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Asiana Airlines mulls legal action against KTVU
K-T-V-Sue? Asiana Airlines is threatening legal action against a California television station after an erroneous report on Friday.
Other memorable moments in San Francisco TV news
The Desk has compiled five other legendary local broadcast moments from the Bay Area.
KTVU erroneously names Asiana Flight 214 pilots
San Francisco Bay Area FOX affiliate KTVU-TV has apologized after erroneously reporting the names of four pilots aboard an Asiana Airlines jet that crashed at an area airport on Saturday.
Harrisburg TV reporter claims he was attacked during run
A Pennsylvania television station said one of their reporters was attacked during a jog over the weekend.
Oakland thieves burglarize San Francisco TV news van
Two vehicles being used by reporters for a San Francisco television station were burglarized in Oakland, California.
CNN: FOX News knew years ago about DOJ investigation
Law enforcement officials notified FOX News several years ago that one of its reporters was the target of a Department of Justice investigation into an alleged leak of classified information.
Syrian Electronic Army compromises Sky News Android app
The Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on several Android applications for British Sky Broadcasting, including the Sky News app.
San Francisco talk radio icon Gene Burns dies
Talk show host Gene Burns died over the weekend according to his former employer KGO Radio. Burns was 72.
Syrian hacker: We didn’t target Israel water supply
A hacker with the Syrian Electronic Army disputes new reports that surfaced on Saturday claiming the group targeted the water supply of the Israel town of Haifa.
Syrian Electronic Army targets ITV News Twitter account
The Twitter account for the London bureau of ITV News was compromised on Friday just a few days after the social network service rolled out extra security meant to prevent such attacks.
Exclusive: Facebook testing Vine-like video for Instagram
Facebook is testing a video feature for its photo sharing social network Instagram similar in function to Twitter's Vine.
Financial Times website, Twitter feeds compromised
The Syrian Electronic Army has claimed responsibility for an attack on the website and Twitter feed of the Financial Times newspaper on Friday.