Trump-appointed Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr is taking on Comcast and NBCUniversal on DEI. They might be the most aggressive DEI pusher among national media companies. It’s not just a bias in their hiring, but in their “news” product, like their supportive interviews with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).
In his letter to Comcast chairman Brian Roberts, Carr noted that Comcast promotes DEI as “a core value of our business” online and public reports state that the company has an entire “DEI infrastructure” that includes annual “DEI day[s],” “DEI training for company leaders” and other similar initiatives.
Last year, Comcast touted a $1 billion commitment to a “Digital Equity Local Voices Lab” that “supports coverage of Black and LGBTQ+ topics in the media and supports emerging journalists with a passion for reporting on…
