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June 19, 2012

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dwbh

Sounds like KIRO may have rushed to judgement in this as they were being beaten at investigative reporting by KING and KOMO. Appears that more homework needed to be done in this regard. A person's reputation can be so easily ruined and/or tainted by this apparent hastily put-together piece? It's one thing to draw attention to a public system in a critical way but yet another to focus on principally an individual.
Shame on them if this is so.

T-S

Good thing he had the support of a union in the face of all that money and corporate status and money. You never know when you'll need to stand up to the bullies yourself.

Ted Smith

After watching their coverage during the last election, I realized that KIRO has lost its way. I was a 25-year KIRO watcher, but no more. KING suffers from the [policies of Republican supporting BELO, so right now I'm dividing my time between KOMO and KCPQ. If either is shading their news, I haven't caught them yet.

KS

Sounds like Halsne showed his lack of ethics and did the convenient drive by reporting.

This is symptomatic of the deterioration of news reporting, who many of us have a hard time trusting any more. This kind of stuff happens on KIRO, as well as KING and KOMO around here and many other local TV outlets over this grate nation.

Cueburner

Most of TV news has lost its way and along the way its credibility. Flash and trash, smoke and mirrors, all in the name of "breaking news."

KS

KING suffers from the [policies of Republican supporting BELO, so right now I'm dividing my time between KOMO and KCPQ. If either is shading their news, I haven't caught them yet.

Posted by: Ted Smith | June 20, 2012 at 08:12 PM

If KING is claimed to be owned by Republican supporting BELO, then why do the left dominate that station ? Even Robert Mak, occasionally objective leans to the left. That sounds like an urban myth from Davy Goldstein.

Bob

This is a true Public Servant. Chester quietly and admirably goes about his tasks assisting in the education of our kids. The way he has handled this with dignity and grace is admirable.

Today it is easy to kick a public employee, especially a custodian, especially a black man.
Shame on you Halsne. Shame on you KIRO. I'll never watch that news again.

Yes, it is a good thing he had a Union to aid him in this hour of need.

Dennis

I'm very surprised that anyone watches KIRO TV news. All reporters shaking a handful of papers at the camera, drama queens and ambulance chasing reports. Move on folks, there's no news on KIRO that's worth watching.

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