Ryther v. KARE 11’s Empirical Analysis

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7 federal appellate ·

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1. “and open-ended questions. The Q score technique employs multiple questions to measure audience recognition and approval (particularly strong like and dislike) of the selected personalities. Ryther was among twenty-five on-air personalities included in this portion of the survey. 30 Open-ended questions, by contrast, allow viewers to describe identified persons in their own words, and by Gallup's description are”

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   e.g. Ryther v. KARE 11

2. “and explained that Ryther's showing relative to WCCO's Mark Rosen was the result of WCCO's promotion of Rosen, its ownership of broadcast rights in several major sporting events, and its emphasis on sports generally. Other evidence showed that Ryther continued to ask for better sports promotions, but was denied. In fact, Rios Brook admitted that”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ryther v. KARE 11

3. “went from being a valued member of the news staff sports department to almost a--in Janet Mason's eyes, as an incompetent. And incidents kept happening that underlined and verified those words of Marie Kurken. It kept happening and happening and happening, so I noted them.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ryther v. KARE 11