Media's KPFA Performance Reviewed and linked

7/30/99 - San Francisco Chronicle - Editorial - Final Edition
This editorial announces the offer from Mary Frances Berry to reopen KPFA studios. She claims the Foundation is distressed by all the "name calling". Editorial inaccurately says "it looks like the staff is getting about everything it demands". Recomends Pacifica "should quash talk of selling the station". Whatever that means.
Rating: Inaccurate - Staffs requests need to be noticed
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/07/30 /ED24399.DTL

7/30/99 - San Francisco Chronicle - Charles Burress
Good story about Mary Berry's offer being offered in an inappropriate way. Staff remarks regarding no offer in writing until too late to consider it last night. Deals with the missing details re: funding, station sale etc.
Rating: Accurate

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/07/30 /MN66691.DTL

7/30/99 - New York Times - Reuters release - Sect. A, Pg. 13
Brief and simple description of latest events without all the questions.
Rating: Accurate No link available

7/29/99 - San Francisco Chronicle - Dan Fost - Business Section
This is an interesting story in the Business section of the Chronicle. Mostly centers on the use of the internet by KPFA to stay in touch and mobilize it's supporters. Reference to several websites. Reference to Pacifica's website and apparent control by Fineman of the KPFA issues.
Rating: Accurate
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/07/29 /BU107511.DTL

7/29/99 - LA Times - Jessie Seyfer - AP newswire story
This is a straight newswire story. Expresses the scepticism of the staff and sidewalk crowd.
Rating: Accurate
http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/WIRES/WNATIONAL/tCB00V0879.html

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