MELTDOWN OF A JOURNALIST: THE STORY OF ALYCIA LANE AND KYW TV PENNSYLVANIA

MELTDOWN OF A JOURNALIST: THE STORY OF ALYCIA LANE AND KYW TV PENNSYLVANIA

At a time of increasing globalization, it is easy to see the people even in the press. The US Mainstream Media has been no exception as the melodrama of Alycia Lane VS KYW TV [A CBS Affiliate in Philadelphia Pennsylvania] plays itself out. It appears that there are news reporters who like being in the news instead of reporting the news. We have to look at the other side of the coin, Western Society [including the United States of America] have raised the stature of the news reporter do that of a personality in the style of Hollywood. In fact, many news stations have participated in the attempt to create a false God with the television journalist blurring the distinction between professional and private lives. It did not have to be that way since there was a time when the news reporter from Radio, TV, and Print was respected and Professional as well as Private Life was separated. I am also using references since this melodrama has been highly controversial.

I read about Alycia Lane suing CBS 3.com for being wrongfully terminated and decided to write about it. There have been many things that have been written about Alycia Lane. One of the comments written about her has been “how being associated with Alycia Lane can be dangerous to anyone with a job”. The story about CBS 3 News Reporter Larry Mendte opening the E Mail of Alycia Lane and revealing the contents gave Philadelphia better entertainment than soap operas and the primaries. Mr. Mendte’s unprofessional behaviour also leads to his termination and an investigation into the affair by the FBI as well as the confiscation of Ms. Lane’s computer by the above mentioned institution. If what Mr. Mendte did was true, he could be convicted under Federal Law since the reading of private E Mails is a Federal Crime. It has also been news that Alycia Lane’s boyfriend Chris Booker was terminated by Q 102 even though he remains popular.

There have been stories about Alycia Lane being arrested after punching a police officer and being acquitted after being told by prosecutors to “stay out of trouble for six months and perform community service”. Alycia Lane also erred in judgment by sending a private E Mail with provocative photos to NFL Network News Reporter Rick Eisen. The E Mail and provocative photos were discovered by Mr. Eisen’s Wife Suzy Shuster [who occasionally reports about College American Football for ABC [American Broadcasting Corporation]. CBS 3.com even asked Ms. Lane to interview and discuss her personal problems with Dr. Phil [depending on which version]. An attempt to contact CBS 3 concerning the termination of Alycia Lane and the lawsuit for wrongful termination was answered by the following: “We cannot comment on the case”. Attempts to establish contact with the people involved in this melodrama have been without success.

Alycia Lane appeared to have everything in life as a journalist. Alycia Lane is bilingual and is a US Latin who was born in Lake Grove, New York on the tenth of May in the year 1972. Alycia Lane was born to a Welsh Father and a Puerto Rican Mother. Alycia Lane graduated from the Medill School of Journalism of Northwestern University with a Master’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism as well as being an Undergraduate of the State University of New York at Albany. Alycia Lane is also a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.


Alycia Lane has worked for stations such as KSNT of Topeka, Kansas, as well as News 12 in the Bronx, New York City, New York. It was in News 12 where she made her mark in journalism covering the 1999 death of Amadou Diallo in the hands of New York Police Officers. Alycia Lane went on to work for WSVN 7 as well as WTVJ [an NBC Affiliate] in Miami Florida before moving to Philadelphia Pennsylvania to work in KYW TV.

Alycia Lane during her work with KYW TV managed to earn an Emmy Award for her television special “Holiday Traditions”. How can Alycia Lane suffer the way she did in spite of her accomplishments? Is it possible for a journalist to suffer a meltdown in the same fashion as other professionals?

I cannot enter the mind of a professional in meltdown but there is the possibility that Alycia Lane started her meltdown after moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One could only imagine the abuse probably based on her ethnicity by the establishment including the US Mainstream Media. Journalism like most professions can be brutal even on the most resilient personalities especially minorities who work in the US Mainstream Media.

My criticism of Alycia Lane is for her lack of judgment when she E Mailed a Television Presenter [who is married] her provocative photos. It is a sin and an act of poor judgment to send provocative photos to a married person. Alycia Lane violated the Sacrament of Marriage with that miscue. The second error was assaulting a police officer. While the New York Police may have their defects, assaulting a police officer in the United States of America and other parts of the world is wrong and is punishable. I wish Alycia Lane the best in her endeavors and hope she has learned from her experience in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I also hope that CBS 3.com in Philadelphia Pennsylvania learn from their experience not to treat their employees as paper cups that can be discarded later on.


REFERENCE:
“Fired Philadelphia newscaster sues former employer”; Robrish, Dan; Associated Press, June 19, 2008 at 11:38PM; WTOP News.com
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=114&sid=1425452 Assessed on the 20th of June 2008

“Ex-Ch. 2 newsman Larry Mendte off the air in Philadelphia after FBI search” Chicago Tribune; 10:19 AM CDT, June 2, 2008
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-larry-mendte-080602,0,5803960.story Assessed on the 20th of June 2008
“Knowing Alycia Lane Can Be Dangerous to Your Job” Fischer, John; June 2, 2008: About.com http://philadelphia.about.com/b/2008/06/02/knowing-alycia-lane-can-be-dangerous-to-your-job.htm Assessed on the 20th of June 2008

“Bikini E Mail Rattles TV Wife” New York Post; Page Six; Johnson, Richard
http://www.nypost.com/seven/05012007/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm Assessed on the 20th of June 2008
“Alycia Lane Arrested Punches Cop”: Celona, Larry; Fenner, Austin; Geller, Andy; New York Post.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/12162007/news/regionalnews/alycia_lane_arrested__punches_cop_545795.htm Assessed on the 20th of June 2008