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. Ninety minutes later, more than 40 people had contacted the NAACP about the show. KUSI-TV is an independent local station and is not affiliated with a broadcast network. Back to that future is troubling thing: In 50 years well be left with a planet more overpopulated, with more traditional pollution, the Western standard of living eroded, tens of billions living as one in this cesspool function showQuotation(){document.write(Quotation[whichQuotation]);} Corporations will join them and work overtime putting up factories and building infrastructure and polluting in countries with corrupt governments that they could never get away with here, profiting immensely while fulfilling the will of the western left that all the huddled masses have our creature comforts. This year, it will be held in Washington DC from March 1-4. Founded in 1982, KUSI-TV is an independent television station licensed to San Diego, California, United States. I grew up here during the 60s, with the likes of Ray Wilson and Harold Keen on TV reporting the news the way it ought to be straight up. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. But its your ball and you can do with them what you want. Here is case in point from last nights program. Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic The Mexican phone business is worth an estimated $80 billion, 10 times larger than Mexicos TV industry, with an estimated value of $8 billion. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Now, working in healthcare has sort of biased me, but I've noticed that Dan and some of the new reporters are very vocal about their biased opinions of re-opening, protests, and masks infringing on their rights. Email or phone: Password: . The Sunday morning " Politically Speaking " show features long-time San Diego reporter Gene Cubbison and includes interviews with local candidates and discussions about local issues. 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. The minority haves are spoiling the earth, well fix that and oh by the way the much greater numbers of have nots should be brought up to the level of the haves? Quotation [11] = "'Scott Jones, whose FTVLive.com Web site broke the story' - LA Daily News" Say the name Rod Luck in the company of longtime San Diego TV news viewers and you're bound to get a reaction. Has definitely become more hard right recently. Its easy enough to discover who owns San Diegos TV Stations by going to Station Index.com. The last hour Wednesday saw both sides quiz former KUSI anchor Anna Laurel who now works for CBS8 (Maas station before KUSI). says it's a "conservative style of government." Wells said homeless encampments are not good for the people that live in them, or the community. | Kusi is what I would call grandpas network. (Click here for more details). our policy on comments is very clear (click on About above), and they violated it. Michael McKinnon currently serves as Station Manager. When it comes down to Who Runs San Diego? my conclusion is that broadcast TV is best thought of as tool for reaching older (and largely white) demographic groups. But in questioning former anchor Sandra Maas on Wednesday, his inquiry was anything. FTVLive provides news about TV news both good, bad, and indifferent. Oppose them? Elizabeth began her career at KCBS-TV in Los Angeles serving as a news assistant. Quotation [17] = " 'An insider newsy website' - Hoda Kotb" Posts. KUSI-TV is owned by McKinnon Broadcasting, a private company based in San Diego. if (Array.isArray(window.addthis_layers_tools)) { In a court brief, the stations attorney, Marisa Janine-Page writes, Notably, Plaintiff does not deny that she and her counsel used Anna Laurel, a then current MBC employee, as a secret agent to gather information from her employer and share it with Plaintiff and her attorney, Gruenberg Law, to use it against MBC, a represented party in this litigation.. window.addthis.layers(window.addthis_layers_tools[i]); I stopped watching recently. 101. 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. Contact And the beady eyed Paul Rudy is a Trump suck up. Let it be known that Frank Gormlie, Patty Jones, Doug Porter, Annie Lane, Brent Beltrn, Anna Daniels, and Rich Kacmar did something necessary and beautiful together for 6 1/2 years. Jurors noticed a man passing brazenly in the KUSI studio background of a video clip. Ken Fitzgerald, lead lawyer for KUSI-TV, has a relaxed, measured style of cross examination almost serene. to appear pre-taped and subject to editorialized bookends from This sounds like an art project ! Damn, were still waiting for our mouthpiece rewards you know, those big checks from the Democrats and other leftists. I can see both sides on this issue, and frankly it is very troubling. Local TV audiences were down across every key time slot and across all networks in 2012. FTVLive has been mentioned in the case, but first, let's tell you what is happening. */ SAN DIEGO (KUSI) The Conservative Political Action Conference is the largest fathering of conservatives in the world. Michael D. McKinnon. KUSI-TV is an independent local station and not affiliated with a broadcast network. If Walton is to have a serious campaign, he needs to identify, acknowledge and mobilize his potential liberal-progressive base. Using the stations demise as a launching point for discussion about the results of corporate media consolidation nationwide, they paint a sad picture about the state of broadcasting thats equally applicable to radio and television. SAN DIEGO (KUSI) The Conservative Political Action Conference is the largest fathering of conservatives in the world. That said, KGTVs coverage of the ongoing lawsuits against the SDPD has been top-notch. Motivated by an attempt to save a progressive talk radio station in San Diego, Jennifer Douglas and Jon Monday made the film Save KLSD. This information has not been peer-reviewed and was found to be a faulty study. We have noticed the same shift in KUSI News (toward a Fox News type of reporting) during the last year or so. He would certainly shake. They wanted me to walk out of there silently. img#wpstats{display:none} We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to the promotion of pseudoscience related to Covid-19 and two failed fact checks. Covering what the people care about and always giving them a voice. Relevant to the topic, Colemans right on this issue, IMO, and Gormlies right about KUSI. We are looking elsewhere for balanced local news. After Fitzgerald noted her social media had images of Rosie the Riveter and the hashtag #FightingForPayEquality, Maas said she held herself up as an advocate for women, not an activist.. Eugene Hampton you sir are out of here! // Free for all; but please leave in this header. 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. Officials with the The DSC Show did not respond to The San Diego Union-Tribunes request for comment Wednesday. The idea that the pension telethon was either an isolated incident or a mere overextension of an existing ideological preference at the station tragically shorts the McKinnon familys long history of conservative political action and financial support. The first commenter above may be simply challenged in their reading or analytic skills as in, doh, the OB Rag is a progressive website. It is owned by McKinnon Broadcasting Co. McKinnon Broadcasting General Manager Michael McKinnon has been described in news reports as a long-time supporter of politically conservative candidates and causes. Quotation [20] = " ' first published by the website FTVLive' - The Hill" Thanks, we have decided to fight it, obviously. On Thursday, Allen Denton deposition clips will be shown. Nuance is too difficult to jam into 30 seconds. KUSI struck out when a Superior Court judge denied the station's attempt to disqualify the legal team of its former anchor, Sandra Maas, who is suing the conservative outlet in a pay-equity case. Maybe I'm just becoming a little bit more political conscious, but it seems that KUSI is becoming more conservative. The conservative app Parler has been removed from Apple, Google and Amazon. Scripps Co. Why not start a petition to Draft Bill Walton for mayor of San Diego ? We should focus on each issue though as dividing down a partisan line leaves us dangerously wrong on key issues sometimes, and if were merely calling a kettle black, well. There are many critics of their thesis, and they commonly assume Herman/Chomskys research is driven by conspiracy theories. OOPS! I Hate KUSI News. Didnt (Rudy) tell you that you had the easiest job at the station because you worked so few hours? (Prop 45 is a measure on the November ballot requiring insurance companies to justify and explain their rates, placing them under the regulatory oversight of the states Insurance Commissioner.). There is, for instance, a significant difference of opinion on the role of law enforcement thats largely being fought out in the courts. She was asked about her lack of awards (as compared to former co-anchor Allen Denton) or why she didnt use an agent. So with the aid of a private investigator named Google, we decided to find out a little bit more about KUSI. Sandra Maas Anger Flares Against KUSI Lawyer: Why Are You Rolling Your Eyes?. series, a project of the Womans Democratic Club. Apparently, if gives you a better chance of landing the job. On the witness stand a second day (for almost 4 hours), Maas parried challenging questions backed by charts about whether she worked 40-hour weeks or posted enough on social media. We just have to do our best to win an argument based on ideas and facts. See the difference? The news operation for the station includes a jointly produced show with Voice of San Diego, featuring fact checks and explainers-type programming. She said other women in the newsroom share similar stories asserting that former KUSI reporter Sasha Foo went 13 years without a raise. Klein's imminent exit was first reported by FTVLive' - NY Times"; We'll send you the top local news stories every morning at 8 a.m. By clicking subscribe, you agree to share your email address with Times of San Diego to receive our free newsletter and breaking news alerts. Help us grow with a monthly contribution. What Im seeking in this lawsuit is to expose McKinnon Broadcasting Co. for what it is they are not a friend of women. Maxwell added that this stereotype has proven deadly for some Black men. Many anchors and reporters are obsessed with their smartphones and iPads, but KSWB morning anchor Shally Zomorodi took the attraction a bit too far last Friday. While the term Politicos may be a term that could be bipartisan, the right doesnt generally embrace Freaks and Uppity Women. Back in 2019, FTVLive told you that former KUSI Anchor Sandra Maas was suing the station for $10 million dollars as part of a lawsuit focusing on equal pay. In a brief redirect, Maas attorney Josh Pang said the deposition passage wasnt read in its entirety. Editorially, they do not provide op-eds; however, they report on politics through local reporters and the Associated Press, such as this Political storms swirl around Californias Governor Gavin Newsom. The option presented to liberals is often to appear pre-taped and subject to editorialized bookends from the stations anchors, as was the option presented to Labor Council Secretary-Treasurer Lorena Gonzalez for the pension telethon. 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'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. Folks. However, they have also published misinformation such as this MedRxiv Study: Hydroxychloroquine and zinc treatments increased the COVID survival rate by almost three times. Maybe I'm just becoming a little bit more political conscious, but it seems that KUSI is becoming more conservative. 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. 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. It doesnt take a lot of research to find many examples of AGW proponents using this issue for political capital, personal and corporate profiteering, and pursuit of ideology, just as you can find endless amounts of money being used to fight them by oil companies. Then about age 42, Laurel said Cohen proclaimed her afternoon-newscast anchor partnership with Maas TV gold., (Laurel who labeled Maas the darling of the newsroom said shed tease her new friend that they were Kathie Lee and Hoda, a reference to the national NBC Today Show with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb. They have been played in the past by political operatives, most notably when photographs of a staffer for former Mayor Bob Filners bachelorette party were leaked to them. He disappeared mysteriously at the end, she said in the morning. and our Michael McKinnon currently serves as Station Manager. // ============================================== Are San Diego County institutions, and people in positions of trust, living up to their duties, their promises, the law and the expectations of the public? 23 Reply Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic Stories based on the odds and ends leaking out of the various lawsuits against the San Diego Police Department are one example. things up but will Bill fit in city hall? If the pension reform infomercial meets the legal definition of a campaign contribution is a matter better left to the lawyers, but KUSIs role as the free advertising network and media attack dog for the Republican Party is as brazen as it is unethical. Media Type: TV Station The guy cant have an opinion different from yours or you banish him ? My wife and I watch KUSI news in the morning. What's going on with KUSI? FTVLive has been mentioned in the case, but first, lets tell you what is happening. if (window.addthis_product === undefined) { window.addthis_product = "wpp"; } if (window.wp_product_version === undefined) { window.wp_product_version = "wpp-6.2.7"; } if (window.addthis_share === undefined) { window.addthis_share = {}; } if (window.addthis_config === undefined) { window.addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"ui_atversion":300,"data_track_addressbar":true}; } if (window.addthis_plugin_info === undefined) { window.addthis_plugin_info = {"info_status":"enabled","cms_name":"WordPress","plugin_name":"Share Buttons by AddThis","plugin_version":"6.2.7","plugin_mode":"AddThis","anonymous_profile_id":"wp-3274a8a8fd0f0d084cd14cdddcec8ffc","page_info":{"template":"posts","post_type":""},"sharing_enabled_on_post_via_metabox":false}; } You guys have to know 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. All plans give access to our growing exclusive content! ; Fitzgerald noted that Laurel signed a contract that stipulated she had received and reviewed the policy handbook and in her deposition said she was provided a copy. And the UT and KFMB 760? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ad-Free Login Quotation[3] = "'The TV Blogger who broke the news.' - Gawker"; As a result, KUSI has decided to no longer provide a platform for the KGB - DSC Show, the statement said. KGTV -10News (ABC Affiliate) http://www.10news.com/ Owner: Scripps TV Station Group/ E.W. My apologies to our regular contrarian commenters: were sure that your viewpoints are sincere and we respect your right to express them. Heres a little run down of each stations corporate lineage. Laurel has retained the same law firm that is representing Maas in her case against the station. Funding. And Laurel testified that Maas had lost weight since leaving KUSI. This year, it will be held in Washington DC from March 1-4. Privacy Policy. 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. Your consistant shameless BIAS and apparent ignorance of your own favoritism as you point your finger at others makes you look the fool. Quotation[0] = "'Mr. Read our profile on the United States government and media. Whoops! I grew up in San Diego and have recently returned to take care of my Mom. bit.ly/3FeEkv3. And relied on friends and family. But in questioning former anchor Sandra Maas on Wednesday, his inquiry was anything but gentle. For a while my wife thought city councilman Carl DeMaio was a member of the KUSI staff. I dont know if somebody didnt take the course on Sensitivity 101, but I dont think the community would have reached out with such disgust if the segment had not focused unfairly on Black celebrity fathers, she said. Anyway thanks for posting this. Its not journalism. Quotation [16] = " 'FTVLive.com a website I go too often for the latest news about the TV business (you should, too!)' maybe the pot should sit down with the kettle and review the ingredients were all eating for dinner. Remember https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/former-kusi-anchor-sues-for-10-million-claiming-pay-inequality. Together, we advanced the cause of journalism by advancing the cause of justice. Judge Frazier quipped: Youre not going to call me as a witness. Giggles in the courtroom. Then KUSI begins defense with @PPRPapaPig @JasonAustell @LoganByrnes and others. The Santa Monica based company owns and/or operates 53 primary television stations located primarily in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Washington. Is there any legitimate news channel here besides NPR? The official subreddit for San Diego California, "America's Finest City", were a rapidly growing (over 300,000 strong!) // ====================================== Good Shot Compadre. He went on to have a 35-year career in the Hospitality business and decided to go back into raising hell when he retired. See our tagline? // To add more quotations, continue with the They have to be the most outdated news.station in San Diego. Share. It doesnt hide that fact. The KSWB newscasts, once verging on nearly always embarrassing, have risen to infotainment quality. (D. Van Zandt 2/7/2021) Updated (08/23/2022), Last Updated on August 23, 2022 by Media Bias Fact Check, Left vs. ', KUSI 'Screwed You,' Ex-Anchor Denton Texted Sandra Maas on Pay-Equity Suit, Teen Driver Killed in I-8 Crash into CHP Cruiser Was Eugene Nelson of El Cajon, San Diego Weekend Guide: March 3-5 Blooms & Broadway, Warmer Weather Forecast Thursday After Storm Brings Rain, Snow to San Diego Area, Vehicle Overturns in La Jolla, Traps Driver Inside, San Diego Attorney Sentenced for Stealing Life Insurance Premium Payments, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. We should all file for vanity plates throught the state, & it should say NO GOP. Paul Rudy was way over the top this week. I can't tell you how angered I was by this, and yes i'm checking my bias. As you may or may not be aware, one tactic being used by the Tea Party types is that they have paid workers who go to websites that run counter to the rights agenda. Someone got to him.. Read our profile on the United States government and media. Although its common for critics of media to complain about bias on a political scale, with the exception of KUSI locally, most local news operations make some effort to keep their leanings out of view. XETV San Diego 6 (The CW Network)- http://www.sandiego6.com/ Owner: Televisa Grupo Televisa. precious little commentary space to hurl these bits of right-wing Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceSign Up For Our NewslettersSite Map, Copyright 2023, The San Diego Union-Tribune |. Im so tired of the info-babes as well but they seem to be disappearing for these mini-info-babes that arent 25 years old and must have graduated last week from an online communications college -:). City Council Unanimously Approves OB Community Plan , Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. KUSI-TV (channel 51) is an independent television station in San Diego, California, United States. 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. Regardless, last night, KUSI threw moon-sized softball questions to Mayor Sanders, San Diego City Councilmen Carl DeMaio and Kevin Faulconer, Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, San Diego County Taxpayers Association chief Lani Lutar, and failed San Diego City Council candidate April Boling. A lawyer for KUSI-TV suggested in court Friday that former anchor Sandra Maas told ex-colleague Anna Laurel that Laurel would profit by providing Maas information in her pay-equity lawsuit. See all Right-Center sources. As many climate change alarmists (only using that because you call him a denier, not the more diplomatic skeptic) use argument from authority to promote their agenda, not sure why Coleman is so easily dismissed unless its simply that he disagrees with you. But when she learned that news director Steve Cohen also had his car defaced by scratches, I felt a little better about it, Maas testified. Unlike most other independent TV stations, KUSI has built its programming around local news, more than 50 hours a week. She eventually surrendered to Cohen, coming to work at KUSI in September 2018 for a multiyear contract at $150,000 a year. And youre correct, we are shameless, BUT we do know who we favor. Quotation [14] = " 'FTVLive's Scott Jones one of the Most Important Media Reporters in America'- Mediaite" Here is a breakdown of the most popular recipients of KUSI family money. I like the no opinion myself. It would be one thing if they were just conservative, but they're also amateur hour, and it makes their talking points a little more dangerous in terms of how irresponsibly they present them . With the generous support of readers like you, Times of San Diego publishes timely and accurate news coverage for a better-informed community. You would think the producers would tell him to clean up the mess on his counters. So the real bias is more subtle. 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.. Jim Desmond reacts to SANDAG Chair Nora Vargas saying there will be "no road user charge", 2023 San Diego State Aztecs football schedule, Meet the Challenged Athletes Foundation's Andru Clarke, Vista City Council votes mayor off SANDAG for opposition to Mileage Tax, United Way of San Diego holds book drive for National Read Across America Day, Golden Hall shelter to close, hundreds of homeless to be relocated, Robert F. 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But hey, if the shoe fits, lace that bitch up and wear it all over Souther California. Quotation [18] = " 'FTVLive is the Most Incrediable thing in our Business' - i24News" Are you contending you worked as hard as Paul Rudy? Gravitas, I have to disagree. arlier coverage of Sandra Maas vs. McKinnon Broadcasting Co. 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Herman and Chomsky have said that the media is not a solid monolith but that it represents a debate between powerful interests while ignoring perspectives that challenge the fundamental premises of all these interests. He's a tall lad. And its amazing how a fluff show can lean so far to the right. Allegations aimed at the incumbent County District Attorney are another. Right now in a SoCal courtroom, there is a case going on that involves a couple of former Anchors. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. FTVLives goal is just to call it as we see it and report it. Laurel and her lawyers say KUSI illegally hacked her personal email account and printed out private information, including chats with her husband. On Friday hours before Ginsburg's death was announced Judge Ronald Frazier in San Diego Superior Court denied KUSI's demand that Maas pay the conservative station $106,000 in attorney fees.. Paul Rudy and Dan Plante are coronavirus deniers. The associated website is KUSI.com which covers local news, sports, weather, and crime reporting. The decision comes after an ultimatum from San Diego councilmember and revelations about the firms federal COVID-19 relief loan. I dont mind a conservative opinion but the hosts on AM radio here make Rush Limbaugh sound like Thom Hartmann. Can anyone recommend an unbiased local news show? 16 late June early July 1971, Saturday Rally to Help Grocery Workers Avoid Strike, Restaurant Review: Dennys I Hardly Knew Ye, Here Is a Better Idea: Bill Walton for Mayor, Poll Shows Mayor Gloria Vulnerable in Re-Election Bid, Preservation Action Alert: San Diego Moves to Implement SB 10.

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