var whichQuotation=Math.round(Math.random()*(Q-1)); 25 comments, By Jason Everitt / Two Cathedrals / September 16, 2011. Regular local TV viewership among adults under 30 fell from 42% in 2006 to just 28% in 2012, according to Pew Research survey data. Ken Fitzgerald, lead lawyer for KUSI-TV, has a relaxed, measured style of cross examination almost serene. The McKinnons arent passive, disengaged owners of the station. TV agents often tell its clients heading there for a job interview to make sure that they said that their favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys. That said, KGTVs coverage of the ongoing lawsuits against the SDPD has been top-notch. While local TV remains a top news source for Americans, the percentage is droppingand dropping sharply among younger generations. 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. Michael D. McKinnon. On cross examination, KUSI lawyer Marisa Janine-Page raised doubts about Laurels earlier testimony that she had never seen a KUSI employee handbook. We should all file for vanity plates throught the state, & it should say NO GOP. ADD: Im not a tweeter but could not resist passing this along, from todays LA Times (Bravo, Toni! // to increment the Quotation[x] index! 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. Founded in 1982, KUSI-TV is an independent television station licensed to San Diego, California, United States. 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.. This was my last straw with KUSI. It is no wonder the OB Rag has such limited appeal it is edited by hypocrites and ignorant tools. } 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. These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. To read last weeks introduction to this series, go here.The Womans Democratic Club mission is to promote Democratic Party principles including equality of opportunity, a level playing field, and fair and equal treatment for all. Russell S (Gave the station a 4 star rating) * Local Covid-19 information regularly updated by our users. She was asked about her lack of awards (as compared to former co-anchor Allen Denton) or why she didnt use an agent. This past Monday, a feature segment aired that did not meet that standard. * Local Covid-19 information regularly updated by our users. Its not journalism. 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. 5,129 posts. The segment aired Monday on KUSIs Good Morning San Diego show as part of a collaboration with the DSC Show on IHeartMedia radio. As Turko would say about KUSI, "It ain't right!" Right now in a SoCal courtroom, there is a case going on that involves a couple of former Anchors. Conservative Political Action Conference begins in Washington, March 1 Maybe I'm just becoming a little bit more political conscious, but it seems that KUSI is becoming more conservative. Oh and Dan Plante is so incredibly annoying as is that blonde woman on the morning news. KUSI only success is in making the local Fox News team look like polished professionals. I can't take it anymore. 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. pic.twitter.com/QXQoPfuArV, Fitzgerald noted Maas posting Good day! on her social media. Advertising on popular newscasts is the most effective way of reaching those folks, who happen to be the most regular voters. Quotation [17] = " 'An insider newsy website' - Hoda Kotb" Read our profile on the United States government and media. Corporate consolidation has also lessened the impact of TV news as a tool for local plutocrats. Quotation [20] = " ' first published by the website FTVLive' - The Hill" 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. 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. // Free for all; but please leave in this header. And besides, look at the competing schools of thoughtif youre willing to believe in the objectivity fairy, more power to you. Yes, people have supported me. 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. Its time that we start calling KUSI what it is, San Diegos Fox News. The KSWB newscasts, once verging on nearly always embarrassing, have risen to infotainment quality. precious little commentary space to hurl these bits of right-wing And relied on friends and family. Its a formula, differing mostly in graphics, presentation and the personalities of the persons reading the script. RIGHT-CENTER BIAS Generally, the news is not always factual, primarily when related to Covid-19, and holds a right-leaning bias. window.addthis.layers(window.addthis_layers); 5,737 following. Heres a little run down of each stations corporate lineage. People in the community understand what its like to be undervalued and underpaid in 2023, she said. Immediately after the interview, the two anchors took shots at the Congressmans pension plan before kicking it to DeMaio, then Lutar, then Boling, etc, for additional spin and counterpoints. RB all the times weve been round and round with you, thats how you treat us. (Click here for more details). (function() { This is the second installment of the Who Runs San Diego? And why she didnt seek a job outside San Diego. 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. In a brief redirect, Maas attorney Josh Pang said the deposition passage wasnt read in its entirety. Judge Frazier quipped: Youre not going to call me as a witness. Giggles in the courtroom. 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. You might also be interested to know they value female anchors waaaayyyyyy less than their male counterparts, to the tune of 90K/yr less! And WTF is up with Dave Scott's kitchen? 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. Which I could care less about, I traded in my Chevy 454 powered riding mower for a bicycle a decade ago, vote independent with a mix of views just leaning left. Obituary: 1948-2021: Former KUSI newsman Rod Luck rebuilt life in At that point the Its our sandbox rule kicks in. 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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Its safe to say their newscasts are grounded in the alternative reality that defines GOP politics these days. Us @2023 FTVLive LLC She eventually surrendered to Cohen, coming to work at KUSI in September 2018 for a multiyear contract at $150,000 a year. function showQuotation(){document.write(Quotation[whichQuotation]);} 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. Smirking, Martinez asked Zomorodi to try it out with him. Balboa Park reopened today after Santa Ana winds brought down 35 tre. 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. in 2015. 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. Stay away from their news. And why will they not come out and say why theyre afraid of the ballot measure itself?, The DeMaio plan proposes to save $1.2 billion by 2040, will your plan do that?. That KUSI acts as a mouthpiece for the SDGOP and Republican politicians and candidates across the region is no earth-shattering conclusion. // To add more quotations, continue with the That, and the screen is cluttered with lots of pretty people who simply dont know the town. Colemans got some pretty solid points, actually, and is more qualified on the issue than most climatologists. The real work of broadcast news (and most other media) lies in promoting common assumptions (everybody knows). KUSI News San Diego's More Local News Station. 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. Its easy enough to discover who owns San Diegos TV Stations by going to Station Index.com. 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.