newsbot 271 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) Shades of Sinclair? 11 local TV stations aired Amazon-scripted propaganda as news https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4ayvwb/local-news-stations-run-propaganda-segments-scripted-and-produced-by-amazon Edited May 26, 2020 by newsbot 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 977 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 How often do VNRs air? It seems like every now and then people manage to spot one and there's a big to-do about it...it makes me wonder how many get through without being noticed... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245645 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1512 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 15 minutes ago, newsbot said: Shades of Sinclair? 11 local TV stations aired Amazon-scripted propaganda as news https://couriernewsroom.com/2020/05/26/11-local-tv-stations-that-pushed-amazon-scripted-segment/ All with different owners too. Shady tactics from Amazon probably buying the air time. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 271 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) I wonder what the degree of disclosure was for the local stations. Some hefty fines could be forthcoming. Todd Walker "reporting..." Edited May 26, 2020 by newsbot Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 271 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Phil Lipof is out at WBTS https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/nbc10-boston-anchor-leaving-years-after-launching-stations-first-newscast/221776/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, newsbot said: I wonder what the degree of disclosure was for the local stations. Some hefty fines could be forthcoming. From what I read only WTVG made the disclaimer that Walker was an Amazon employee. I think the stations who are in the biggest trouble is the ones that ran the pkg more than once (WLEX, WTVM, KMIR, WOAY) Ironically enough a Sinclair station is involved in that (WGXA/Macon) Meanwhile Sabrina Bates is leaving KFSM for KOCO as the new meteorologist (h/t @ColtFromGulfcoast) https://twitter.com/5NEWSSabrina/status/1265412477933756420?s=20 Edited May 26, 2020 by oknewsguy Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
news89 468 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 KDKA'S Brenda Waters is set to retire. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10221675136338563&id=1559259968&sfnsn=mo Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 558 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 7 hours ago, newsbot said: Shades of Sinclair? 11 local TV stations aired Amazon-scripted propaganda as news https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4ayvwb/local-news-stations-run-propaganda-segments-scripted-and-produced-by-amazon I love it. Our standards of journalism in this country has dropped so far into the shitter that local news are spreading Amazon's propaganda Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 801 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 7 hours ago, newsbot said: Shades of Sinclair? 11 local TV stations aired Amazon-scripted propaganda as news https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4ayvwb/local-news-stations-run-propaganda-segments-scripted-and-produced-by-amazon Why am I not surprised? I'm pretty sure FedEx has been guilty of using VNR tactics too. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 937 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) I knew about the Amazon situation because the copy had been circulating on Twitter last weekend. Funny, though, my station never received the news release or the video. It looks like the stations that ran the story verbatim are mostly in the smallest of markets. A full VNR package is rare today, especially from the corporate communications world (retailers, banks, tech companies, etc.). When I was a young producer, ABC would send health VNR packages from some company in Florida (Ivanhoe?), from the J.A.M.A., and from the Cleveland Clinic. We still fight those battles with hospitals who want us to use their own video, as opposed to shooting our own video. Edited May 27, 2020 by TheRob Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 NBC 10 Boston (WBTS) main anchor Phil Lipof is signing off. Lipof has been in beantown since 2013. He helped launched the newscast at the NBC O&O station, where he's anchored since. It's unclear what's next for Lipof. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/27/business/anchor-phil-lipof-departs-nbc-10-boston/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 271 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) 39 minutes ago, TexasTVNews said: NBC 10 Boston (WBTS) main anchor Phil Lipof is signing off. Lipof has been in beantown since 2013. He helped launched the newscast at the NBC O&O station, where he's anchored since. It's unclear what's next for Lipof. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/27/business/anchor-phil-lipof-departs-nbc-10-boston/ Lipof is strongly hinting at a return to New York. Side note: regarding his stint at WBTS, he said "I did everything I could." Hmm... Edited May 28, 2020 by newsbot Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245742 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1566 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Stanley Roberts has been laid off at KPHO. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245759 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTV 525 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, C Block said: Stanley Roberts has been laid off at KPHO. Come back to the Bay! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3931 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) Going down now in Columbus, Ohio. Former WBNS Meteorologist Mike Davis is being sentenced for his child porn charges. ALL 3 stations, including WBNS are carrying it live. He was sentenced to at least 4 years in prison. Edited May 28, 2020 by tyrannical bastard Update w/sentence Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 Both Davis, ex-news anchor Gerry Grant, and ex-meteorologist Bill Kamal are a disgrace in their careers. It's the price they pay for their crimes. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3931 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Just now, TexasTVNews said: Both Davis, ex-news anchor Gerry Grant, and ex-meteorologist Bill Kamal are a disgrace in their careers. It's the price they pay for their crimes. I was expecting a much tougher sentence for Davis....but many of his counts had concurrent sentences. His probation goes much longer and if he violates it, it could mean more prison time. Let's just say that it's been a terrible few years for WBNS. The death of Chris Bradley, this, and one of America's few family owned stations succumbing to corporate ownership. That being said, if the Wolfe Family was aware of ANY doings while Davis was on the clock, there's blood on their hands too. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 937 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) Law enforcement arrested CNN's Omar Jimenez, and his producer and his photojournalist, during the riot coverage. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/minneapolis-cnn-crew-arrested/index.html Edited May 29, 2020 by TheRob Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 1 hour ago, TheRob said: Law enforcement arrested CNN's Omar Jimenez, and his producer and his photojournalist, during the riot coverage. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/minneapolis-cnn-crew-arrested/index.html They were later released. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245881 Share on other sites More sharing options...
evwalker0901 38 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Long time DC Traffic Anchor Julie Wright let go in Sinclair budget cuts. https://www.facebook.com/TheJulieWright/videos/696836771099011/?d=n Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttvn2000 320 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 WKRC’s John Lomax going part-time after 30 years anchoring the morning newscast: https://www.wvxu.org/post/wkrc-tvs-john-lomax-finally-gets-sleep I imagine management is breathing a sigh of relief after losing their primary anchor (each there for at least 30 years before leaving) team last year. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245890 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw-804 190 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) Back to Atlanta, another change at WGCL: General Manager Lyle Banks is out. He'll be replaced by Deborah Collura from Charlotte's WCNC. https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/more-change-cbs46-lyle-banks-out-deborah-collura/ppNR3M7cvEUGXIL3OVku5M/ Edited May 29, 2020 by tw-804 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245898 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 271 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) In advance of News Center Maine's launch of their 4PM newscast on Monday, WGME has changed how it starts its 5PM newscast. Instead of a tease before the last segment of Judge Judy, the tease has become the intro for the newscast itself. (Edit: It was a one-day fluke) Edited June 1, 2020 by newsbot Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdude 108 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 On 5/26/2020 at 10:00 PM, news89 said: KDKA'S Brenda Waters is set to retire. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10221675136338563&id=1559259968&sfnsn=mo Her farewell is tonight at 6. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/419/#findComment-245901 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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