WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - CBS on Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission to immediately dismiss a complaint over a "60 Minutes" interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, saying there was no evidence of "news distortion."
CBS, which is owned by Paramount Global PARA.O, said "the transcript and unedited interview footage demonstrate that CBS engaged in commonplace editorial practices -- specifically, by deciding what material from a lengthy sit-down interview would air in a time-limited television format." The company cited a ideologically diverse group of commentators warning any FCC action against CBS "would violate the First Amendment and chill speech, all while creating the prospect that the commission will serve as the arbiter of acceptable journalism going forward."
(Reporting by David Shepardson)
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