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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.
KTVU orders gaffe videos pulled from YouTube
KTVU has started filing copyright infringement notices with YouTube ordering the removal of several videos depicting the station's misidentification of four pilots aboard Asiana Flight 214
Exclusive: KTVU producer who oversaw newscast gaffe identified (Update: Nope, says producer)
Brad Belstock, a seven-year employee with Oakland-based FOX affiliate KTVU-TV, was supervising the station's noon broadcast in which a newsreader misidentified the names of four pilots aboard Asiana Airlines Flight 214, two sources have told The Desk.
KTVU imposes ‘gag order’ on employees over gaffe
KTVU has placed a gag order on all employees in the wake of an investigation over an embarrassing newscast gaffe that went viral online.
At KTVU, “someone has to go” over Asiana gaffe
As an investigation permeates between KTVU and their parent company Cox Media Group regarding last week's Asiana Airlines gaffe, the search is on for the staff member who will take the blame for the mistake.
KTVU gaffe gets Taiwanese animation treatment
Next Media Animation, the Taiwanese animation studio known for its hilarious YouTube recreations of worldly events, has produced its take on the KTVU pilot identification gaffe that went viral last week.
“Colbert Report” lampoons KTVU Asiana gaffe
Stephen Colbert has called out San Francisco-area FOX affiliate KTVU-TV for the station's gaffe last week in which it erroneously identified four pilots aboard an airliner that crashed earlier in the month.