The Walt Disney Co. logo appears on a screen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 8, 2017. Richard Drew/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Drew/AP
The Walt Disney Co. logo appears on a screen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 8, 2017. Richard Drew/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Drew/AP
The US government agency that regulates television says it is opening an investigation into Disney’s diversity and inclusion practices, in the latest sign of pressure being applied to media firms.
FCC chair Brendan Carr, after publicly musing that he might go after Disney over its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, made it official: The agency has opened a probe into