A GOOD FIVE hours before media reported the names of one of the suspects in the San Bernardino shootings, Michael Savage--on his syndicated radio show (broadcast here on KSFO) named Sayed Farook as one of the shooters.Savage got a tip from a law-enforcement figure monitoring police scanner audio.
Apparently, several media outlets--here and beyond had the name(s)--but instead acted like pussies and took the safe route. In other words: CYA. Pussies.
*CBS Radio sent a reporter to San Bernardino and got full reports on the day's shooting rampage. For some reason, KCBS wanted to send their own reporter down to the Southland. I have no idea why since the reporter added ZERO to the day's information guide.
*Like many of you I watched cable news non-stop on Wednesday and saw more "We continue 'Breaking News' coverage"--continue "BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE ?" Someone explain that shit to me, talk about uber-oxymoron.
*Leave it to the local TV News station (two of them) to sniff the inevitable "local angle" and send a pair of schmucks to the local Regional Centers --one in SF, to ask the obligatory stupid question--"Are you shaken up?" --"No, we're ready to party!" --MORONS!
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Weather or not we agree with Dr. Savage's political views we have to recognize he's a great broadcaster. I listened to the show and indeed he named the shooter's name based upon a Twitter feed which cited the police scanner. He literally was giving out information sooner than CNN which I was listening to at the same time. Another great broadcast yesterday was by Tom Leykis. Bravo to both gentlemen!
ReplyDeleteIt takes a strong conservative to weed out the bullshit in times of tragedy while the liberal Democrat weenies shake in the corner. I'm surprised they dont blame it all on a YouTube video.
DeleteIt's all well and good that he got it right, but as journalists we can't use something we heard from the police scanner or that someone's tweeted, we have to get confirmation from a reliable source even if it means we don't get it first. A tip can help us force an answer from a source,
DeleteSavage is an entertainer, not a journalist. As is Rich, who has repeatedly told us in his blog he isn't a journalist. Savage wouldn't have lost credibility if he'd given out the wrong information. If he'd been spoofed he would have probably come up with some grand conspiracy to explain that it was all Obama's fault.
By the way, there is serious reporting in the radio trades that Savage''s contract will be dropped. He's not worth the cash being paid for his syndicated show.
There was that LA TV station that was showing an overhead view from their chopper but was angling to get a tree in the way of a dead body laying in the middle of the street and pulled way out because of it, so you couldn't see what was going on. The reporter in the chopper said he was getting "instructions from the booth". Pussies!
Delete@4:46 is onto something. Cumulus couldn't afford Jerry Rivers and locked him out of his studio without notice. No way they can continue to pay Savage that amount even if he's got "great" numbers on the internet.
DeleteI personally commend & applaud Michael Savage for his bravery & integrity in naming the shooter. I also want to commend you, Rich, for stating the obvious about KCBS' lack of contribution & intelligence in sending someone to San Bernardino. And as for the Christine LibTards out there who think they know everything & their shit don't stink, Wash Your Ass!! ASS!!!
ReplyDeletePlease, how about some consistency at this website.
ReplyDeleteAfter complaining that one local television station FAILED to provide the same live coverage as everyone else 415 Media complains that KCBS sent their own reporter down south to cover the event.
Which is it too little or too much?
That "local angle" crap is so stupid. Does it somehow make it more relevant? "Care more--some Bay Area native was among those killed in some horrific something or other!" [Liz Lemon eyeroll]
ReplyDeleteExpect the San Jose Monkey News and the Chronicle to write sympathetic editorials for . . . . . . . the terrorist.
ReplyDeleteHuh? Stupid comment by another ignorant hating Con. Expect common sense gun laws to be passed one of these days after a few hundred more mass shootings.. You guys have no solutions to anything in life.
DeleteThis kind of comment is just plain idiotic. Neither newspaper writes sympathetic editorials about mass murderers.
DeleteWhy waste anyone else's time with ridiculous nonsense like this?
Long time Merc. subscriber. I'm not a fan of the editorial page at all. I know so many who have dumped that paper. Old habits die hard.
DeleteSeems to me 1:15 is the person who enjoys posting hateful comments.
DeleteAnd yes, 11:37 is correct in the trend of that comment; the Mercury is quite sympathetic to those who would destroy our society. I don't know about the Chronicle these days, I haven't read it for ages, but I would presume it is in the same boat as the Merc on that front, that's how it used to be.
Do the nut jobs like Anon @10:47 really believe that the Merc and Chronicle are trying to help "destroy our society?"
DeleteSorry but that's just plain idiotic.
9:39, you forgot to take your medication again today.
DeleteWell, I've read the editorials for both the Chron and the Mercury. No sympathy for the shooters so far. I'll post every few days until they do. May go on for many many years...You Cons are a hoot. Go Hillary 2016.
DeleteThe Chronicle and Mercury are no less horrified about this than the rest of us.
DeleteMaybe you Cons should focus on something constructive for a change like making it harder to get guns in the United States.
Why are we leading the world in mass killings? You think that's because of the SF Chronicle and SJ Mercury. NO, it's because of the all powerful gun lobby who you Cons worship so dearly.
Gun Laws?
DeleteOn any weekend in the City of Chicago 15 young males will be on the receiving end of a gun.
This is the home town of the impostor in the White House.
Yet the San Jose Monkey News and the other paper in Frisco will not make on mention of this fact.
Poster at 11:37am.
DeleteYou should not be surprised by the Monkey News and their editorials.
What do you expect from a newspaper that pays it's employees in . . . . . Peanuts.
So now any media outlet that fails to report what they hear on a scanner (or even worse, if true, off a Twitter feed) is a "pussy". I guess that makes pretty much all professional journalists "pussies" since unlike you, they know better than to report anything before they have two sources to confirm. If Savage had been wrong, would you have called him out for irresponsible reporting? Say yes and you're a hyprocrite; no means you're just an idiot. My advice? The next time a media outlet gets something wrong, it might be best to keep your mouth shut.
ReplyDeleteFUCK RICH! HE"S A HYPOCRITE PUSSY!!!
DeleteYeah I heard him name the terrorist also. On twitter?
ReplyDeleteBravo to him.
Sadly no one else here in the Bay Area had the courage.
Once again Bay Area residents were deprived of objective reporting.
Just like last month with the shootings at UC Merced. The shooter was named Faisal Mohammad but the media doesn't report this for fear of "hate mongering" or being labeled racists.
DeleteOnce it is reported, it's buried and quickly forgotten. If you can't learn from history, you're doomed to repeat it.
People are being murdered here folks It's really tragic.
What kind of courage does it take to jump the gun with an unsubstantiated claim?
DeleteHey dummy at 12:40 they were not shootings at UC Merced. Maybe you should comfirm first before you sit down at the keyboard. Idiot.
Delete@2:10. A little anger management might help. Four stabbings at a shooting of the stabber to be accurate, but I knew what he meant.
DeleteAre you shaken up?
ReplyDeleteAll the while planting a huge microphone in the face of a grieving family member.
Is anyone is surprised by the idiocy of local TV.
"All the while planting a huge microphone in the face of a grieving family member."
DeleteExcuse me, I hope you can give me a few seconds....how do you feel about this?
"Four high capacity 'assault-style' guns recovered were all purchased legally", San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said.
ReplyDeleteI'd be more concerned about that FACT, than the surnames, religion, or point of origin of the killers.
Exactly
DeleteGunshops are reportedly doing new record-setting sales, permits have skyrocketed, and shooting ranges have waiting lines as Americans are determined to protect themselves.
DeleteI watched Fox LA online. Better coverage. Breaking news occurs only when there is a critical news update or a live situation, such as a shootout, etc. As soon as the shootout is over, cut out the breaking until you get significant new information to update. To answer your question, it's visual clickbait and all part of the hype.
ReplyDeleteWith regard to local angles, as a former publisher, editor and radio station news director, that is Journalism 1, not even 101. Why do that? There is NO relationship. None. Did they really find a local regional center that was having its Christmas party? Lack of newsroom judgment, but I guess I'm old-school. In this new era of clickbait, it probably makes sense.
Maybe that's why I'm a photographer now and not running a newspaper or radio station. :-)
After watching extensive coverage of yesterday's tragic events, I would like to extend kudos to the Los Angeles media for their excellent reporting on the story and breaking developments. Television: KTLA, KNBC, KABC, KCBS/KCAL, KTTV. Radio: KNX Print: LA Times.
ReplyDeleteThey were able to report quickly and get on the air live with a situation located 60 miles east of downtown L.A. in a rather fast and effective manner, soon feeding their coverage to other stations and networks around the world. They brought in their fleet of choppers and each reporter on board for their respective station provided extraordinarily clear and concise details of what was going on as best they could see from the ground (excellent and clear camera work btw, with virtually no cut-outs or losing contact with the station).
It was well coordinated -- and excellent coverage from the anchors in the studio, reporters on the ground and reporters in the air all worked in tandem to provide viewers with the best coverage possible.
But then I was thinking about Bay Area media in a time of crisis or natural disaster such as a major earthquake. Does the Bay Area media have what it takes, such as what the Los Angeles media provided yesterday. Having grown up in the Bay Area I think that would have been possible a few years ago with much more seasoned anchors and reporters on TV. But today I'm not so sure. I've been monitoring Bay Area local TV news lately and I don't think they could hold a candle to the level of comprehensive coverage that is currently provided in the L.A market. With radio I think KCBS and KNX (Los Angeles) are pretty much on par with the quality of their news coverage (during the next big earthquake you'll probably get better information and coverage on radio with KCBS than any TV station). As far as print, the LA Times has the Chronicle and, for that matter, the San Jose Mercury News, beat hands down with more reporters and more investigative teams found anywhere on the west coast.
So this is just my observation about what's going on in media today -- covering a major story and the quality resources it takes to keep the audience informed with the facts as quickly and comprehensively as possible. It provides a little food for thought.
I knew the name of the shooter at 12:45 - connections Rich. I could have called it in to KCBS or KGO or Wild 107.7 but chose not to. If the Cops ain't releasing the name - why the FUCK SHOULD THE MEDIA?????
ReplyDeleteI was channel surfing during the event between maybe four news outlets, CNN, a couple of local feeds etc. One of them reported that they had preliminary reports of the shooters identity but were waiting for law enforcement to confirm and give them permission to broadcast. To believe that news outlets are not monitoring police scanners is naive.
DeleteI guess being first trumps responsible protocol.
Really A's world? Since you aren't as smart as you think, every single media outlet has police scanners on the assignment desk going on at all times. Only an ignoramus would think only you and a
DeleteSelf centered egomaniac like Savage (never hear of him till I read this blog) would have a police scanner to hear alerts..
The Leprechaun aka Bill O'Reilly is now claiming he was the FIRST to report the killer's name. Unbelievable!
ReplyDeleteI was listening to the police scanner and CNN at the same time. Found the police scanner much more informative. Yes, I heard the name of Farook and when police got a look at the female they said it was female with an Arabic name. I also saw the right wing bloggers go live with Farook's name many hours before NBC went on the air with it. Not only did the right wing media have his name, they had his picture, background info, and his employer. They worked fast.
ReplyDeleteI heard Mike ranting and raving about this today.' I was the FIRST with that story! Bill O'Reily is worse than Brian Williams, Bill O' Reily should be FIRED for lying!"
ReplyDeleteMaybe you were the first Mike, but, well, so what? Don't you get enough attention already? Take a chill pill Brother Mike. Slow down and smell the coffee.