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El Paso news anchor arrested for battery
A prominent El Paso news anchor was arrested late Wednesday evening in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident.
White House staffers phished by Syrian Electronic Army
The personal email accounts of three White House staff member was compromised by the Syrian Electronic Army over the weekend, a hacker with the group told The Desk on Tuesday.
Alabama reporter fired after admitting to stealing mail
A television news anchor's candid blog post in which she confessed to stealing mail, sleeping on the job and going on television without a bra has landed her in the unemployment line.
Syrian Electronic Army targets Reuters corporate account
The Syrian Electronic Army is claiming responsibility for an attack on the Twitter account of Reuters' parent company Thomson Reuters.
Report: Fake Asiana names sent to KTVU weren’t meant for air
An email sent by a local aviation expert to KTVU containing fake names of four pilots aboard Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was an "internal joke" that wasn't supposed to air, a new report revealed on Friday.
Exclusive: Aviation expert gave fake Asiana names to KTVU
A usually-reliable aviation expert provided San Francisco FOX affiliate KTVU-TV with four erroneous names thought to have belonged to pilots aboard an aircraft that crashed at a local airport.
KTVU fires three over Asiana Airlines pilot gaffe
Three people have been fired from San Francisco television station KTVU over an erroneous report that aired on July 12.
Former KTVU, KGO helicopter pilot arrested for flying without license
A helicopter pilot who once flew news choppers for several San Francisco television stations was arrested Tuesday for allegedly providing false information to federal aviation officials.
YouTube restores some videos depicting KTVU gaffe
YouTube has restored at least two videos depicting an erroneous report delivered by San Francisco-based FOX affiliate KTVU-TV that had been the subject of scrutiny and comment in the recent weeks.
“Multiple people” reviewed erroneous KTVU report before it aired
"Multiple people" handled an erroneous report before it was aired by Oakland, California-based FOX affiliate KTVU on July 12, an advocacy group said Monday.
AAJA meets with KTVU on Asiana reporting error
The Asian American Journalists Association said on Friday it had met with manager at KTVU in the wake of the station's embarrassing report on four a plane that crashed at a San Francisco airport earlier in the month.
KTVU admits crusade to scrub gaffe from YouTube
KTVU admits it is actively seeking the removal of videos from the website YouTube that shows an unfortunate and embarrassing mistake reported in a newscast on July 12.