tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150259442009-02-21T03:53:55.123-08:00The Radio & Television News Association of Southern California (RTNA) is the only organization for broadcast journalists in the Southland. This blog will provide you with current information of special interest to all those in the broadcast news industry in Southern California.SoCal RTNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01920898835184077878noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025944.post-15513455875564754622007-09-27T20:30:00.000-07:002007-09-27T20:38:04.376-07:00

At a Radio and Television News Association panel of news directors last night at UCLA, Bob Long of NBC 4 got most of the laughs — and sounded the most pessimistic about the future of traditional news programs such as his. The Internet has cut deeply into the audience for traditional TV news, he said, adding that stations need to embrace bloggers and news aggregators as partners who can

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TOLEDO, OH (September 26, 2007) - Photojournalists Jeffrey Sauger and Jim West are scheduled to go on trial today on charges of criminal trespass and failure to disperse following their arrests in December 2005 while covering a Nazi rally in Toledo.The two journalists contend they were standing in a designated "media" area on a public street at the time of their arrest, and Sauger says the

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By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/7/2007 10:26:00 AMInformation and entertainment increasingly provided in shorter bits and bytes is apparently taking a bigger bite out of time spent with the media.That's according to a new report from private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson, which found that for the first time since 1997, there was a decline in time spent with various media (0.5%)

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RTNDA Calls for Probe of Police Treatment of Media at Los Angeles RallyWASHINGTON -- The Radio-Television News Directors Association is expressing concern about apparent police mistreatment of journalists covering the May 1 immigration demonstration in Los Angeles and calls for an investigation into activities that hindered with the coverage of a news event. Witnesses gathered at

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Open Letter to Chief William Bratton from the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Press Club May 2, 2007 Chief William BrattonOffice of Chief of PoliceLos Angeles Police DepartmentParker Center150 N. Los Angeles StreetLos Angeles, Calif. 90012 RE: POLICE ATTACK ON NEWS PROFESSIONALS Dear Chief Bratton: As Los Angeles' oldest news media organization, we wish to express our concern about

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By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/9/2007 1:53:00 PMThe American Federation of Radio and Television Artists, the union representing media workers, has issued a list of questions it wants answered and actions taken in the wake of the L.A. police's attacks on media workers during the MacArthur Park May 1 demonstration on immigration.Those include a public acknowledgment of wrongdoing by

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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Radio and Television News Association today demanded a thorough probe into ``the violent treatment of journalists'' by police during disturbances at a pro-immigration rally at MacArthur Park.``The Radio and Television News Association calls for an immediate and complete investigation of the violent treatment of journalists by Los Angeles Police Department personnel at the

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A freelance videographer who spent more time behind bars than any other journalist for refusing to testify to a grand jury is expected to be freed after reaching a deal with prosecutors, lawyers said Tuesday. Joshua Wolf, 24, posted the unaired videotape online that he had refused to give federal authorities, defense lawyer David Greene said. He said Wolf could be freed

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NPR said its weekly audience size has reached a new level. It cites fall Arbitron numbers that found an audience of 26.5 million per week, and says the number has grown by about 1 million a year since 2000. "This new figure represents a 4% increase vs. spring 2006, the last ratings period, and a 2% increase vs. fall 2005,” NPR stated.“Additionally, listenership has increased for public radio

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From Broadcasting & Cable:The FCC Thursday officially rewrote its rules to raise the cap on a TV group owner's household reach to 39%. That's the total percentage of U.S. households a single TV station group owner is allowed to reach, although only half of a UHF stations audience counts toward that cap. That move comes a little over three years after President George W. Bush signed the bill

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Judge stops TV station from broadcasting story about documentsAssociated PressSunday, February 4, 2007ORLANDO — A judge has barred a television stationfrom broadcasting news reports about what it foundin 80 boxes of documents that belonged to apolitical consultant at the center of an electionlaw scandal.WKMG-TV cannot report about the boxes’ contentsuntil the courts decide whether the station

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RTNA has received serious complaints about law enforcementand fire authorities unreasonably restricting reporters'access at two recent stories: the Malibu fire and Van Nuysplane crash. If you've had similar barriers thrown in your way,Please help us strengthen the case. Please e-mailrtnasc@rtna.org to share your experiences, and RTNA willtake it from there with the appropriate officials.

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Radio Watchers Wonder if Google is Friend, Foe, or Business PartnerFrom Radio World Online.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. Internet giant Google Inc. is moving forward with its plans to sell advertising in traditional media, including radio. Some radio industry watchers worry the search company's involvement could drive down ad rates and stunt revenue growth.Google's Audio Ads is an auction-based

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As you may know by now, the police department has agreed to wait another year before taking on a revamp of its credentialing process for press passes. This is in large part due to pressure from the Radio-TV News Association. As President ,I have worked with our legal counsel Royal Oakes to let the department know that the media insists on being part of this vetting process.We began

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WASHINGTON - Fifteen news organizations and five other groups are asking a federal judge to release audio recordings each day in the upcoming criminal trial of Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff.The Supreme Court releases audio recordings of arguments in major cases, and lower federal courts have "started to follow the Supreme Court's lead," lawyers for the news organizations said

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Broadcast news goes human-free By KATE GOODLOEWall Street Journal OnlineJanuary 6, 2007; Page P2 As network news programs continue to struggle, the creators of one news show are trying a new strategy -- replacing the producer, the editor and even the news anchor with a computer.The online show, called "News at Seven," uses an automated computer program to comb online news outlets for major

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Ch. 5 looking at early morning local news showBy Phil RosenthalCHICAGO TRIBUNEWord at NBC's WMAQ-Ch. 5 is the station hopes to launch afree-wheeling, no-frills show early next year that wouldbe Chicago's earliest source for local TV news--or,depending on when you get to bed, its latest.Channel 5 President and General Manager Larry Wert declinedto comment on the still-untitled 4:30 a.m. topical

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The LAPD now confirms it will wait a year to revise its guidelineson the issuance of press passes. This is a huge victory for RTNAand the broadcast news community, as it will give us a chance tonegotiate an agreement with them on a policy that will be fair toall of our members.In the new year I will again be pressing our colleagues in SPJ,the LA Press Club, PPGLA, and others to get on board with

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From Radio & Records:The key to radio’s continued success is reinvesting in local news, weather, entertainment and community service, believes Mark Fratrik, VP of BIA Financial Network, a Northern Virginia financial and strategic advisory service. In his "State of the Industry Report, A Look At the First Three Quarters of 2006," released Tuesday (Nov. 21), Fratrik notes that “despite competitive

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From Bloomberg News.By Don Jeffrey and Dana CimillucaNov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Clear Channel Communications Inc., the largest U.S. radio broadcaster, agreed to a leveraged buyout by Thomas H. Lee and Bain Capital Partners LLC that values the company at about $19 billion.The firms will pay $37.60 a share, about 10 percent more than yesterday's close, the San Antonio-based company said today in a

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From LaRadio.comWGA East and West members will get to vote on the latestcontract proposal from CBS. The union's negotiating committee hascalled the offer unacceptable, but is putting it to the rankand file anyway saying it wants to demonstrate that memberswon't accept the offer either.From Broadcasting & Cable: According to the guild, the latestCBS offer is:"A 65-month contract (4/l/05 through 8/

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By Tony PerryTimes Staff WriterLos Angeles TimesOctober 21 2006SAN DIEGO — CNN has become "the publicist for an enemy propaganda film" by broadcasting a video showing an insurgent sniper in Iraq apparently killing an American soldier, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said here Friday.The complete article can be viewed at:http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/

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Attacks on Journalists Continue in BaghdadA radio announcer was shot dead on his way to work, and a TV reporterwas abducted. Some fear a militia campaign against the media.By Doug Smith and Saif RasheedLOS ANGELES TIMESBAGHDAD: Gunmen killed a radio journalist and kidnapped a televisionreporter, Iraqi police said Saturday, continuing a spate of attacksthat has killed 14 media employees in recent

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New media is great, but the continued killings of old-school investigative reporters prove their work is crucial. By Susan D. Moeller and Moisés Naím October 10, 2006 OVER THE WEEKEND, at almost the same time that the world was informed that Google was vying to pay $1.65 billion for YouTube, a 2-year-old video-sharing website, famed Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was gunned

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(From TVWeek.com)The Radio-Television News Directors Association said today that the Federal Communications Commission's probe of local TV stations' use of Video News Releases is "an unprecedented intrusion into newsroom operations" and should be called off.The RTNDA also wants the FCC to rescind letters of inquiry sent to 77 TV stations in August.In a statement, the RTNDA questioned the accuracy

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