Pam Cook Sends Out Memo to KTVU Staff on Me and I Respond

Pam Cook

PAM COOK, who knew KTVU had an official state spokesperson of what is deemed taste and what is not.

Madame Cook sent this memo out to staff  {Monday) morning.

Let's have you all see it and address things after...

Dear Colleagues,

I do not know who is feeding information to Rich Lieberman, but I do know that you are giving private, personal, and company information to someone who conducts himself in a deplorable manner.

He continually degrades women, asking his followers to rate female journalists in terms of their looks, and sexuality.

He tries to dig up dirt on all of us, and ‘reports’ his findings without concern about true facts, or care for how the information may affect someone’s personal or professional life.

It is cyber bullying.

Out of respect for our coworkers, and our profession, as journalists, we need to put an end to this.

I do not know, and cannot begin to understand, your reasons for giving information to someone who’s sole purpose is to exploit us, and undermine the professional work we do, every day.

It is important to bring up mistakes and problems in our workplace, but in a professional, productive manner.

I was raised to bring up problems.

But not to be part of the problem; be part of the solution.

Thank you,

Pam Cook

*Oh, Pam, the queen of etiquette...I Respond:

Pam, it wasn't me that screwed up placing Fake Chinese pilot's names on the air or not checking and re-checking their authenticity. YOU guys did it. You're a BIG, bad, TV station and you DEGRADED an entire Asian community, I DID NOT.

Pam, It's YOU GUYS that chose to publish one of literally THOUSANDS of pictures of Ms. Nia Wilson but you chose THAT ONE? Who is THAT AFFECTING now? Maybe the family of Ms. Wilson? Is that digging up dirt or does it just pertain to certain individuals and TV stations but the rest is fair game?

Pam, how am I "exploiting" you? You had no problem with this piece, how ironic.

By calling you guys out and attempting to place you accountable for your actions? Maybe having the audacity to respond, and to comment on some of your various cast of characters who are, in their own right, acting foolish on social media and displaying questionable judgement?  Did that cross your radar, Pam, or did you not get the memo? That's deplorable, Pam, if you ask me.

By commenting and questioning the activity of placing over 50 cameras in and around the KTVU building, was I being a "cyber bully" for being critical and questioning a practice I consider and believe to be concerns for employee privacy at KTVU?

Pam, you say you were "raised to bring up problems not 'be a part of problems--be a part of the solution'", eh?

Well, Pam, I'd suggest you, FIRST, take a look at your own house and observe your problems before you start looking at some bloggers' "problems."

And do a little practice what you preaching, Pam, because there's a whole lot more.

But thanks Pam, for the wonderful publicity and thanks for trusting me.