US organizer to investigate Disney on diversity initiatives

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The US Federal Communications Committee launches an investigation into diversity initiatives in Disney and ABC.

In a letter to Disney President Bob Eygar published on Friday, FCC President Brendan Car said he wanted to “make sure that Disney and ABC did not violate the equal job opportunities regulations in the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) by enhancing the forms of Dai discrimination.”

“The reference to reports that the company has re -evaluated some programs,” there are still big concerns, “Carr added.

He said: “Although your company recently made some changes on how to describe some efforts, it is not clear that basic policies have changed mainly.”

In February, Disney has replaced and integrated as a major scale in determining executive wages with a “talent strategy”, in what appears to be a preventive step against possible measures from the Trump administration.

A Disney The spokesman said that the company was reviewing the speech of the Federal Communications Committee (FCC), adding, “We are looking forward to dealing with the committee to answer its questions.”

In December, Disney paid $ 15 million to Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit against ABC. Trump had filed a lawsuit on the network after broadcaster George Stefanopoulos said in the air that the former president had found “a rape responsible.” New York jury found Trump responsibility in a civilian case for sexual assault, but not rape.

The settlement sparked fire from media lawyers, who were afraid to put a precedent that could link the press.

The investigation will celebrate the latest diversity management initiatives in the Trump administration throughout the sectors, as the US President recently issued executive orders Forming law firms for their diversity practices.

On his first day at the White House, Trump in January signed an executive order aimed at “ending government diversity, shares and” radical and wasted “staff.

In recent weeks, the company has been at the intersection of the governors regarding their release snow whiteThe latest new edition of Disney Classic. They objected to “Disney wake up”, and they objected to the omission of the original 1937 movie “Somiday My Prince Will” and the comments of the movie star, Rachel Zeger, that the Prince “Snowlls Snow” Snow White.

Car also indicated that he intends to investigate the CBS network. Trump called for CBS to lose his license because of what he claimed to be the deceptive liberation of A. 60 minutes An interview with Kamala Harris, the democratic opponent who defeated him in the November elections. But Car said that the interview would be part of his review of the Skydance and Paramount, who owns CBS.