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(Credit: Global Reporting Centre). I later met Lelyveld in person. // ====================================== CHAMPAIGN, IL and IRVING, TX (Feb. 6, 2020) - Nexstar Media Group, Inc., today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., has appointed Sharon Rachal to Vice President and General Manager of its broadcasting and digital operations in Champaign-Springfield, IL (DMA #88), including WCIA-TV (CBS), WCIX-TV (MyNet) and Urbana, IL 61801, 217-333-7300 . He found misinformation on both sides. The depiction of Darion Lafayette with a halo and angel wings was provided by his family and used in a story about Lafayette. Demonization of Africans was the handmaiden of conquest and colonization. function showQuotation(){document.write(Quotation[whichQuotation]);} ET Thursday that will. At that time, and still today, the focus should be on a fallen hero, the family of Officer Oberheim, who lost their husband and dad, and our grieving community. . Oberheim said the story, made it out to seem (Lafayette) was an angel. Ms. Rachal will begin her duties on February 10, and report to Ron Romines, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for Nexstar Broadcasting. Nexstars portfolio includes primary affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MyNetworkTV and The CW. var Q = Quotation.length; Meanwhile, the Clinton administration blocked any significant intervention by the United Nations; after all, tribal wars are intractable and irresolvable. Location & Map. Mattoon-Charleston Area Weather Forecast. Vorel said Shaul also was deeply involved in the community. There was no memo sent because executives feared it would end up on FTVLive. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. For more than 60 years, these television stations and their digital operations have delivered outstanding journalism and exceptional service to advertisers and marketers, while maintaining strong relationships with the Champaign-Springfield community. After police released video of the incident this week, the family that helped raise Lafayette in Kankakee is seeking answers. Official YouTube page for CBS affiliate WCIA 3 and MyNetworkTV affiliate WCIX 49. News director Rich Flesch and general manager Sharon Rachal have both quietly exited the station, Eck reported. Champaign County, Ill., is 71.8 percent white alone, according to July 2019 Census projections, and 13.8 percent Black or African American. Twitter | Diversitys Greatest Hits, 2017 Where Will They Take Us in the Year Ahead? Quotation[9] = "'FTVLive.com Scooped Everyone With News' - About.com "; Quotation [17] = " 'An insider newsy website' - Hoda Kotb" Contact When I read the edited version of my paper, which was in galley form in preparation for publication, I found that the editors had inserted the following paragraph on my behalf, unbeknownst to me and without my consent: Recently, the Times granted me access to its archives, including correspondences from the 1950s, when the paper sent Bigart to Africa on a temporary assignment. The politicians are either crooks or mystics. He was 75. . She has three grown daughters and will be relocating to the Champaign-Urbana area immediately. [5] Benton was diagnosed with a glioblastoma in November 2013 after doctors found a tumor on the left side of his head. Since FTVLive posted that story, White has not posted to either his Facebook or Twitter account. Felons are not allowed to own or possess a firearm. After graduation in May 1992, I sent my article to several publications including The Village Voice, The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Harpers, andNew York Magazine. [6][7] On April 13, 2015, Benton announced on the 6 p.m. newscast that he was stepping down from the anchor chair due to continued health issues and failed treatments, though he hoped to continue his signature crime reports for the 5 p.m. news as long as his health allowed. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. She also understands the importance of connecting with viewers by developing unique local content and establishing meaningful community partnerships. // Set up the quotations to be shown, below. He also argued that, on the other hand, the Times had published insightful articles about Africa through the years, and that he too had been involved in the coverage, first as a correspondent in South Africa and later as foreign news editor. Roscoe explained that many stories aired about the tragedy, including one focused on Lafayette. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. [4] In his early battle, WCIA sold red ribbons in support of Reese and the American Cancer Society. Dr. Nkrumah is a Henry Wallace in burnt cork. Quotation [14] = " 'FTVLive's Scott Jones one of the Most Important Media Reporters in America'- Mediaite" Heather Coit/The News-Gazette. In 2009, WCIA's longtime weathercaster Judy Fraser retired from the station after 34 years. Ms. Rachal graduated from Northwestern State University with a degree in biology. At the conclusion of my research, the first magazine I submitted my masters thesis to for publication was the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR); at the time I was under the impression that the publication was a foundation of journalistic integrity. I had been made to feel as if I had committed a crime when, in fact, I had gone into the papers archives and discovered evidence of culpability by Times editors and reporters in perpetuating racist stereotyping of Africans. wcia.com Tesla fires over 30 workers after union effort: group . Pete Buttigieg is facing his hardest test in the Biden administration yet with the response to the East Palestine train derailment. [8] Benton died at home on May 26.[9][10]. // Do not change anything below this line Quotation [20] = " ' first published by the website FTVLive' - The Hill" Viewers have consistently relied on their exclusive local content and commitment to excellence, and they are highly regarded across the Central Illinois region. Nielsen Media Research treats WCIA and WCIX-DT2 as one station in local ratings books, using the identifier name WCIA+. A New York Times spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment, nor did several Black former Times journalists, but Paul Delaney (pictured), a retired senior editor who worked at the Times from 1969 to 1992, messaged, wish i had access to those files & i cant wait to read the bookim not surprised by the racist exchanges. Before my graduation, I felt a small measure of vindication when my paper won the James Wechsler Memorial Prize from the university. Originally produced by WCIA, the station later carried the Illini via the Big Ten Conference's syndicated package with ESPN Plus. Im the same person who has brought you the news for 29 years, Roscoe said, looking into the camera. In the May 29 edition of the Daily Journal in nearby Kankakee, Ill., reporter Jeff Bonty provided this account of the shoot-out: Darion Lafayette was shot and killed just after 3:20 a.m. in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Champaign during an encounter with two police officers who were responding to a domestic disturbance call. The league gives kids with physical and mental challenges the chance to play baseball. // Copyright 2004 by CodeLifter.com Shaul, a former news director at WCIA-TV, died Monday at the age of 75. There are powerful entities and economic interests that benefit from the status quo. Creel is recovering from his injuries. A group known as "Citizens to Keep WCIA on-the-air" petitioned Nexstar to revert the change, but was unsuccessful. Despite this, Decatur (the second-largest city in the western half of the market) receives WCIA's signal very well. According to a Facebook profile, shebeganher career at WCIA News in April this year. I could only conclude that the CJR editors were afraid of offending editors at the Times. An event like this has a direct impact on everyone in our community.. Covering all of Central Illinois, get up to date with the latest news and w. One officer was shot and killed, another wounded when they responded to a domestic disturbance call of a man beating a woman. Static.COOKIE_BANNER_CAPABLE = true; A week ago, FTVLive told you how a person named Matthew White was cited for possession of Marijuana in Pike County, Indiana. WCIA began its feature story on Lafayette with a family member saying, Hes the most compassionate person who you will ever meet in your life, if you ever knew him., Anchor Jessica Kunz followed up, And now theyre mourning him after he died in an exchange of gunfire with Champaign Police., As reported by Breitbart News, According to Champaign county court records, Lafayette has beenchargedwith aggravated domestic violence with three different women as well as possession of drugs, including methamphetamine. My study now included the popular journals of the European travelers who explored Africa between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. But, if you are thinking that it was Matthew White, you would be wrong. On May 27, Illinois State Police made video of the May 19 shooting available to the public. The dealwhich would make Nexstar the largest television station operator by total number of stations upon its expected closure late in the third quarter of 2019would result in WCIA and WCIX gaining additional sister stations in nearby markets including Chicago (independent station WGN-TV) and St. Louis (Fox affiliate KTVI and CW affiliate KPLR-TV). I had always been outraged by the negative representations of Africans and African descendants in Western media. Campbell Hall Decatur Area Weather Forecast. Book Notes: Challenging 45 and Proudly Telling the Story, February 2018 Podcast: Richard Dick Prince on the need for newsroom diversity. CBS affiliate WCIA has apologized for airing an image Friday that depicted Darion Lafayette who died after allegedly killing police officer Chris Oberheim and wounding another officer in a shootout in Champaign, Illinois as an angel. a number of the stations advertisers spoke out against WCIAs coverage. // ============================================== To this day, I am convinced that I never would have gotten my paper back and discovered how the CJR editors had committed journalistic cowardice and betrayal had I not immediately gone to Hoyts office, which was located in the same building as the journalism school, from where I had called him, to retrieve it. Us @2023 FTVLive LLC These companies have caused the Black community and other communities of color so much harm. As we noted in the first story, it appears that part of Whites community service was carried out on WCIAs newscast. As you know, the so-called explorers projected a racist image of Africa in order to justify enslavement and, later, colonial subjugation and exploitation. Last year The New York Times suspended contributing writer Andrew Goldman after he got into a very public twitter battle with best-selling novelist Jennifer Weiner. The station now produces and airs Capitol Connection on Sunday mornings after CBS' Face the Nation. As my book shows, these realities were not reflected in any of the writings of the so-called explorers, the European colonial officials, and later professional journalists who wrote about Africa in the earlier era. Miller cited his roots in the community. Sharon is an outstanding choice to lead Nexstars Champaign-Springfield operations and her impressive career is a reflection of her talent and determination, said Mr. Romines. I was thrilled to see Brents essay, Torres messaged when asked to comment on Staples piece. Courts blocked Trump's efforts, and President Joe Biden rescinded Trump's orders after taking office but ordered an in-depth study of the issue. Many of them predate the formation of nations in Europe. It then shows the two officers approaching the vehicle. The community took the station to task and a number of the stations advertisers spoke out against WCIAs coverage. I am looking forward to working with Sharon as she assumes leadership of our broadcasting and digital operations at WCIA-TV, WCIX-TV and WCIA.com., Commenting on her appointment, Ms. Rachal said: I am very much looking forward to joining Nexstar Broadcasting and the talented and experienced teams at WCIA-TV, WCIX-TV and WCIA.com. Quotation [11] = "'Scott Jones, whose FTVLive.com Web site broke the story' - LA Daily News" Klein's imminent exit was first reported by FTVLive' - NY Times"; This, and area cable and satellite access, assured both stations full market coverage. The released videos are taken from surveillance cameras at the apartment complex and the two officers body cameras. The news column on diversity issues in the news media. Ms. Rachal and her team also developed several unique news sponsorships, including Veteran Spotlight, which highlighted the lives of veterans residing in the Illinois Veterans Home, and From the Ground Up, a series of stories that focused on area farm families. On December 3, 2018, Nexstar announced it would acquire the assets of Chicago-based Tribune Media for $6.4 billion in cash and debt. He originally wanted to build WCIA's tower in White Heath, roughly halfway between Champaign and Decatur. As it turns out, I had broadened the scope of my research over the years to include other publications in addition to the Times, such as National Geographic magazine, Time magazine, Newsweek, and The New Yorker. But now, after a personal post online got her fired, shes the subject of a national news story.In Huntsville, Ala., Allen was a regular fixture on the evening news, covering a wide range of stories for ABC affiliate WAAY. willamfm@illinois.edu (Ownership conflicts existed in two existing Nexstar markets involving Nexstar's duopoly of CW affiliate WISH-TV and MyNetworkTV affiliate WNDY-TV (which were both sold to Circle City Broadcasting) and Tribune's duopoly of Fox affiliate WXIN and CBS affiliate WTTV/WTTK in Indianapolis and Nexstar's virtual triopoly of CBS affiliate WHBF-TV, CW affiliate KGCW and Fox-affiliated SSA partner KLJB and Tribune-owned ABC affiliate WQAD-TV (which was sold to Tegna) in the Quad Cities. Twitter | Family members could not immediately be reached for comment. | [37] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 3. He did say though that Lafayette was known to carry a gun for protection as he had recently been threatened by unknown individuals at least three times. However, few viewers on the western half of the market lost access to WCIA due to the extremely high penetration of cable and satellite, which is all but essential for acceptable television in much of this vast market. The best way to get your Central Illinois breaking and local news,. And for years Shaul also was the play-by-play voice of Fightin Illini basketball. When all of them declined to publish, I could not help but recall the episode with the CJR. var whichQuotation=Math.round(Math.random()*(Q-1)); The Slabes cited contracts signed in. Shea Allen expected to report the news, not be part of it. Lafayette was also charged in 2019 with aggravated domestic battery, pleading guilty to a lesser bail bond violation. Oberheim said she called WCIA to complain about the story, and the lady blew me off, and I said, (you) guys have disrespected our family and I want a call back from a director. The New York Times Managing Editor Joseph Lelyveld, referring to some of the newspapers early African news coverage. Creels body cam video showed Lafayette was holding a cellphone in his left hand. (AP Photo/Matt Freed) Transportation Sec. Quotation[2] = "'The story first broke on FTVLive.com' - AP"; View previous columns (before Feb. 13, 2016), When you shop @AmazonSmile, Amazon will make a donation to Journal-Isms Inc. https://t.co/OFkE3Gu0eK, Richard Prince (@princeeditor) March 16, 2018. Rachel joined WCIA as GM back in Feb. 2020 and is now gone less than a year and a half later. Subsequent writings about Africa simply adopted the racist template created by the European trespassers the so-called explorers., For example, when The New York Times sent Pulitzer prize winning journalist Homer Bigart to cover decolonization in Africa in late 1959, this is what he said in a letter to his foreign editor from Africa, referring to Kwame Nkrumah: Im afraid I cannot work up any enthusiasm for the emerging republics. [24] WCIA management reportedly planned to keep the punishment "in house" until it was reported on news station website FTVLive.com, after which the Nexstar corporate office got involved and the station was forced to terminate Metsch. oted in the first story, it appears that part of Whites community service was carried out on WCIAs newscast. WCIA (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Champaign, Illinois, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Central Illinois region. WCIA channel 3 is a CBS-affiliated television station located in Champaign, Illinois. Manufacturing Hate How Africa Was Demonized in Western Media illuminates the process behind the tribalization of Africa. According to the insider, the person was let go by Miller because the WCIA News Director believed that he was the one that leaked the . She has yet to make any public statement like the station promised and still has yet to sign a single apology. Since WCIA's over-the-air signal cannot be seen in western parts of the market (including Springfield and Jacksonville), it is simulcast in high definition on WCIX's second digital subchannel (49.2) from a transmitter in Clear Lake Township. In late 2015, WCIA expanded its news coverage from the State Capitol. Effingham Area Weather Forecast. WCIA attempted to apologize twice on air for using the photo of Lafayette. These journals were the original media responsible for disseminating the racist representation of Africa throughout Europe, in the Americas, Asia, and even in Africa itself. // ====================================== To avoid delays, WCIA moved its transmitter to the current location in Seymour. I hope there are more journalists who make this historical connection in understanding the political challenges we face today in our news media and media system. The Times reported, "WCIA, based in Champaign, had run 26 segments made by the U.S. Agriculture Department over the past three months alone." Quotation[6] = "'The site that everyone that works in TV News turns to' - NPR "; Reporters saw members of the Crime Scene Unit at the scene and also saw two ambulances leaving. Several local businesses removed advertising from WCIA. The news package displayed a picture of Darion with angel wings, reportedly given to WCIA by the family: WCIA did include Officer Oberheims family in its coverage Friday evening. WCIA shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 3, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The WCIA mobile app brings you all the top stories from our daily broadcasts, as well as stories developing in real time. Thats what I think about every day, and I hate that our story got in the way of that, Roscoe said. The station manager and news director of an Illinois television station are out after community members became outraged that the station depicted a slain Black man accused of killing a white police officer as an angel. In a memo to staff, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro addressed the steps the company has made to improve the experiences of Black employees at ESPN and discussed the controversy involving two of the companys key on-air NBA talents, Maria Taylor (pictured, left) and Rachel Nichols (pictured, right), Alex Weprin reported Tuesday for The Hollywood Reporter. She said he played a key role in the CU-Kiwanis Tom Jones Challenger League. The station still airs Illini men's basketball games that are carried as part of CBS's overall NCAA and Big Ten contracts and will air any Illini football games carried by CBS beginning in 2023 as part of its new Big Ten football package. This is one very strange station with a very checkered history. Matthew White that was cited for drug possession also has the same birthday as WCIAs Matthew White. At the same time, Manufacturing Hate How Africa Was Demonized in Western Media can help readers understand the origins of the racist depictions of Africans, the motives behind them, and the consequences. The coverage prompted community backlash and caused such an uproar that some local businesses reallocated their advertising dollars elsewhere.. Africans are still referred to as tribal peoples, with all the attendant negative perceptions that spring from the word, sometimes with deadly consequences. In October 2016, WCIA expanded its morning show from four hours to five hours, making the station have the only local news at 9 a.m. in the market. As KHQA-TVs leader, Ms. Rachal was responsible for expanding local content and the reach of the stations newscasts, identifying and developing new revenue streams, sponsorship opportunities, and maintaining customer relationships. Freedman responded with similar venom in his own letters. Prior to KHQA-TV, Ms. Rachal served in positions of increasing responsibility at WNTZ-TV in Alexandria, Louisiana. We want to grieve in privacy.. If the Mayor of Champaign is cited for drug possession in the state of Indiana, dont you think WCIA would cover the story? In a news conference following the release of the videos, Champaign County States Attorney Julia Rietz said the preliminary investigation indicated Officer Creels use of deadly force was legally justified and appropriate. I was being snarky and funny; I certainly didnt think it would come to this, she told NBCs Janet Shamlian in a report that aired Tuesday on TODAY. IE 11 is not supported. // To add more quotations, continue with the I hope that this book can be an eye-opener for those who read it that their takeaways will be transformative and insightful on many levels for all, including lay readers, students of history and journalism, as well as practicing journalists and editors, for whom this book may become both a teaching and learning tool. Quotation [12] = "'has handed in his resignation, according to FTVLive.com' - TVNewser" Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. ``I don't know,'' said WCIA news director John Paul, who worked with Slabe for more than 20 years. He was by far from that., That article was very disrespectful to our family, she said. var Quotation=new Array() // do not change this! The families of Oberheim and Lafayette were given the opportunity to view the video prior to their public release. [27], On May 19, 2021, WCIA reported that Champaign police officer Chris Oberheim had been killed in the line of duty. Quotation [17] = " 'An insider newsy website' - Hoda Kotb" Oberheim was shot and killed, along with Darion Lafayette who originally fired shots at the responding officers. Former WCIA-3 anchor and news director Paul Davis died Sunday night at the age of 82 after battling cancer. WCIA's transmitter is located west of Seymour, Illinois. He underwent surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy and completed radiation treatment in February 2014. Beginning in 2007, these games have since moved to the Big Ten Network. WCIA did not respond to a request for comment from Breitbart News before the publication of this article. Im Dave Shaul along with Dan Roan, Shaul says in a Youtube clip of the pregame show from a 1981 game. in fact, a fellow editor white once complained to me that he was shocked & disappointed when attending an all-white party thrown by a times editor on the east side, where attendees openly used racist comments about their black colleagues; they felt comfy doing it with no blacks around. WCIA was a primary CBS affiliate, carrying secondary affiliations with NBC and DuMont. They took turns telling viewers that changes have been made to be sure an error like the one we made never happens again. Elixirs of life, magnets to attract diseases from the body, magic potions and healing fragments of the true cross were common. In June, Milton Allimadi, editor and publisher of the Black Star News newspaper in New York and adjunct professor of history at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, published Manufacturing Hate: How Africa Was Demonized in Western Media (Kendall Hunt publishers). Facebook users:Like Richard Princes Journal-isms on Facebook. // Copyright 2004 by CodeLifter.com Sanders had 45 percent of the vote in the WCIA graphic with 893,249 votes. Tim Ditman WDWS Reporter Tim Ditman is a reporter at WDWS 1400-AM. On the other hand, Africa is the source of all humankind. After all, I recall him saying, its been extensively edited and its not the same as what you gave us. I insisted that my paper be returned to me, and he finally acquiesced. Champaign Police are currently investigating a call of shots fired #WCIA 300 N. Goodwin WCIA 3 Severe Weather Center. Moreover, the portrayal of Africans as superstitious savages belied the fact that Europeans themselves were very experienced in some of the practices for which they denigrated Africans. Tonya Rachelle Voris, 52, was fired in late January as the executive director of Kidz Life Childcare Ministry and now faces a felony charge of neglect of a dependent and a misdemeanor charge of. However, just after construction began, Prairie Television (owner of WTVP, now WAND) filed an objection. For more information please visit www.nexstar.tv. Remember The show is also carried on other Nexstar stations in Illinois. // ============================================== WCIA's Grade B signal still covers the BloomingtonNormal area decently (extending as far west as Morton), meaning that BloomingtonNormal residents can still receive WCIA over-the-air. i am still bitterly disappointed about racism, whenever & wherever. For most of its history, it has been central Illinois' dominant news station, owing to its status as the market's only VHF station. Had I not been betrayed by the CJR, would I still have embarked on the journey that resulted in this book? WCIA also apologized on social media, saying, Reporting stories of this nature are complicated and emotional for everyone involvedfor the families and friends of the deceased and the wounded, and for the police department. 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