[lbo-talk] KPFA Update

[Joseph Wanzala]

Depending on what morning you are referring to, this information may not yet 
have been public so I don't know that its omission would necessarily show 
bias. A court might still find, independently of the LSB findings that the 
complaints against the GM were valid. It really depends on how the evidence 
is framed and/or presented, what people testify to etc. Courts as you know 
can also be more aggressive about obtaining confidential information and/or 
compelling people to testify - our powers in that regard were/are limited. 
However, given the way information flows informally, I would not be 
surprised if the news department was unofficially aware of the LSB's 
findings. (also, we did not 'absolve' Mr. Campanella, we just did not find 
that the complaints warranted his being terminated)

Having said that, I do think that the constant on-air appeals to listeners 
to go to www.kpfaworker.org are disingenous, as is the site itself. The site 
states that the LSB 'ignored' Dan Siegel's recommendation. This is untrue. 
In fact, This is not true. We recieved his report, considered
it, interviewed him about his findings, and cross referenced the information 
he furnished us with other information we had obtained - including Roy 
Campanella's own response to Dan Siegel's report. All this was factored into 
our final individual decisions to vote the way we did.

Joe W.


>From: srobin21 at comcast.net (Steven L. Robinson)
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>Subject: RE: [lbo-talk]  KPFA Update
>Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:16:37 +0000
>
>Joseph  _ I note that some days ago , KPFA newsreader  Sandra Lupian 
>announced  on the 5:55 a.m. news that several female employees had filed 
>administrative complaints alleging harassment etc witht the California 
>Department of Fair Employment (a routine step before filing a civil lawsuit 
>of employment discrimination in court)  However, the update below, 
>absolving Roy Campenella of the charges against him,was not mentioned today 
>by the news reader.  Would you not agree that there - at the least- appears 
>to be some bias in the KPFA news coverage of this issue? Steve
>
>-------------- Original message --------------
>
> > A KPFA LOCAL STATION BOARD UPDATE REGARDING THE CASE OF ITS GENERAL 
>MANAGER,
> > ROY CAMPANELLA II
> >
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