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Quicktakes.(Press Room)(Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Telemundo reporter Mirthala Salinas scandal)(Brief article)

Article from: TelevisionWeek Article date: August 13, 2007 Author: Robbins, Stephanie

Byline: Stephanie Robbins

Was Telemundo right to punish its reporter who became romantically involved with the mayor of Los Angeles while covering him?

"Yes-this was clearly a conflict of interest for Salinas. But it's a sad statement about the public's hunger for scandal when KVEA gets higher ratings for the Salinas/Villaraigosa scandal than for any of the news reporting she previously did on the station.'' -Sabrina Toledo, VP, sales and marketing, CABLEready

"First, Telemundo did the right thing ...

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