CNN.com Live to stream Funeral Mass for Earthquake Victims in Italy
CNN Press Release - CNN.com Live, the site’s live, multi-stream video news service, will stream the State Funeral Mass being held in Italy tomorrow for Monday’s Earthquake victims. The service is scheduled to begin at 5 a.m. ET and is taking place at the school campus of the Italian police force, Guardia di Finanza. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is scheduled to attend as well as other prominent Italian political leaders in an exceptional Good Friday funeral mass with full state honors. To access CNN.com Live, go to www.CNN.com/Live and click on the thumbnail images under the "Happening Now" column.
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CNN.com is the world's No. 1 destination for online and wireless news, garnering the greatest audience share of total minutes among current events and global news sites. Launched in 1995, CNN.com draws from the resources of CNN Worldwide and its many partners to provide consumers with the most enriching, immediate interaction with news anywhere, seamlessly combining articles, videos, images, interactive features and user-generated content. CNN.com’s news video offering – both live and on-demand – is unparalleled on the Web. CNN.com’s recent awards include an Edward R. Murrow award, a National Headliner award, four EPpy awards and the Online News Association’s award for general excellence.
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CNN:MALTRATO Y MUERTE DE TRABAJADORES
To: evaventin@evaventin.com
Asociación Gallega Contra el Acoso Moral en el trabajo(AGACAMT)
“CNN: maltrato y muerte de trabajadores”
El periodista salvadoreño Mario Vela fallece 12 días después de ser
despedido por CNN AGACAMT denuncia la actitud malintencionada de CNN hacia
empleados enfermos José Ramón Cotti, periodista puertorriqueño despedido por
CNN, permanece ingresado en el hospital tras meses de dolor
Atlanta (23 Marzo 2009).- El periodista Salvadoreño Mario Vela falleció 12 días después de que CNN le despidiese. La empresa echó al trabajador conocedora de su estado de extrema gravedad. Vela llevaba varios meses
desahuciado por sus doctores agonizando en un hospital en Washington. Mario Vela sufrió la presión impuesta por CNN en sus últimos días al recibir un
documento en el que se cuestionaban sus derechos de denuncia ante las autoridades que debía firmar como condición para recibir su indemnización.
Eva Ventín presidenta de AGACAMT,en nombre de la Asociación Gallega Contra el Acoso Moral en el Trabajo, denuncia “la actitud hipócrita y de chantaje de CNN ante la
muerte de Mario Vela. Tras haberle puesto en la calle y someterlo a una terrible presión innecesaria, el Vicepresidente de CNN en Español,
Cristopher Crommett, se atrevió a acudir al entierro de Vela e incluso llegó a cantar en el funeral del popular periodista. Familiares y amigos de Mario Vela se vieron obligados a organizar el concierto benéfico para recaudar
fondos para continuar con su tratamiento médico. Es difícil de creer que una empresa multibillonaria como CNN, que a pesar de la crisis acaba de anunciar importantes beneficios económicos, llegue a maltratar así a sus profesionales y familias”.
Mario Vela falleció a los 34 años, fue elegido por la alcaldía de Washington DC como periodista del año en el 2007, destacó por su apoyo a la comunidad
hispana y hacia los más desfavorecidos por lo que recibió numerosos reconocimientos por parte de la comunidad latina en EEUU. Con más de 10 años
de experiencia en medios Mario Vela fue director de noticias de Mega Communications y de Radio Capital 730 en DC. Vela trabajó para el Canal 30 de Univisión y para Radio Mundo en Maryland.
Desde AGACAMT se señala que “la situación de acoso laboral de CNN tiene antecedentes serios denunciados en los medios ya en el 2003 cuando la prensa local de
Atlanta relacionó a CNN con el suicidio del periodista Abel Dimant (ver editorial original del periódico Mundo Hispánico adjunta como archivo). Que sepamos, con este ya son dos los muertos que sufrieron el maltrato y acoso
laboral de CNN en Español. A Jim Walton, presidente de CNN, se le han comunicado numerosas irregularidades desde hace casi un año sin obtener respuesta alguna”.
AGACAMT apunta que “este no es el único caso de un periodista despedido por CNN en el momento en el que permanece ingresado de extrema gravedad en un hospital o inhabilitado. La situación es muy seria ya que en el momento en el que una empresa despide a un trabajador en USA este pierde el seguro de
vida y el seguro de salud. Con los impresionantes costes de la sanidad en este país resulta imposible pagar los gastos médicos”.
José Ramón Cotti permanece ingresado desde hace varios meses en un hospital en Atlanta en situación de extrema gravedad. El periodista puertorriqueño
también fué despedido por CNN en el momento en el que se encontraba hospitalizado pendiente de una delicada operación de corazón. Se mudó de New York a Atlanta con su esposa, hospitalizada al mismo tiempo que este, para trabajar en CNN hace 9 años. Este prestigioso periodista, galardonado en New
York con un premio CIMA, un premio anual de la Asociación de Emisoras de Radio y dos premios ACE, está sufriendo el maltrato de la empresa y es otra de las numerosas víctimas de la dramática crisis que sacude a CNN.
CNN: MISTREATMENT AND DEATH OF EMPLOYEES
Salvadoran journalist Mario Vela passes away 12 days after being dismissed by CNN. The organization AGACAMT denounces the hostile attitude of CNN towards ill employees. Jose Ramon Cotti, Puerto Rican journalist dismissed by CNN, remains in a hospital after months of pain.
Atlanta (23 March 2009). - Salvadoran journalist Mario Vela passed away 12 days after CNN dismissed him. The company fired this worker despite the knowledge of the seriousness of his illness. Mr. Vela had been several months agonizing in Washington after his doctors declared there was no hope to save his life.
Mario Vela and his family underwent the pressure imposed by CNN in his last days when receiving a document in which their rights of denunciation were questioned and conditioned to the signing of a humiliating severance package.
CNN served notice to Mr. Vela via mail explaining that he no longer was to have his disability benefits and the medical insurance from the company.
Eva Ventín, president of AGACAMT, the Galician Association Against Moral Harassment at the Workplace, denounces the hypocritical attitude of CNN, that, after putting Mr. Vela in the street, sent the Vice-president of CNN Spanish, Cristopher Crommett, to this employee’s funeral to sing a song and to deliver a pitiful donation.
Relatives and friends of Mario Vela were themselves forced to organize a fundraising concert to collect money to pay for his medical treatment.
It is difficult to think that a powerful and multi-millionaire company like CNN, that in spite of the world’s economy crisis have announced economic gains, gets to mistreat its professionals and families”.
Mario Vela who passed away at age 34, was named by the mayor of Washington DC “the journalist of the year of 2007” recognition who was emphasized by his support to the Hispanic community and towards the under-privileged.
With more than 10 years of experience Mario Vela was news director of Mega Communications and Radio Capital 730 in DC. Vela worked for Channel 30 of Univisión and Radio World in Maryland.
AGACAMT wants to bring to the world’s attention other serious cases of labor harassment at CNN as in 2003 the local press of Atlanta related this network with the depression of a journalist who committed suicide. (see original editorial of the Mundo Hispanico about former news director Abel Dimant).
The complaints of labor abuses and irregularities had been communicated to Mr. Jim Walton, the President of CNN, but there are no answers neither solutions that protect the victims.
AGACAMT denounces that “this it is not the unique case of a journalist dismissed by CNN in a serious condition”. News anchor Jose Ramon Cotti remains in a hospital in Georgia after several months of pain.
The Puerto Rican journalist also was dismissed by CNN while on disability awaiting a delicate heart operation.
CNN brought Mr. Cotti and his wife to Atlanta from New York 9 years ago and the company has now totally forgotten this family, not even making a phone call to inquire about its employee’s condition after double bypass surgery and leg amputation and also after Mrs. Cotti’s hospitalization with health problems including stress related condition.
We communicated Mr. Walton of the above again with no responses.
This prestigious New York radio journalist, recipient of Several prizes including two awards from ACE. (Award of creative excellence) is just another one of the numerous victims of the dramatic crisis that shakes CNN.
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http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/vela.mario.html
http://www.cnn.com/espanol/presentadores/cotti.jose.ramon.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV_ngsdcwFo
http://www.eltiempolatino.com/edic_Ant./08/oct/3/deportes/unconcierto.html
http://www.intipucacity.com/comentario46.htm
http://metrolatinousa.org/article.cfm?articleId=72442
http://www.radioalaire.com/regional_mexicano_temp08.php
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http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/159849-NLRB_Judge_Rules_Against_CNN_Which_Will_Appeal.php
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