San Juan
Philip Klein announced today that Angel San Juan is leaving KFDM/Channel 6 for a new position at KBTV/Channel 4. He uses Angel's move to throw more mud at Channel 6, as evidenced by Klein's biased language:
"a severe blow to KFDM"
"the now beleaguered station"
"KFDM loses big"
Readers should note that Klein makes these dire predictions concerning Channel 6 on a regular basis, dating back to at least Albert Zipp. As an example, Klein also resurrects another perennial favorite through a manufactured source:
"'The rumor going around is that Larry may be on his way out,' said the source."
Regarding unsubstantiated rumors, another often-repeated story purports that Klein's big rift with local TV began when he was bluntly rejected as a "political commentator" by all three of the area's network affiliates.
Article Statistics:
Subjective biases: 3
Sentence Fragments: 3
Malapropisms: 1
Unsubstantiated Rumors: 1
Manufactured sources: 1
Words 417
Paragraphs 14
Spelling errors: 1
Rusty
Philip pays tribute to Rusty Surrette, the Channel 4 morning show anchor who's moving on to greener pastures in a much bigger market, Oklahoma City. Not content to simply praise Rusty's work here in Southeast Texas, Klein's also sniffs at Rusty's underwear:
"Rusty. For the first time that we know about, Rusty came out in a pretty safe liberal market being gay...a move that some thought would kill his career in the media."
In this case, some means Philip Klein. Really, Philip, who cares - this is more information than I want to know. It's only Monday, but my choice so far for the Philip Klein Quote of the Week has to be:
"As nobody really cared - it was a very bold move."
Philip didn't explain why this was such a bold move if no one cared.
Article Statistics:
Manufactured Sources - 2
Biased statements: 2
Words: 417
Paragraphs: 10
Sentence Fragments 4
Spelling errors: 1