'Sweatshop' Conditions inside KTVU Newsroom; ND Chapuis at heart of the Matter

There is an abundant amount of discord inside the newsroom at KTVU, with severe griping among writers and editors who are working overload on massive story counts, particularly during the morning on the new "Mornings on Two, Weekend."

At the heart of the matter? News director, Ed Chapuis, who runs the operation like a cattle call, according to a source familiar with the newsroom guidance. To be fair, under Chapuis' stewardship, KTVU's numbers have remained steady and still dominate the local ratings, but the griping is getting more intense, according to the source.

"The writers are pissed--the story line count is ridiculous, " said the source. "They're over-worked."

Indeed having watched the first few weekend "MO2's", there's far more stories and not too many reporters in the field. And when you have two hours to fill when there's not a ton of news, you have to get content somehow and somewhere.

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