The company is headed by billionaire Emilio Azcrraga Jean. Los Angeles-based Consumer Watchdog says trial court erred in dismissing claims early this year. Share. The real work of broadcast news (and most other media) lies in promoting common assumptions (everybody knows). Theyre job is to disrupt the comments sections, either by making absurd claims or by making a mountain out of a molehill (your claim is invalid because you posted this on a day when the moon is in Gemini) There are many critics of their thesis, and they commonly assume Herman/Chomskys research is driven by conspiracy theories. California News, Coronavirus, Good Evening San Diego, Good Morning San Diego, Health, KUSI, Politics, Trending California's COVID-19 state of emergency set to expire Tuesday, Feb. 28 Say the name Rod Luck in the company of longtime San Diego TV news viewers and you're bound to get a reaction. our policy on comments is very clear (click on About above), and they violated it. But please not Gloria or some other tired party hack. youre doing the gods work when a nutbag like Eugene ignores Contact Us @2023 FTVLive LLC I can't take it. The park was closed for a day . Oh and Dan Plante is so incredibly annoying as is that blonde woman on the morning news. Maxwell said in a telephone interview Wednesday that when she first received screenshots about the segment around Tuesday around 9 a.m., she was so surprised by the content she wondered if it was a prank. Makes ya sad. I'm wondering how a measure that was never implemented because of a lawsuit (and where the follow-up measure just passed a few months ago but Internment camp does seem like the vibe. series, a project of the Womans Democratic Club. And in that way, the debate on issues gets framed. Its a formula, differing mostly in graphics, presentation and the personalities of the persons reading the script. In 50 days, KUSI's owner will likely face a jury trial in the pay . Ken Fitzgerald, lead lawyer for KUSI-TV, has a relaxed, measured style of cross examination almost serene. We have noticed the same shift in KUSI News (toward a Fox News type of reporting) during the last year or so. Stay safe out there. Great summary, Ive pretty much quit watching the local news because of its irrelevance to real life. On Wednesday, the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council called on KUSI to acknowledge their broadcast of the station-sponsored special report, Pension Reform: The Fight to Get it on the Ballot, as a campaign contribution. The McKinnon family, including their spouses, has donated over $150,000 to Republican candidates and committees, over half of which into the pockets of San Diego congressmen and the SDGOP. Pang said Laurel answered, I dont think so.. You were effectively asking for less work and more money, arent you? } Its easy enough to discover who owns San Diegos TV Stations by going to Station Index.com. Can you do something about it? Lastly, as KUSI says about FTVLive, a website that provides disparaging blogging about TV news.. ; KUSI only success is in making the local Fox News team look like polished professionals. @ALaurelNews was on stand in afternoon. These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. People in the community understand what its like to be undervalued and underpaid in 2023, she said. In fact, I would cringe because I would wake up in the morning and have texts from my friends all over the country in the business Is this your station again? It was terribly embarrassing.. I Hate KUSI News. Factual Reporting: MIXED Laurel believes the station is trying to intimidate her because they believe she is going to testify on behalf of Maas in her case against KUSI. Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE KUSI-TV is an independent local station and not affiliated with a broadcast network. These were the only questions. Why not start a petition to Draft Bill Walton for mayor of San Diego ? Overall, we rate KUSI.com Right-Center based on story selection and wording that slightly favors the right. Russell S (Gave the station a 4 star rating) Laurel is pursuing criminal charges against KUSI Chief Financial Officer Stephen Sadler, who in a deposition admitted reading 50-100 of Laurels private emails over several days on a news desk laptop. I find some of their segments to be great but some of their political interviews seem to me to be very biased. In a brief redirect, Maas attorney Josh Pang said the deposition passage wasnt read in its entirety. Talk-radio personality Roger Hedgecock, employed by both Kimmel and U-T San Diegopublisher Douglas Manchester, another well-moneyed DeMaio backer, has used emails with KFMBs address to raise funds for DeMaio. Its happy, rappy and dont-be-crappy whenever possible. Dude wtf is up with Dave Scott in general. Others with similar views are invited to contribute and participate. KUSI is a fix, a set-up, an argument where the only thing written is the conclusion. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/former-kusi-anchor-sues-for-10-million-claiming-pay-inequality. nsored by big tech. Maybe Lori Soldana. Guess what, dude. And assumptions about well known institutionsi.e., reporting on XYZ Company as benign entity, when in reality XYZ is not-so-nice pervade the messages being delivered. SDG&E asking regulator to increase rates starting next year, San Diegos Silvergate warns of more losses, viability of its business after crypto crisis, Consumer group appeals court loss in dispute over state insurance records, The countys climate plan favors utility-scale solar. He asked: That was on the day that the judge said the trial would go forward, wasnt it?. I'd love to know the answer either way Geoff! Scripps Co. At that point the Its our sandbox rule kicks in. window.addthis.layers(window.addthis_layers); We also serve the various counties, plus info concerning our sister city Tijuana MX in the sharing of information, opinion and events to bring us closer together in the richness & diversity that makes us Americas finest city We should all file for vanity plates throught the state, & it should say NO GOP. { 25 comments read them below or add one }. And the off-peak news hours like 4:30 a.m. that stations had been adding for years seem to have hit their audience ceiling. I expected more from you. I finally explained to her that He is just a blustery, loud mouth politician that likes to hear himself talk. By focusing on African-American men, this content was obviously intended to denigrate them, and feed into the lie that Black men are somehow more sexual than their White counterparts.. Yes, people have supported me. And its amazing how a fluff show can lean so far to the right. Kimmel an heiress to August C. Meyer, Sr., who bought the TV station and its two radio stations in the 1960s has also backed causes linked to the billionaire Koch brothers of Kansas by way of her familys charitable foundation. Yes, very different in the last few months. Folks. The United States has ushered in a new age of robber barons and Hearstian journalism. Stay away from their news. Steve Cohen, News Director for KUSI TV, said Wednesday afternoon that KUSI has asked The DSC Show to apologize to KUSI viewers for the segments racial insensitivity. KUSI is the outlier in local TV news, proudly waving their viewpoints whenever possible. "For at least the last few years of her. Eugene, you okay? KUSI declined. Judge Ronald Frazier will hear KUSI lawyers Friday in their effort to avert a trial in 3-year-old case. Raoul Martinez, Zomorodis co-anchor on the Fox-affiliates morning show, shared an intriguing news item on Friday: a new app that allows you to taste and smell food or beverages right on your smartphone or iPad. Quotation[4] = "'FTVLive a TV news website that is often on the money' - LA Times"; Corporate consolidation has also lessened the impact of TV news as a tool for local plutocrats. Cookie Notice Quotation [18] = " 'FTVLive is the Most Incrediable thing in our Business' - i24News" community serving the whole of the San Diego. | to appear pre-taped and subject to editorialized bookends from This sounds like an art project ! Surprised to see Amezcua (Former Patriot ultra right wing radio host in LA) as KUSI spokeshole on a fluff morning show. Wrong! Political. In addition to owning 56% of the countrys broadcast tv stations, they own Cablevision which dominates Mexican cable companies and Sky, which has a majority of the countrys satellite business. if(window.ImageLoader) window.ImageLoader.bootstrap({}, document);Squarespace.afterBodyLoad(Y); KUSI Labels Former Anchor as a "Secret Agent", FTVLive told you that former KUSI Anchor Sandra Maas was suing the station for $10 million dollars, Times of San Diego writes that KUSI is calling former news anchor. Quotation[5] = "'FTVLive was the first site to break the Jay Leno story' - KNX Radio"; KFMB News 8 (CBS Affiliate) http://www.kfmb.com/ Owner: Midwest Television/ Elisabeth M. Kimmel. Fight it or get used to it. Oh, well, try the websites of your tea party friends. Unlike most other independent TV stations, KUSI has built its programming around local news, more than 50 hours a week. if (Array.isArray(window.addthis_layers_tools)) { But KUSI's main thrust is that Denton better deserved his $250,000-a-year salary $70,000 more than Maas, depicted as a slacker who slammed her workplace. If KUSI feels that the FTVLive stories about their station and how its run are disparaging maybe they need to look at how they run their station. Our free newsletter is delivered at 8 a.m. daily. For more information, please see our Unlike their big brethren in New York, grinding out right wing noise is not their top priority; smiling is. In addition to 10 broadcast stations in major media markets, Comcast owns 19 cable channels, nearly two dozen regional networks, along with the Telemundo network and station group. 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Judge Frazier quipped: Youre not going to call me as a witness. Giggles in the courtroom. As the guy behind FTVLive, I feel a need to respond to a couple of things here. The one thing I like about Walton in this piece, if true, is that he would not be someone who would be using the office Yea, and he was considered a bit of a nut case when he was young. Motivated by an attempt to save a progressive talk radio station in San Diego, Jennifer Douglas and Jon Monday made the film Save KLSD. I can see both sides on this issue, and frankly it is very troubling. Clearly, supporting Republicans candidates and policies isnt just an editorial priority of KUSI as a television station, it is a long-term financing project of its owners and its station manager. And dont forget about KUSI weatherman John Coleman the global warming denier. in under an hour on 103.7 KSON. At one point, Fitzgerald asked about career exaggerations on SandraMaas.com the official website of Sandra Maas to which Maas said: I dont have a website. (Turns out Larson created the domain to promote her as part of his speakers agency.). Here is a breakdown of the most popular recipients of KUSI family money. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Wed dont for sure yet (were working on it a little birdie flew in this morning a tipped us off) which of the folks whove popped up lately are trolls and which are people who simply wish to be contrarian. It included the question: Did you read any part of this (manual) at any time while at the station? Hours later, after Judge Frazier urged both sides to again try to reach the previously unreachable Allen Denton, they reported he was contacted by phone and would testify via MS Teams next week. if (typeof window.addthis_layers !== 'undefined' && Object.getOwnPropertyNames(window.addthis_layers).length > 0) { Right now in a SoCal courtroom, there is a case going on that involves a couple of former Anchors. 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McKinnon Broadcasting General Manager Michael McKinnon has been described in news reports as a long-time supporter of politically conservative candidates and causes. // Free for all; but please leave in this header. In fact . Political Strategist Julio Rivera joined KUSIs Logan Byrnes to discuss the event and its political significance. Quotation[6] = "'The site that everyone that works in TV News turns to' - NPR "; Their coverage is head and shoulders above the other local stations. Good Shot Compadre. If we learned anything from the #MeToo movement, it is that powerful men of all races and walks of life sometimes use their power to obtain sexual favors, Maxwell said. I grew up in San Diego and have recently returned to take care of my Mom. I stopped watching local TV news a long time ago. 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They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes) to favor conservative causes. Go peddle your trash somewhere else oh, thats right, you cant go back to the U-T anymore. See the difference? RB all the times weve been round and round with you, thats how you treat us. Remind Todd Gloria is a child who gets fussy when he is challenged or is not in his highchair. The segment aired Monday on KUSIs Good Morning San Diego show as part of a collaboration with the DSC Show on IHeartMedia radio. See all Right-Center sources. I am seeking justice.. And exactly what did she allege when her April 30, 2018, email asked her station boss for pay comparable to other men at the conservative station? And then theres John Coleman. It would appear that weve hit a nerve with the mighty righties in this town. Although I do remember liking The Turco Files as a kid. I like the no opinion myself. KUSI will be contacting our NAACP chapter and its president to further discuss this incident.. Laurel said she didnt get to see Maas during her farewell in June 2019 but would stay in touch, follow Maas on social media and meet her for walks at Torrey Pines beach. Together, we advanced the cause of journalism by advancing the cause of justice. KNSD 7/39 NBC San Diego (NBC owned affiliate) http://www.nbcsandiego.com/ NBC is part of Comcast, the largest broadcasting and cable company in the world by revenue, and the largest cable company and home Internet service provider in the United States. Here is case in point from last nights program. He won numerous awards for his columns from the Society of Professional Journalists in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. McKinnon Broadcasting is owned by the McKinnon family, which is made up of Dan, Michael, Clinton, and Michael Jr. display: none; As for KUSIs CFO, in a deposition, Stephan Sadler said he anonymously shared printed emails from Laurels account putting them in two separate envelopes and addressing them to Luck by spelling her first name with cut-out letters from a magazine to make it look like a ransom note. Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic OOPS! The statement said KUSI asked 101.5 KGB to offer an apology on KUSI and officials at KGB declined. In review, KUSI.com reports the news for the greater San Diego area with minimal bias, such as this COVID cases decrease in San Diego County, 2.1% of population received both vaccine doses. Funding. Has it always been like this (and I'm now only barely starting to find out), or no? Feb. 4, 2023 4 PM PT SAN DIEGO Trial is slated to start this week in the lawsuit brought by former KUSI news anchor Sandra Maas, who is accusing the San Diego television station of paying her. The associated website is KUSI.com which covers local news, sports, weather, and crime reporting. Can anyone recommend an unbiased local news show? And later, her voice rising, Maas proclaimed her mission. The official subreddit for San Diego California, "America's Finest City", were a rapidly growing (over 300,000 strong!) They occasionally talk about Trump, and some of their staff members are openly against the lockdowns, and practice of social distancing. People concerned about the environment join lockstep with those pursuing global socialism, some hold both views, foolishly not seeing that by improving living standards in third world nations, which the UN and the IPCCs companion programs are doing providing clean drinking water, paved roads, hospitals, electricity, etc, to billions all told- youre industrializing them and improving infant mortality rates. // pattern, adding to the array. Doug Porter was active in the early days of the alternative press in San Diego, contributing to the OB Liberator, the print version of the OB Rag, the San Diego Door, and the San Diego Street Journal. He's a tall lad. :). At least the calf cant talk. ): Gov for a day! First off, Laurel is correct in saying, a lot of people dont like KUSI. FTVLive hears from a number of current and former employees at the station and we have nor would we ever reveal who those people are. Appearances by Republican elected officials on the morning and evening news are almost a daily occurrence. Anyway thanks for posting this. They're directly telling people how to go-around the closure, which was in place to prevent large gatherings and the spread of COVID. "Sometimes a great notion" Under the false pretense of heading off a problem caused by human industrial activity. Quotation[8] = "'CNBC wanted a reaction to a story someone had seen on FTVLive' - Vanity Fair "; Scripps TV Station Group also operates KZSD 41, http://www.aztecasd.com/, a low power station serving as the local affiliate for the Azteca TV Network. And why she didnt seek a job outside San Diego. Kusi is the local right wing nutbag station. Are you breathing? KFMB owner Elisabeth Kimmel of La Jolla, a longtime DeMaio financial backer and a mega-millionaire in her own right, has been accused by conservative Republicans of manipulating the stations political coverage in favor of DeMaio and keeping the ex-city councilmans GOP foe Kirk Jorgensen off the air during a hard-fought, social issues-laced primary battle this spring. var Q = Quotation.length; You did not clock out when you took your meal breaks, did you? Nuance is too difficult to jam into 30 seconds. Laurel described a career journey that included stops in Phoenix, Fresno and Raleigh, North Carolina, and how KUSI news chief Cohen tried several times to lure her to the Kearny Mesa station. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/former-kusi-anchor-sues-for-10-million-claiming-pay-inequality. * Local Covid-19 information regularly updated by our users. I can't trust them to report news without their personal opinion or bias. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); // ============================================== They wanted me to walk out of there silently. Isnt that the way Democracy works?, Why are they (the unions) so afraid of this (television) program? A far cry, and a very long fall, from the homogenized dreck of recent times. If approved by the CPUC, monthly electric bills for typical residential customers would increase $8.45 per month and natural gas bills would go up $9.16. The Labor Councils claim is based on the fact that the special report was explicitly produced for the purpose of advocating for qualification of a ballot measure.
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