KUSI-TV is an independent local station and is not affiliated with a broadcast network. The associated website is KUSI.com which covers local news, sports, weather, and crime reporting. They currently broadcast 46.5 hours of locally produced news, a quantity exceeded only by KUSI. Guess what, dude. Right now in a SoCal courtroom, there is a case going on that involves a couple of former Anchors. Reply. Videos from the TV Station accompany most articles. Support MBFC Donations Whoops, misunderstood. Contact 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. This year, it will be held in Washington DC from March 1-4. See our tagline? community serving the whole of the San Diego. Unlike their big brethren in New York, grinding out right wing noise is not their top priority; smiling is. Televisa also operates XEWT 12 Tu Canal (Spanish Language) in this market. They have always had a right wing slant. // pattern, adding to the array. In fact . The United States has ushered in a new age of robber barons and Hearstian journalism. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window). She said other women in the newsroom share similar stories asserting that former KUSI reporter Sasha Foo went 13 years without a raise. Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic 'jetpack-lazy-images-js-enabled' Share. 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.. And youre correct, we are shameless, BUT we do know who we favor. 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. Want to be notified of follow-up comments by email? The park was closed for a day . Quotation[5] = "'FTVLive was the first site to break the Jay Leno story' - KNX Radio"; 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. So, please remember when responding to these challenged or simply paid for comments that there is much to be said for simply bypassing stupidity. 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. They even been known to take right wing spin andpresto-chango! turn it into fact. in 2015. 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. 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. KUSI News San Diego's More Local News Station. I dont mind a conservative opinion but the hosts on AM radio here make Rush Limbaugh sound like Thom Hartmann. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. } Officials with the The DSC Show did not respond to The San Diego Union-Tribunes request for comment Wednesday. Good Shot Compadre. 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. Paul Rudy is the main reason I stopped watching recently. Wake up. Why do we have to wait so long? SAN DIEGO (KUSI) The Conservative Political Action Conference is the largest fathering of conservatives in the world. Quotation [17] = " 'An insider newsy website' - Hoda Kotb" Privacy Policy. Funding. "Women for Trump" bitch is on there a lot now talking about how big Donald's cock is and how inspiring his balls are. Right Bias: How we rate the bias of media sources. Covering what the people care about and always giving them a voice. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); // ============================================== Hopefully, youll join us. Kusi is what I would call grandpas network. Yes, very different in the last few months. In a brief redirect, Maas attorney Josh Pang said the deposition passage wasnt read in its entirety. Now I have had my outlet. Its easy enough to discover who owns San Diegos TV Stations by going to Station Index.com. At least the calf cant talk. 101. (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.). These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. KUSI news is definitely right wing. var Q = Quotation.length; KUSI is one of the nation's largest independent stations and news operations. Weve all had our turns trying to respond to our libertarian RB, but he finally just gave us the verbal middle digit and thats it. Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE In a rare move, lawyers for KUSI-TV are asking a Superior Court judge to prohibit news media and the public from attending "portions" of former anchor Sandra Maas' pay-equity trial starting . KUSI is owned and operated by Channel 51 of San Diego, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of McKinnon Broadcasting. Turning Point USA contributor Isabel Brown is a conservative influencer for Generation Z Americans. It has been a helluva ride. // ============================================== So the real bias is more subtle. Can anyone recommend an unbiased local news show? 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? KGTV has an investigative unit that actually reports on stories not found elsewhere in the local newsmedia. Its happy, rappy and dont-be-crappy whenever possible. if (typeof window.addthis !== 'undefined') { 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. Surprised to see Amezcua (Former Patriot ultra right wing radio host in LA) as KUSI spokeshole on a fluff morning show. Their 1988 book on the subject (Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media) discussed their views about how populations are manipulated and how consent for economic, social and political policies is manufactured in the public mind. Quotation[8] = "'CNBC wanted a reaction to a story someone had seen on FTVLive' - Vanity Fair "; And in that way, the debate on issues gets framed. Fitzgerald said: Being in litigation causes anxiety.. What take your ball and go home with it. The station, more than ever, exists as part of a larger funding strategy to defeat Democrats and impose conservative ideology on San Diegans and that is the reason that Democratic politicians and left-leaning organizations are hesitant about appearing on KUSI. Stay away from their news. Motivated by an attempt to save a progressive talk radio station in San Diego, Jennifer Douglas and Jon Monday made the film Save KLSD. Its safe to say their newscasts are grounded in the alternative reality that defines GOP politics these days. These media sources are slightly to moderately conservative in bias. Appearances by Republican elected officials on the morning and evening news are almost a daily occurrence. And WTF is up with Dave Scott's kitchen? Smart Street Lights Favor them? But please not Gloria or some other tired party hack. 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. It is owned by his family-run McKinnon . Read our profile on the United States government and media. KUSI 51 "San. 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 . I can't tell you how angered I was by this, and yes i'm checking my bias. 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. arlier coverage of Sandra Maas vs. McKinnon Broadcasting Co. 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They're directly telling people how to go-around the closure, which was in place to prevent large gatherings and the spread of COVID. pic.twitter.com/QXQoPfuArV, Fitzgerald noted Maas posting Good day! on her social media. our policy on comments is very clear (click on About above), and they violated it. The news operation for the station includes a jointly produced show with Voice of San Diego, featuring fact checks and explainers-type programming. Are you contending you worked as hard as Paul Rudy? Thanks! ; ', 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. Thanks Goatskull and dorndiego also, not to mention KUSI is a BROADCAST media, which means it is using PUBLIC airspace to put out its own bias. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; Photo by Ken Stone. 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. 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. Quotation [12] = "'has handed in his resignation, according to FTVLive.com' - TVNewser" Colemans got some pretty solid points, actually, and is more qualified on the issue than most climatologists. // Do not change anything below this line ), But upon learning that KUSI wouldnt renew Maas contract in summer 2019, a very disappointed Laurel was so shocked. She thought: How can we be a Dynamic Duo if shes leaving?. KUSI is the outlier in local TV news, proudly waving their viewpoints whenever possible. COVID cases decrease in San Diego County, 2.1% of population received both vaccine doses, Political storms swirl around Californias Governor Gavin Newsom, MedRxiv Study: Hydroxychloroquine and zinc treatments increased the COVID survival rate by almost three times, MedRxiv Study: Hydroxychloroquine and zinc treatments increased COVID survival rate by almost three times, 67% of the deaths are from the vaccinated; 67% of your COVID deaths that youre creating are from your virus that youre putting within these people. 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.. 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. Despite a $250,000 salary offer from the Raleigh station to stay put, Laurel wanted to return to California. Michael D. McKinnon. 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. Oppose them? The OB Rag has been initiated to ply the Ocean Beach community and the San Diego scene with news and commentary from a distinctively progressive and grassroots perspective, and to provide a forum for those views. 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. In San Diego that means Papa Doug Manchester and his Mission Valley minions have a disproportionate influence when it comes to political reporting. OAN is based here too but isn't considered local news. She was confronted with text messages boasting about waging a years-long fight for equal pay. KUSI News @KUSINews. Wrong! The first two questions raised the issue of unions and even alleged that the Filner pension plan and Filners candidacy were union-sanctioned. display: none; Their coverage is head and shoulders above the other local stations. 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. Eugene Hampton you sir are out of here! For more information, please see our Quotation[4] = "'FTVLive a TV news website that is often on the money' - LA Times"; Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic "I want to respect someone's privacy." Maas, suing KUSI over alleged violations of the state's Equal Pay Act and other issues, will have her salary disclosed, as will her co-anchor, Allen Denton.. OOPS! Media Type: TV Station If we stand in a circle, is my ideology to the left or the right of Frank & Patty? With the generous support of readers like you, Times of San Diego publishes timely and accurate news coverage for a better-informed community. Ken Stone of the Times of San Diego writes that KUSI is calling former news anchorAnna Laurela secret agent who sought damaging and confidential information for her attorneys. She was asked about statements on her Wikipedia profile (apparently written by former colleague Mark Larson). The last question effectively grants a claim about potential savings made by DeMaio and the CPR campaign, even though that claim has been described as false and misleading. I stopped watching recently. 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. Congressman Bob Filner appeared in a pre-recorded interview and fielded these questions: Obviously the unions are vehemently opposed to this ballot measure that Carl DeMaio is pushing, why not let the voters decided? Detailed Report Makes ya sad. Preferably one I can pick up with an antenna? maybe the pot should sit down with the kettle and review the ingredients were all eating for dinner. I agree no one news organization is without bias but to completely ignore certain elements of the news is really - well to use a popular term - deplorable. es on the campus. I literally saw this on my phone and felt the need to come to my computer to put in my two cents. It included the question: Did you read any part of this (manual) at any time while at the station? hypocrite. As the guy behind FTVLive, I feel a need to respond to a couple of things here. While we welcome opposing views (our moderation policy only insists on basic manners), if we do indeed find that were being gamed, rest assured that there will be consequences, starting with banning IP addresses and perhaps exposing any paid trolls so the public can know who they are. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The White House waded into a contretemps between CNN and San Diego news station KUSI on Friday over how the media outlets are covering President Donald Trump's proposal . 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. Days ago, when the beach parking lot closures were announced, a new reporter who I don't know but she's blonde and relatively new, announced WHERE people can park for Torrey Pines, because that parking area isn't a state closure. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. KUSI News on Twitter: "CPAC, the largest gathering of conservatives in the world, began today in Washington, DC. I just started to watch again when I heard that he was no longer behind the desk but this new guy Carlos Amezcua is somehow worse. _taboola.push({flush: true}); (Maas admitted she hadnt even heard of the California Equal Pay Act when she wrote Mike McKinnon Jr. about lucrative contracts given her male counterparts. It is obvious the OB Rag is a mouthpiece for the LEFT/Democrats. The Starting LineColumn will resume in its regular role and format on Thursday. Follow. This trope continued in the Jim Crow era, when Black men were regularly lynched on the excuse of sexual advances toward White women, often invented or imagined. And then theres John Coleman. 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. KUSI-TV's studios are located on Viewridge Avenue (near I-15) in the Kearny Mesa section of San Diego, and its transmitter is located southeast of Spring Valley. Its by-and-large an echo chamber. 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Since youre just finding out about the way they lean. Remember Geez, with all this great progressive media in this town of San Diego, with the Union-Tribune fighting for the rights of unionized workers, with TV station KUSI looking out for the little guy, with all the access that our corporate media give to grassroots efforts and activists in their efforts to make this a better city / county / country. XETV San Diego 6 (The CW Network)- http://www.sandiego6.com/ Owner: Televisa Grupo Televisa. With a history that goes back over four decades, our point of view shouldnt be much of a surprise. The official subreddit for San Diego California, "America's Finest City", were a rapidly growing (over 300,000 strong!) Azcrraga became the CEO of Grupo Televisa after the death of his father in 1997. 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. 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. And besides, look at the competing schools of thoughtif youre willing to believe in the objectivity fairy, more power to you. And why she didnt seek a job outside San Diego. 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. Stay safe out there. It was my very conservative father's favorite local news 30 years ago, and not much has changed since then. 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. KUSI-TV (channel 51) is an independent television station in San Diego, California, United States. The company was listed as a monopoly in a 2006 embassy memo released by Wikileaks. Jurors noticed a man passing brazenly in the KUSI studio background of a video clip. Learn more about how we use cookies in our cookie policy. Laurel has retained the same law firm that is representing Maas in her case against the station. Local TV audiences were down across every key time slot and across all networks in 2012. Klein's imminent exit was first reported by FTVLive' - NY Times"; While the term Politicos may be a term that could be bipartisan, the right doesnt generally embrace Freaks and Uppity Women. Of the 18 celebrity fathers named in the segment, nine were Black. The 35th Annual Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon kicks off . and our This past Monday, a feature segment aired that did not meet that standard. Email or phone: Password: . - Greta Van Susteren" 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.). I dont watch KUSI or fox for that matter. 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. The City of El Cajon doesn't allow the homeless to set up tents on their sidewalk, @MayorBillWells. 61.3K followers. It's been terrible the entire time I've lived here, that's for sure. Are you surprised you didnt get any job offers (after) suing your former employer? Eugene, I know, I know, isnt it shameless? 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. This information has not been peer-reviewed and was found to be a faulty study. it wasnt the opinion. 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. Judge Frazier quipped: Youre not going to call me as a witness. Giggles in the courtroom. 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. 63 likes. 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. 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. precious little commentary space to hurl these bits of right-wing It is the sole property of locally based McKinnon Broadcasting Company. I can't take it anymore. The conservative app Parler has been removed from Apple, Google and Amazon. // ====================================== KFMB News 8 (CBS Affiliate) http://www.kfmb.com/ Owner: Midwest Television/ Elisabeth M. Kimmel. 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. for (i = 0; i < window.addthis_layers_tools.length; i++) { The Associated Press provides national and international news. Although I do remember liking The Turco Files as a kid. Filed Under: Business, Columns, Encore, Media, Politics, The Starting Line, Who Runs San Diego? Why are you rolling your eyes? she asked Fitzgerald after a series of queries on whether she actively sought public support for her June 2019 lawsuit. I finally explained to her that He is just a blustery, loud mouth politician that likes to hear himself talk. You enjoyed calling attention to your lawsuit through your social media, havent you? However, they have also published misinformation such as this MedRxiv Study: Hydroxychloroquine and zinc treatments increased the COVID survival rate by almost three times. Thanks, we have decided to fight it, obviously. I stopped watching local TV news a long time ago. KUSI believes that it is our goal to always present content that does not demean or appear insensitive to any minority, racial or ethnic group, Cohen said in a statement. (D. Van Zandt 2/7/2021) Updated (08/23/2022), Last Updated on August 23, 2022 by Media Bias Fact Check, Left vs. Anyway thanks for posting this. 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. So with the aid of a private investigator named Google, we decided to find out a little bit more about KUSI. I havent asked people to please support me.. function showQuotation(){document.write(Quotation[whichQuotation]);}
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