Maybe your tipster did not respond to the email asking for them to select a meal option from a small list of options. In some places I worked, you were given a menu to choose from. Other shops made it a newsroom potluck. Even if your tipster is 100% accurate, you can't wait for the decision to have been made. You have to show up, not just complain. And, did you eat the KFC?
Right, let’s now blame the employees who worked on Thanksgiving, away from their loved ones, for not being vocal enough about which 3,000 calorie fast food meal they wanted dumped on their desk.
'Big spender?' Most likely had food donated, tax write off for publicity and/or comped as 'holiday meal break.' FOX O and O is going to end up like CUMULUS.
KTVU got a trade out from the local KFC franchise office. If they wanted to support the community, they should've bought from a local restaurant or caterer. There's Only One 2.
Inflation rate is at 2.6% and it's been trending down from 9.1% two years ago. So why are food prices still high? Corporate greed. Until corporations are forced to lower their prices, they'll continue to keep it high while demand is high. It's basic economics.
@5:10. That is a load of crap! You are one to talk about economics. MSM misrepresents stores profitability, always touting ''gross profit margins''. Subtract all operating expenses and you are left with net revenue. The industry standard for most grocers is around 1.6%. One of the largest grocers Kroger realized a 1.43% net profit margin Q2-24. That 2.6% is B.S. Political manipulation with the Fed go hand and hand. If you really want to break down the "true" inflation rate, it has to be done categorically. Supermarket margins are gossamer thin!
@5:10 you don't understand inflation. Prices went up at a 9% rate . Now the inflation rate is 2.6% which does not mean prices are going down !! They are increasing at a lower rate.
@7:27 l don't doubt the numbers are not absolute, but corporate greed is most definitely part of the issue. Major retailers like Target and Walmart were forced to lower prices on selected items over the summer. https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/20/business/target-price-cuts/index.html
"@8:23 true, but the key is demand. If consumers are willing to pay for it, there's no reason to bring down prices."
You said "true," but then made a comment that proved you do not understand what you just said true to. Demand has *nothing* to do with why prices are not coming down in a 2.6 percent inflation market.
"...guess food prices are going up and now I know why we need a new President."
No you don't. Prices have gone up EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD. Europe and Asia are suffering worse inflation than we are. Biden is not president of the whole world. He did not cause this. Also, it started while Trump was still president, in his last year, and it has to do with supply chain issues that someone with your pea-brain will never comprehend, so I won't explain them to you. You people seem to think presidents have magic wants and can raise and lower prices at whim. They can't. And no, I'm not a Biden or Harris cheerleader; I didn't vote for Harris and I wouldn't have voted for Biden. But I'm giving you simple facts. You might want to go to high school and get a basic understanding of how society works. It's really not that complicated. Take a basic civics course.
@1:52 the question is how will a new President cause lower food prices, not who caused inflation. Since you're so smart, educate us all on how the new President will bring down food prices...........
$200 is big money to those a-holes in their fancy offices with expensive furniture. (And I know, because I know someone who handles the account from the company who furnishes them, and they spare no expensive for the C-suite while everyone else can go to hell.)
Judging by the KTVU Holiday card, KFC is the last thing those on air fatsos need. A commenter earlier said the card reminded them of a Weight Watchers’ promo; yea, the “Before” photo most likely.
What do you expect from KTVU management who think that “Black Friday” is for helping black businesses and evidently forcing news writers to go along with their stupidity on that. Fire the management there and start over FOX Corporate.
Will there be any consequence for this? In the old days of KTVU heads would've rolled if they ran a story like this (on repeat to boot) with such egregiously false information. Apparently in the new iteration of KTVU, false, botched, and misleading information isn't just the norm but it's almost become a job requirement.
Wow, was that implied or did someone actually link "Black Friday" with race? "Black Friday" is a simple financial term where retailers are trying to sell a lot of goods in order to get into the "black," meaning they are profitable and out of the red(unprofitable). KTVU, do your research.........
4:41. Yeah, it was explicitly stated. Throughout Mornings on 2, they ran a story claiming Black Friday was created to support Black-owned businesses, while Small Business Saturday was named to promote small businesses. The irony? Nearly every “Black-owned” business someone might go out of their way to support is almost certainly also a small business. But back to your point, yeah, they managed to take a simple accounting term and turn it into a racial thing. Now I understand why people distrust the media so much.
KNBR's "Greg (Papa) and Greg (Silver)" show is completely unlistenable. Silver contributes absolutely nothing to the show. You can tell he's intimidated by Papa and knows that he has nothing of value to bring to the show, whether it be sports knowledge, insight, or any kind of entertaining perspective. Say what you want about John Lund but at least he knows his sports and had insightful perspectives to share.
Yep, and what's up with him constantly counting down the minutes of the show? His transitions are awkward too. At this point, Papa should just go solo and save the company some money.
Back when I was there, and this was 2000-2001, the newsroom was saying goodbye to someone who'd worked there and the desk staff bought a simple Safeway cake. The then-news director, Andrew Finlayson saw said supermarket cake and worriedly asked, "We [meaning the station] didn't pay for that, did we?" He was relieved when he learned no, the multi-million dollar news outfit did not pay for the $20 cake.
Maybe your tipster did not respond to the email asking for them to select a meal option from a small list of options. In some places I worked, you were given a menu to choose from. Other shops made it a newsroom potluck. Even if your tipster is 100% accurate, you can't wait for the decision to have been made. You have to show up, not just complain. And, did you eat the KFC?
ReplyDeleteRight, let’s now blame the employees who worked on Thanksgiving, away from their loved ones, for not being vocal enough about which 3,000 calorie fast food meal they wanted dumped on their desk.
Delete@6:57 PM, LOL!!!!
DeleteI wonder if the working staff has any recourse, being that this is considered "assault with a deadly weapon"?
ReplyDeleteNBC Bay Area provided a traditional Thanksgiving meal from Whole Foods for ALL employees who worked on Thanksgiving day.
ReplyDelete@3:30. Kuddos to them!
DeleteI’m not surprised. I’m retired from the industry and never had a chance to work for KNTV but always heard they treated their staff with great respect.
Delete'Big spender?' Most likely had food donated, tax write off for publicity and/or comped as 'holiday meal break.'
ReplyDeleteFOX O and O is going to end up like CUMULUS.
KTVU got a trade out from the local KFC franchise office. If they wanted to support the community, they should've bought from a local restaurant or caterer. There's Only One 2.
ReplyDeleteChristina Rendon got free turkey dinner back in 2014 working on Christmas, guess food prices are going up and now I know why we need a new President.
ReplyDeleteInflation rate is at 2.6% and it's been trending down from 9.1% two years ago. So why are food prices still high? Corporate greed. Until corporations are forced to lower their prices, they'll continue to keep it high while demand is high. It's basic economics.
Delete@5:10. That is a load of crap! You are one to talk about economics. MSM misrepresents stores profitability, always touting ''gross profit margins''. Subtract all operating expenses and you are left with net revenue. The industry standard for most grocers is around 1.6%. One of the largest grocers Kroger realized a 1.43% net profit margin Q2-24. That 2.6% is B.S. Political manipulation with the Fed go hand and hand. If you really want to break down the "true" inflation rate, it has to be done categorically. Supermarket margins are gossamer thin!
Delete9.1 + 2.6 = 11.7 Inflation, hey Doofus how are prices going to go down when your costs continue to go up?
Delete@5:10 you don't understand inflation. Prices went up at a 9% rate . Now the inflation rate is 2.6% which does not mean prices are going down !! They are increasing at a lower rate.
Delete@7:27 l don't doubt the numbers are not absolute, but corporate greed is most definitely part of the issue. Major retailers like Target and Walmart were forced to lower prices on selected items over the summer.
Deletehttps://www.cnn.com/2024/05/20/business/target-price-cuts/index.html
@8:23 true, but the key is demand. If consumers are willing to pay for it, there's no reason to bring down prices.
Delete"@8:23 true, but the key is demand. If consumers are willing to pay for it, there's no reason to bring down prices."
DeleteYou said "true," but then made a comment that proved you do not understand what you just said true to. Demand has *nothing* to do with why prices are not coming down in a 2.6 percent inflation market.
"...guess food prices are going up and now I know why we need a new President."
DeleteNo you don't. Prices have gone up EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD. Europe and Asia are suffering worse inflation than we are. Biden is not president of the whole world. He did not cause this. Also, it started while Trump was still president, in his last year, and it has to do with supply chain issues that someone with your pea-brain will never comprehend, so I won't explain them to you. You people seem to think presidents have magic wants and can raise and lower prices at whim. They can't. And no, I'm not a Biden or Harris cheerleader; I didn't vote for Harris and I wouldn't have voted for Biden. But I'm giving you simple facts. You might want to go to high school and get a basic understanding of how society works. It's really not that complicated. Take a basic civics course.
If you think a new President will cause lower food prices, you'll soon be terribly disappointed.
Delete@ 7:38 Moron, who caused inflation in the first place? Yes, you're a true moron
Delete@1:52 the question is how will a new President cause lower food prices, not who caused inflation. Since you're so smart, educate us all on how the new President will bring down food prices...........
DeleteAgree. Most supermarkets offered turkey dinners with all the sides. All they had to do was heat it up. For 20 people, it would've been less than $200.
ReplyDelete$200 is big money to those a-holes in their fancy offices with expensive furniture. (And I know, because I know someone who handles the account from the company who furnishes them, and they spare no expensive for the C-suite while everyone else can go to hell.)
DeleteRich, if you remember when he owned the A's, Charlie Finley's pre game spread for the media was KFC.
ReplyDeleteIf it’s good enough for the thief in chief it’s good enough for the ot whores at FOX. Don’t like it? Don’t eat it.
ReplyDeleteDon’t mock them for getting KFC: they had to save money to print their pathetic holiday cards and pay for postage.
ReplyDeleteJudging by the KTVU Holiday card, KFC is the last thing those on air fatsos need. A commenter earlier said the card reminded them of a Weight Watchers’ promo; yea, the “Before” photo most likely.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you expect from KTVU management who think that “Black Friday” is for helping black businesses and evidently forcing news writers to go along with their stupidity on that. Fire the management there and start over FOX Corporate.
ReplyDeleteI saw them running that story on Friday. How does no one there know what Black Friday is, and isn't?
DeleteWill there be any consequence for this? In the old days of KTVU heads would've rolled if they ran a story like this (on repeat to boot) with such egregiously false information. Apparently in the new iteration of KTVU, false, botched, and misleading information isn't just the norm but it's almost become a job requirement.
DeleteWow, was that implied or did someone actually link "Black Friday" with race? "Black Friday" is a simple financial term where retailers are trying to sell a lot of goods in order to get into the "black," meaning they are profitable and out of the red(unprofitable). KTVU, do your research.........
DeleteAgreed. Sum Ting Wong at KTVU.
Delete4:41. Yeah, it was explicitly stated. Throughout Mornings on 2, they ran a story claiming Black Friday was created to support Black-owned businesses, while Small Business Saturday was named to promote small businesses. The irony? Nearly every “Black-owned” business someone might go out of their way to support is almost certainly also a small business. But back to your point, yeah, they managed to take a simple accounting term and turn it into a racial thing. Now I understand why people distrust the media so much.
Delete@6:16 that's embarrassing. Whoever gave the thumbs up on that story should be fired.
DeleteThe KFC was a tradeout. In exchange for free chicken, the Colonel gets to do the weather all next week.
ReplyDeleteMay be better than Bill Martin, who seems to stumble over his words regularly.
Delete> "...evidently forcing news writers to go along with their stupidity."
ReplyDeleteWhat news writers? You think there are any writers anymore? It's mostly rip-and-read (or copy-and-paste) or the producer does it.
That bucket of chicken looks finger licking good...
ReplyDeleteNever had it until my Sister bought a bucket in 1964, expensive then for its time, now it's through the roof
DeleteBack to the holiday card which features Pam Cook and Gasia...the real question is who are they wearing? Channel? Dior? Valentino? Rosemary Orozco?
ReplyDeleteIf by Posemary Orozco you mean a $6 dress they found on the clearance rack at the Milpitas Kohl’s then yes.
DeleteKNBR's "Greg (Papa) and Greg (Silver)" show is completely unlistenable. Silver contributes absolutely nothing to the show. You can tell he's intimidated by Papa and knows that he has nothing of value to bring to the show, whether it be sports knowledge, insight, or any kind of entertaining perspective. Say what you want about John Lund but at least he knows his sports and had insightful perspectives to share.
ReplyDeleteYep, and what's up with him constantly counting down the minutes of the show? His transitions are awkward too. At this point, Papa should just go solo and save the company some money.
DeleteBack when I was there, and this was 2000-2001, the newsroom was saying goodbye to someone who'd worked there and the desk staff bought a simple Safeway cake. The then-news director, Andrew Finlayson saw said supermarket cake and worriedly asked, "We [meaning the station] didn't pay for that, did we?" He was relieved when he learned no, the multi-million dollar news outfit did not pay for the $20 cake.
ReplyDelete