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The associated website is KUSI.com which covers local news, sports, weather, and crime reporting. It would appear that weve hit a nerve with the mighty righties in this town. Bank that catered to the cryptocurrency industry said it suffered additional losses and will miss the March 16 deadline for filing its annual report with securities regulators. window.addthis.layers(window.addthis_layers); I used to watch them growing up because I loved how entertaining they are. Amid courtroom tension the highest of the trial laughter also was heard. If you are gonna live broadcast from your kitchen maybe clean the garbage up. 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Paul Rudy was way over the top this week. } Factual Reporting: MIXED And then theres John Coleman. The first two questions raised the issue of unions and even alleged that the Filner pension plan and Filners candidacy were union-sanctioned. I dont watch KUSI or fox for that matter. Los Angeles-based Consumer Watchdog says trial court erred in dismissing claims early this year. Press J to jump to the feed. Officials with the The DSC Show did not respond to The San Diego Union-Tribunes request for comment Wednesday. The paper writes, Laurel also stands accused of leaking confidential MBC information in April 2020 to FTVLive, which KUSI calls a website that provides disparaging blogging about TV news., On Tuesday, Laurel denied being a leaker, saying a lot of people dont like KUSI. Scan this QR code to download the app now. Ken Fitzgerald, lead lawyer for KUSI-TV, has a relaxed, measured style of cross examination almost serene. A far cry, and a very long fall, from the homogenized dreck of recent times. These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ad-Free Login Are you surprised you didnt get any job offers (after) suing your former employer? "For at least the last few years of her. 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. This is the second installment of the Who Runs San Diego? Lastly, as KUSI says about FTVLive, a website that provides disparaging blogging about TV news.. Remember (Her attorney Josh Gruenberg showed his temper once as well.). Kusi is the local right wing nutbag station. Judge Ronald Frazier will hear KUSI lawyers Friday in their effort to avert a trial in 3-year-old case. community serving the whole of the San Diego. The conservative app Parler has been removed from Apple, Google and Amazon. 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. in 2015. . 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. Guess what, dude. Wake up. Stay safe out there. 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. 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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. None-the-less, made for TV events highlighting (mostly monied) interests do get regular coverage. bit.ly/3FeEkv3. Louis Uridel explains the censorship efforts are not a secret anymore, as Mark Zuckerberg admitted the FBI pressured him to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story. 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. Country: USA Read our profile on the United States government and media. We have noticed the same shift in KUSI News (toward a Fox News type of reporting) during the last year or so. Its a game that Democrats are not intended to win. 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. And its amazing how a fluff show can lean so far to the right. /* If html does not have either class, do not show lazy loaded images. and our Support MBFC Donations 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. The station is owned by the very conservative McKinnon family and is not run like most stations In the country. 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. Smirking, Martinez asked Zomorodi to try it out with him. Generally, the news is not always factual, primarily when related to Covid-19, and holds a right-leaning bias. I literally saw this on my phone and felt the need to come to my computer to put in my two cents. Stories based on the odds and ends leaking out of the various lawsuits against the San Diego Police Department are one example. Oh and Dan Plante is so incredibly annoying as is that blonde woman on the morning news. Apparently, if gives you a better chance of landing the job. Unspeakable things were done to Black men, while White men, women and even children watched with glee, she said. 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. img#wpstats{display:none} KUSI-TV is owned by McKinnon Broadcasting, a private company based in San Diego. 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. I really wish news organizations would be bias. Fitzgerald said Maas wrote to general manager McKinnon about her Mercedes being keyed at two different times in the KUSI employee parking lot, suspecting a station staffer. // pattern, adding to the array. Filed Under: Business, Columns, Encore, Media, Politics, The Starting Line, Who Runs San Diego? Read our profile on the United States government and media. Thanks, we have decided to fight it, obviously. KUSI is the outlier in local TV news, proudly waving their viewpoints whenever possible. Theres a long standing tradition of prioritizing content based on what appears in print media. Quotation[10] = "'The statement from New York-based NBC was in response to a report on the FTVLive' - Bloomberg"; 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.. See all Right-Center sources. Facebook Country: USA Doug is a cancer survivor (sans vocal chords) and lives in North Park. After that, she served as both an anchor and reporter in Roswell, El Paso, NM, TX . Our free newsletter is delivered at 8 a.m. daily. For more information, please see our 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 . 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. It is obvious the OB Rag is a mouthpiece for the LEFT/Democrats. :). KUSI is owned and operated by Channel 51 of San Diego, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of McKinnon Broadcasting. KGTV -10News (ABC Affiliate) http://www.10news.com/ Owner: Scripps TV Station Group/ E.W. ', 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. He's a tall lad. He disappeared mysteriously at the end, she said in the morning. 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 . 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. They currently broadcast 46.5 hours of locally produced news, a quantity exceeded only by KUSI. FTVLives goal is just to call it as we see it and report it. We should all file for vanity plates throught the state, & it should say NO GOP. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; 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) Its not journalism. 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. What youre about to read may shock you, but likely not. 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. (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.). Our climate may be going through some changes and it would be foolish for anyone to not believe 6.4 bilion peoples industrial activity would not have negative effects, to be certain. 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. See all Right-Center sources. Attacking each other on Constitution Day tsk tsk. This year, it will be held in Washington DC from March 1-4. Klein's imminent exit was first reported by FTVLive' - NY Times"; KUSI also carried water for the Comprehensive Pension Reform campaign by pointing out the specific locations of signature-gathering sites. Under the false pretense of heading off a problem caused by human industrial activity. Stay away from their news. Report Save Follow. I am seeking justice.. The City of El Cajon doesn't allow the homeless to set up tents on their sidewalk, @MayorBillWells. My in laws watch KUSI (we're from imperial valley, neighbors to the east) and they swear they're more informed because they watch "the San Diego news". The OB Rag IS a progressive blog site. MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY. 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. He asked: That was on the day that the judge said the trial would go forward, wasnt it?. FTVLive provides news about TV news both good, bad, and indifferent. Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic The official subreddit for San Diego California, "America's Finest City", were a rapidly growing (over 300,000 strong!) By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Videos from the TV Station accompany most articles. 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. Freaks, Uppity Women & Politicos? Quotation[9] = "'FTVLive.com Scooped Everyone With News' - About.com "; Quotation[0] = "'Mr. 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 As the guy behind FTVLive, I feel a need to respond to a couple of things here. 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}; } Fight it or get used to it. Maybe I'm just becoming a little bit more political conscious, but it seems that KUSI is becoming more conservative. The Associated Press provides national and international news. I finally explained to her that He is just a blustery, loud mouth politician that likes to hear himself talk. And why she didnt seek a job outside San Diego. Mythical figures like Budha, Zoaraster, James Bond? } Quotation[3] = "'The TV Blogger who broke the news.' - Gawker"; Quotation[4] = "'FTVLive a TV news website that is often on the money' - LA Times"; Im not saying your station is bad and doesnt treat many of the employees fairly, nor covers the news fairly. Privacy Policy. And in that way, the debate on issues gets framed. Judge Frazier quipped: Youre not going to call me as a witness. Giggles in the courtroom. This years research doesnt bode particularly well for the future power of broadcast TV news: While the first and hardest-hit industry, newspapers, remains in the spotlight, local TV finds itself newly vulnerable. He went on to have a 35-year career in the Hospitality business and decided to go back into raising hell when he retired. Ad-Free Sign up 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. She said members of Generation Z "are dramatically. We are looking elsewhere for balanced local news. ; The station is owned by the very conservative McKinnon family and is not run like most stations In the country. If we stand in a circle, is my ideology to the left or the right of Frank & Patty? Can anyone recommend an unbiased local news show? Quotation [19] = " 'FTVLive.com, a prominent television industry website' - Lexington Herald Leader"