by several measures in recent seasons — CBS has also of late seen its internal record for diversity and inclusion come under fire. In April,published a lengthy letter by Whitney Davis, an African-American woman veteran of the company’s news and entertainment divisions, titled “,” in which she described numerous racist and racially charged incidents she experienced in her decade-and-a-half at the company and claimed that she had been denied opportunities given to white colleagues.
As you all know, we will soon be joining forces with Viacom, another company that places great importance on diversity and inclusion, and understands the value it brings to business and culture. I have spoken with Bob Bakish, and we are aligned in this effort. I want you to know that in these months as we move toward the merger, we are not easing up on the pedal.
We certainly want to accomplish more in this area and will work more closely with organizations representing women and all diverse groups. We have had long association with several of these organizations and are now looking to expand our partnership with several of them, including National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications , the Asian American Journalists Association , the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the National Association of Black Journalists .
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