KSBY: Media ‘war’ declared in North County 

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– The owner of the Atascadero News says the publisher of the Atascadero Daily News is stepping on his name, according to a cease and desist letter sent by attorneys this week, KSBY reported Friday night.

In mid-June, John Tompkins, owner of Atascadero News parent company News Media Corporation, left a voice mail for his former employee Scott Brennan. In it, Tompkins says, “You’ve got my attention now, so I’ll be coming after you – personally…You want to go to war with us? We’ll go to war.”

“I was just shocked. I was surprised. I couldn’t believe it, and I wasn’t 100 percent sure he was serious until I got an email from their attorneys Wednesday,” Brennan said.

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Steve Jackson

10 years ago

meow.

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Bo Glenn Alan O'Hagan

10 years ago

Ksby seems to only report the happy news that will benefit so politics for example former Ksby reporter and anchor tony canola now representing the sheriff's. It's a Lil strange

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