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An Observation About KPFA and The Use of the Air

by Unpaid Staffer
A little food for thought about internal politics
A ten year employee (unpaid staff woman of color) is beaten by the police on the premises after KPFA calls them on her and KPFA deems it not worthy of coverage because it is an internal personnel
issue (when if it occurred anywhere else they would have been all over it).

When a handful of employees at KPFA are laid off due to the inability to meet the payroll 6 weeks ago and in accordance with seniority rules - it is all over the air.

Hmmm...
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