KOMU
Last night, I completed my first shift at KOMU. For the convergence sequence, we have to complete shifts at each of the news stations and KOMU was the first one. It was a complete learning experience. Mondays are generally slow news days (compared to today when both Edwards and Huckabee are coming to Jefferson City to campaign). Thus, I searched and asked producers and news directors what I should work on for KOMU.com.
Once I had an idea of what they needed (a map tracing Edwards’ and Huckabee’s campaign, I was set. Or so I thought. When I got there at 1 p.m., there was a news meeting at 1:30 and it was not until 2:30 that I got my assignment. I worked on a map in Flash from 2:30 until 11 p.m. It was quite daunting and I am not even sure if they will use it, but it was a good exercise in Flash. And just being in the newsroom gave me a good feeling for what it is like at a broadcast station.