Monday, January 11, 2016

The Biggest Fight

 *Two veteran reporters; heavy hitters among the senior reporters at KTVU (Fox2) that are fighting for their jobs.

John Sasaki (pictured on the right) and retired John Fowler

*Fox management want both to "retire"--they won't go quietly, if at all.

*Fox offering generous buyouts --but not generous enough.

*With push by suits to go to MMJ format, senior reporters fear move will make it easier to dispose of them.

*The "FIGHT" of the year emerging.



7 comments:

  1. I give up. What is MMJ?

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  2. Sounds like the time I beat the crap out of my sister when I was 7...Steven Say HOCK!!! Weeee!!!!

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  3. Did anyone notice Tom Vacar of ktvu taking Bob Brinker's spot on Money Talk at ksfo on Sunday? Is he branching into radio?

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  4. oooooops - just read the next post: MMJ (Multi-Media journalist). Thanks, Rich.

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  5. MMJ=Multi-Media Journalist. Essentially, you're a one-man-band: you research the story, set up cameras/lights, interview newsmakers, pack up everything and move on. It's news on the cheap, pure and simple.

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  6. Much appreciated for excellent MMJ explanation. I think I saw a Ch 4/KRON reporter doing that a few weeks ago both as a story and the nuts & bolts what an MMJ does.

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  7. Ah, that's what MMJ is - Yeah, KRON does that a lot. Evident by whatever that show is called, Behind the Stories or something like that.

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