RON KAYE REFLECTS ON THE RICHARD I. FINE CASE: Where Has Los Angeles Politics and Justice Gone Wrong?

Los Angeles, CA Full Disclosure Network® presents a unique television interview with Ron Kaye, former Los Angeles Daily News Editor (1984-2008) as a part of an on-going cable TV series covering the criminal persecution of attorney Richard I. Fine who has been in solitary “coercive confinement” in the Los Angeles County since March 4, 2009.

Full Disclosure Network’s® nine minute video preview of the one hour interview with Ron Kaye is featured here. The complete interview is to be released soon on cable TV stations in major cities across the nation, and online. In this interview Ron Kaye shares his observations regarding the treatment of Richard Fine and the political circumstances in City and County of Los Angeles that have fostered abuse of the justice system and individual civil rights.

A veteran newsman and long time editor Ron Kaye has become a community activist and organizer, helping to found the Saving LA Project. He also writes on Los Angeles issues on his own Blog http://www.RonKayeLA.com/. He is a frequent speaker at community groups on the need to get informed and involved in the effort to make L A a city of great schools and neighborhoods, a city with a healthy business climate and good jobs, a city where the people are respected and have a seat at the table of power. His website http://www.OurLa.org/ is a clearinghouse for community activist journalists to share information and promote government accountability.

DVDS OF RON KAYE SERIES AVAILABLE HERE

Russian Journalists Hear How Los Angeles Media Reports The News

FDN Host Leslie Dutton 3rd from Left Meets Russian Journalists

Los Angeles, CA The Full Disclosure Network® (FDN) met with a group of six Russian journalists who were invited to the United States under the auspices of the Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program.

MEETING DISCUSSED LOCAL & REGIONAL TV
During the two hour meeting that was video recorded in the conference room of the International Visitors Council of Los Angeles, Producer/Host Leslie Dutton related to the journalists about why FDN is known as "the news behind the news" because the regular news media often does not cover in-depth, many important issues such as government corruption, police policies, public finance and education. That is why the independent and alternative news gathering organizations such as FDN are gaining more followers and popularity on the public cable channels and on the Internet.

JAILED ATTORNEY RICHARD I. FINE

As an example, the Russians learned about the plight of prominent Anti-Trust Attorney Richard I Fine, who has been held in L.A. County Central Mens Jail for almost one year in solitary, "coercive confinement" for contempt of court. A description of the FDN programs on Richard I Fine such as this video, was included in the presentation by Leslie Dutton. Some of the questions asked by the Russians about the Richard Fine case were: "Why isn't the big media covering this case?" "Is it possible that Richard Fine is in jail as a protester, so he can eventually run for President?"

TRAFFIC COP CORRUPTION IN ST. PETERSBURG?

Full Disclosure Network® also asked the Russians questions about government interference with the news media in their homeland. Several of the journalist cited the corruption of traffic cops in the City of St. Petersburg and how the police had disrupted their filiming of a traffic accident, fearing that the journalists were trying to catch them taking bribes.

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT PROGRAM

The theme of the State Department International Visitors program was entitled TELLING YOUR STORY: REGIONAL TV NEWS. The program objectives were to acquaint the visiting journalists with local and regional news media, to explore the role of editors and journalists in developing "news stories" and review local and regional newsgathering connected to issues of global importance.


Accompanied by two State Department interpeters, here are the names of the Russian Journalists:

Ms. Valeria Anatolievna Karpova:

Deputy Chief Editor, Information Programs,

Directorate, Novgorod Oblast Television, Veliky Novgorod

Ms. Larisa Vladislavovna Kovlishenko:

Chief Editor Arkangelsk Television Company

Mr. Vitaly Yevgenyevich Lukashov:

Television journalist and program host, St. Petersburg Television

and Radio Company TV5
Ms. Elena Yuriyevna Ponomareva:

Coordinating Editor, Information Directorate, Media Center
Ms. Ekaterina Vladimirovna Pravdina:

Correspondent, Information Service St. Petersburg Bureau, NTV
Mr. Mikhail Yuryevich Velikoselskiy:

director, City Broadcasting directorate, TV5 St. Petersburg

Visiting Iraq News Media Discover Full Disclosure Network® Independent News: U.S. State Department Tour

Iraq News Media Discover "The News Behind The News"

In The United States

International Visitors Council of L.A. & U S. State Department
Hosted a Meeting with the Full Disclosure Network®

Participants

Mr. Alaa Hadi Abbood
Television correspondent and writer, Al-iraquiyah TV

Mr. Khosnav Jamil Numan AL-DUSAKI

Manager Dohuk TV

Mr. Imad Mahmood Ahmed

News Editor (Media Section) Kirkuk Provincial Council

Leslie Dutton

Producer, Full Disclosure Network

Mr. Nadhim Yaseen Ali

Media Director University of Dohuk

Mr. Hussein Mizhir Agal MOJIBLEE

Reporter, Radio Sawa

Mr. Jumaah Abdulhusein Hattab

Assistant Manager, Al Jut TV

Mr. Amaar Hamid Hussain

Program and Film Director, Dijla Satellite Channel

Mr. Atheer Qasim Salih

Assistant Producer, Dijla TV

Here are the State Department objectives taken from materials provided by IVCLA for the "Creative Broadcast Programming", a regional project on Iraq.

• Examine the role of popular culture and entertainment media in shaping public perceptions.
• Learn about the relationship between the media, public broadcasting, entertainment industry, and the government and the policies that oversee this relationship.
• Engage with writers, producers and media personalities involved in the broadcasting of news, current affairs education, music, arts, science and coverage of international issues, as well as drama, comedy and entertainment; and
• Provide exposure to the geographical, cultural social and ethnic diversity of the United States.
  
  INDEPENDENT AMERICAN MEDIA EXPLAINED:
  As Full Disclosure® is "the news behind the news" the visiting broadcasters got a candid report on the relationship between government and the Full Disclosure Network®. During the meeting there was a exchange of information on issues that impact broadcasters world wide, in particular the issues of government control of the media, and the impact of the Internet and bloggers on traditional media and government.
  
  VIDEO REPORTS TO COME:
  Full Disclosure® is preparing a Video Report on this July 29th meeting to be released soon along with video clips from a previous meeting with journalists and broadcasters from Syria, Egypt, Yemen, Saudia Arabia, and United Araba Emerits in May of 2009.
  
  RUSSIAN JOURNALISTS VIDEO REPORT HERE:
  The IVCLA arranged a prior meeting with Full Disclosure® and visiting Russian journalists that was video recorded in October 2008 and is available for viewing HERE.