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The End of an Era
Yesterday I learned that a mentor of mine at the University of Missouri, Greeley Kyle, is leaving after 20 years to take a similar position in Massachusetts. This is a tremendous loss for the School of Journalism, and the University … Continue reading
Tagged broadcasting, class, Greeley Kyle, journalism, KOMU, Missouri
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RIP U_News
This week the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri hosted a weeklong conference it called #RJInnovation to highlight emerging concepts and practices in the field of journalism. The seminar I attended was about the merger of internet tools, particularly … Continue reading
Team Coverage
I’ve been reflecting recently on an experience I had in the newsroom and the more I think about it, the more I’m proud to have been a part of it. Last Tuesday I was working the web/assignment desk as our … Continue reading
Tagged desk, journalism, KOMU, shift, shooting, troubleshoot, victim, work
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The Show
My mother explained to me when I was a young boy about what happened if one did not meet a deadline. She said the consequence of missing a deadline was that “you dropped dead if you didn’t meet it.” While … Continue reading
Welcome to Broadcast News
This past week I had my first two reporting shifts out at KOMU. The butterflies/stress/adrenaline were like nothing I have ever before experienced, and that’s counting when I went live from Buffalo, NY to do color commentary of Missouri’s men’s … Continue reading
Posted in Developments
Tagged crime, emotion, hard news, Jefferson City, KOMU, police, reporting, shift, stress, work
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Clear!
It is done. At long last, it is done. I have been cleared for KOMU. Five packages into the semester, and the “good to go!” at the bottom of the rubric for package 5 made me attempt something I have … Continue reading
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