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Controversy Over a Glitched Interview
This week a technical glitch caused problems with a highly publicized interview.
Friday, November 20, 2009 at 5:19 PM
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According to the New York Times, Twitter could unveil a new tool next week called "Geolocation."
Friday, November 13, 2009 at 6:45 PM
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Why do we refer to certain groups the way we do?
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 7:26 PM
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Ugly news presents difficult news choices.
Friday, October 30, 2009 at 4:59 PM
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Recent DNR layoffs follow a controversy surrounding E. coli at the Lake of the Ozarks. One viewer claimed KOMU's story incorrectly linked job cuts at the DNR to "E. coli gate."
Friday, October 23, 2009 at 11:08 PM
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One mid-Missouri viewer wants journalists to dig deeper when it comes to covering a first time home buyer tax credit.
Friday, October 16, 2009 at 5:07 PM
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Flu shot coverage that's sometimes a little too complete, and one viewer wonders why we cover Honor Flight so much.
Friday, October 9, 2009 at 8:40 PM
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Many journalists use the web tool "Twitter" to spread information, but it could get them in trouble.
Friday, October 2, 2009 at 4:52 PM
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The Web raises all kinds of issues for media outlets, such as when it's okay to post anonymous comments from readers and viewers on Web sites.
Friday, September 25, 2009 at 5:08 PM
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COLUMBIA - Pepper and Friends signed off the air today after more than 6,000 shows.
Friday, September 18, 2009 at 9:10 PM
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AFGHANISTAN - An Associated Press photographer embedded with a group of Marines captured a controversial photo.
Friday, September 11, 2009 at 7:30 PM
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Your View looks at how the media are covering these town hall style debates on health care.
Friday, September 4, 2009 at 4:11 PM
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Your comments can lead to change.
Friday, August 28, 2009 at 7:19 PM
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One viewer wants to know information about weather that has occured in the past.
Friday, August 21, 2009 at 8:00 PM
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One viewer complained that KOMU didn't give enough time to tell the whole story.
Friday, August 7, 2009 at 7:57 PM
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COLUMBIA - It takes a lot of work to prepare the news for the day, but preparing to deliver the news everyday can be a chore too.
Friday, July 31, 2009 at 5:02 PM
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According to a website that ranks users' popularity, KOMU is among the top five twitter accounts in Columbia and among the top 50 in Missouri.
Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 7:31 AM
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Michael Jackson's passing not only shook fans, it shook the internet as well.
Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 1:23 PM
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Without attributing facts in a story to someone, those facts can appear to be a journalist's opinion.
Friday, July 10, 2009 at 6:16 PM
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Reporters have to routinely estimate crowd size. On Saturday, we covered a Fair Tax rally.
Friday, June 19, 2009 at 6:11 PM
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There are instances where journalists withhold facts from a story if those facts are incomplete.
Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 6:42 AM
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You don't have to leave your living room to experience views of mid-Missouri's skyline.
Friday, June 5, 2009 at 6:34 PM
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Car dealerships aren't the only ones affected in this economy, TV stations are as well.
Friday, May 29, 2009 at 6:47 PM
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Controversy arose when KOMU covered the National Socialist Movement march in Columbia in 2007.
Friday, May 22, 2009 at 7:50 PM
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Whether you say swine flu or the H1N1 virus. What to call this pandemic alert isn't the media's only problem.
Friday, May 15, 2009 at 6:43 PM
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We appreciate your comments coming in to our Your View comment line.
Friday, May 8, 2009 at 4:49 PM
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This week's Your View looks at your compliments and criticisms about everything from our crime coverage, to our coverage of a funeral.
Friday, May 1, 2009 at 4:47 PM
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At KOMU 8, we strive to bring you as much information as we can. But is it possible to give too much information?
Friday, April 24, 2009 at 6:09 PM
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What's in a name? Our viewers say everything.
Friday, April 17, 2009 at 3:04 PM
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Last week, KOMU reported about a meeting of the coalition to control tasers, and one viewer took issue with KOMU using the phrase, "tased to death."
Friday, April 10, 2009 at 7:28 PM
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COLUMBIA - Back in the early 1900s, people didn't trust journalists; and some might argue that it's not much different today.
Friday, April 3, 2009 at 4:39 PM
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Friday, March 27, 2009 at 6:35 PM
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Never has it been easier for you to give us a piece of your mind or try to influence the news of your community.
Friday, March 20, 2009 at 10:01 PM
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We receive emails each week from our viewers, and many of those emails are worthy of sharing.
Friday, March 13, 2009 at 5:48 PM
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Your View discusses the bad news about good news on KOMU-8.
Friday, March 6, 2009 at 7:21 PM
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A gun threat at a mid-Missouri school earlier this week has sparked plenty of controversy, and some of it is aimed at how KOMU 8 reported the story.
Friday, February 27, 2009 at 7:12 PM
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Talking with Hands
Many people use hand gestures when they speak, but for some, hand gestures can be crucial to communication.
Friday, February 20, 2009 at 8:47 PM
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The Meaning of an Interview
In the news business, we have a term called "talking head" - that's another word for a sound bite, or an interview that's cut down for a newscast.
Friday, February 13, 2009 at 8:40 PM
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Our newswriters brave the cold to bring you the story.
Friday, February 6, 2009 at 7:05 PM
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Social networking websites like MySpace and Twitter are becoming increasingly popular.
Friday, January 30, 2009 at 7:43 PM
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This week in Your View, viewers talk about everything from what happened to KOMU Weather Plus, to the scope of our news and sports coverage.
Friday, January 23, 2009 at 6:55 PM
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How do you know what you're seeing on television is live, or if it's taped?
Friday, January 9, 2009 at 6:03 PM
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Earlier this week, KOMU 8 brought you 107 weather cancellations and school closings in one day, more than any other news outlet in mid-Missouri.
Friday, December 19, 2008 at 5:23 PM
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As auto makers look to tap some of the 700 billion dollar bailout fund, people in mid-Missouri are coming up with their own ideas to push start a stalled economy.
Friday, December 12, 2008 at 5:52 PM
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Columbia - KOMU brings you stories from around the midwest and around the world. But sometimes our viewers prefer news from their own backyards.
Friday, December 5, 2008 at 3:58 PM
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COLUMBIA - Sometimes when the camera is rolling unexpected things happen.
Friday, November 21, 2008 at 4:14 PM
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We have a term in the news business called a "slow news day", but this was definitely not a slow news day.
Friday, November 14, 2008 at 6:38 PM
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Viewers React To Election Night
COLUMBIA - If you watched KOMU's coverage on election night, you know our focus was on local elections.
Friday, November 7, 2008 at 6:30 PM
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With the presidential and vice president candidates spending a lot of time in Missouri, our newsroom is busy trying to cover all of the rallies.
Friday, October 31, 2008 at 5:59 PM
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Columbia - A KOMU 8 News story about a fight at Hickman High School is bringing some viewers to the defense of two groups - their kids and their cops.
Friday, October 24, 2008 at 3:52 PM
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COLUMBIA - What ever happened to KOMU 8's news at noon?
Friday, October 17, 2008 at 5:49 PM
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COLUMBIA - There are only 25 days left until the November election.
Friday, October 10, 2008 at 4:58 PM
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Due to the economic bailout, journalists have had to study up on the economy.
Friday, October 3, 2008 at 4:42 PM
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COLUMBIA - When it comes to reporting on the economy, are the media creating a culture of fear?
Friday, September 26, 2008 at 6:15 PM
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KOMU uses the rain gauge at Columbia Regional Airport to tally rainfall totals. However, sometimes that location confuses viewers, as it does not match what they received in their backyards.
Friday, September 19, 2008 at 4:47 PM
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COLUMBIA - When a journalist is covering bike races or marathons, they often hone in on one person and make that person the focus of their story.
Friday, September 12, 2008 at 5:59 PM
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COLUMBIA - The Missouri School of Journalism is celebrating its Centennial this week.
Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 9:44 PM
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COLUMBIA - This week the Missouri School of Journalism celebrates its centennial.
Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 7:39 PM
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COLUMBIA - This week the Missouri School of Journalism celebrates its Centennial.
Monday, September 8, 2008 at 10:55 PM
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COLUMBIA - Journalism has gone through many changes in the past hundred years--from the printing press to color TV to high definition television.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 9:39 PM
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COLUMBIA - At KOMU, we've brought you award winning investigative reports from the government storing billion dollar planes in the path of tornado to the debate over whether vaccines trigger autism.
Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 10:09 PM
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COLUMBIA - Chances are, most KOMU viewers have heard about or seen something that they thought would make a great news story.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 10:04 PM
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COLUMBIA - A homicide close to home has caused debate about illegal immigration.
Friday, August 29, 2008 at 5:02 PM
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COLUMBIA - If you want to watch video of your favorite olympic events on KOMU.com, you're out of luck.
Friday, August 22, 2008 at 3:54 PM
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COLUMBIA - Last Friday KOMU became one of the smallest television stations in America to go High Definition.
Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 1:33 AM
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This week KOMU 8 reported a story about a missing 11-year-old girl.
Friday, August 8, 2008 at 3:23 PM
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COLUMBIA - A man is listed in good condition tonight, one week after Columbia Police used a taser to try to keep him from jumping off an I-70 overpass.
Friday, August 1, 2008 at 5:54 PM
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COLUMBIA - Truckers seem to get a bad rap on the news and severe weather cut-ins anger some viewers.
Friday, July 25, 2008 at 7:36 PM
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Viewers and readers of local media sound off their concerns about how local journalists cover the news.
Friday, July 18, 2008 at 7:44 PM
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Welcome back is a phrase you often hear right after commercial breaks, but some viewers are saying "Give me a break" when it comes to how often we go to a commercial break.
Friday, July 11, 2008 at 3:50 PM
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COLUMBIA - The recent death of NBC's Tim Russert was covered extensively by media, but was the coverage too much?
Friday, July 4, 2008 at 8:16 PM
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As the saying goes, when it rains it pours and so do the comments about severe weather coverage this time of year.
Friday, June 27, 2008 at 3:30 PM
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KOMU has viewers who work for the television station even though they don't draw paychecks.
Friday, June 13, 2008 at 2:10 PM
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KOMU 8's job is to try to break down the information and figure out what's most important for you to know, but picking out the details can sometimes lead to misunderstandings.
Friday, June 6, 2008 at 3:32 PM
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COLUMBIA - Digital video recorder or DVR's are changing the way you watch televison, but should they change the way we report the news?
Friday, May 30, 2008 at 4:25 PM
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COLUMBIA - For about a year, KOMU 8 has asked for input from our viewers, and perhaps in the process, you've learned something about journalism along the way.
Friday, May 16, 2008 at 6:23 PM
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COLUMBIA - Branding doesn't always have to mean cattle.
Friday, May 9, 2008 at 6:44 PM
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COLUMBIA - Is it possible to do too much coverage of one subject?
Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 8:30 PM
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MID-MISSOURI - As the price of gasoline rises, so do the number of requests KOMU 8 receives to get to the bottom of an alleged collusion among gas stations.
Friday, April 25, 2008 at 5:46 PM
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COLUMBIA - We have a saying in the journalism business that a reporter should not get both sides of a story, but rather, they should get all sides.
Friday, April 18, 2008 at 6:36 PM
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COLUMBIA - In broadcast, the very last story of the newscast is called the "kicker," and the very first story is the "lead."
Friday, April 11, 2008 at 4:35 PM
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COLUMBIA - A political controversy in Callaway county is drawing viewer feedback. KOMU's Sarah Hill shows us what people saying about a story on the Holts Summit board of aldermen.
Sunday, September 30, 2007 at 5:31 PM
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COLUMBIA - Does population influence news coverage? It's a question a viewer in a small community asked KOMU News.
Friday, April 4, 2008 at 4:37 PM
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COLUMBIA - KOMU is a teaching laboratory where students come from all over the state and country to practice journalism while still learning about it in a learning environment.
Friday, March 21, 2008 at 5:41 PM
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COLUMBIA - Video is saved for a later date, but sometimes it can be used in the wrong context.
Friday, March 14, 2008 at 7:03 PM
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COLUMBIA- Does KOMU go live too often?
Friday, March 7, 2008 at 6:10 PM
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COLUMBIA - KOMU recently aired a series on autism, and tried to report on all sides of the story, however, some viewers think there should be exceptions.
Friday, February 29, 2008 at 6:08 PM
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COLUMBIA - There's an e-mail message spreading like wildfire through Columbia.
Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 8:56 PM
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COLUMBIA - With the Presidential primary races as tight as it is, is a live interview with candidates who pay for the satellite time something local stations should take advantage of?
Friday, February 15, 2008 at 6:59 PM
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COLUMBIA - KOMU viewers react to coverage from MU basketball to the use of the word "blustery."
Friday, February 8, 2008 at 6:18 PM
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COLUMBIA - Should a TV station censor quotes that contain offensive language?
Friday, February 1, 2008 at 5:22 PM
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COLUMBIA - In this week's Your View, KOMU's Sarah Hill explains how a viewer had a problem with KOMU leaving out a Democratic candidate for President.
Friday, January 25, 2008 at 7:56 PM
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In This week's Your View, KOMU's Sarah Hill explains how some people had a problem with the station's coverage of Governor Blunt's State of the State.
Friday, January 18, 2008 at 3:03 PM
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KOMU devoted an hour and 15 minutes of air time to our series, "Combating Autism from Within."
Friday, January 11, 2008 at 7:37 PM
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COLUMBIA - Over the last couple weeks, KOMU devoted eight stories to the complexity of Autism and there's more to come throughout December.
Friday, December 14, 2007 at 3:42 PM
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COLUMBIA - Your View is a segment where we report your view of our coverage. Earlier this week, KOMU did a story about a dispute between the mayor and a police officer in Salisbury.
Friday, December 7, 2007 at 2:51 PM
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COLUMBIA - KOMU's Facts of Fuel series has ended but comments about our coverage of alternative fuels continue.
Friday, November 30, 2007 at 3:45 PM
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COLUMBIA - KOMU gets more than a hundred news tips a day. We read all those faxes and emails and meet twice a day to decide which news tips should become news stories.
Friday, November 16, 2007 at 1:04 PM
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COLUMBIA - Sarah Hill examined and compared KOMU's coverage of the DWI arrests of Cole County Judge Byron Kinder and State Sen. Chuck Graham.
Monday, November 12, 2007 at 4:52 AM
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COLUMBIA - We continue to get feedback about our coverage of Senator Chuck Graham's arrest on suspicion of DWI Your View is your opportunity to comment on KOMU News.
Friday, November 2, 2007 at 2:08 PM
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