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    After nearly 20 years, Dan Rather made a return to CBS News this weekend, sitting down in conversation with reporter Lee Cowan. What did the former anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News have to say about his departure from the network and how he continues his work at the age of 92. Also, President Biden’s interview with Howard Stern and why the Federal Trade Commission bans noncompete clauses from employee contracts. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.
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    CNN journalist Laura Coates was interviewing a jury consultant outside former President Trump’s trial in Manhattan when a man set himself on fire. Coates reported, live, for more than two minutes on what she saw, heard and smelled. A master class in reporting or unnecessarily televising violence? Also, the death of former AP journalist and one-time hostage Terry Anderson and how Kansas teens fought their school district – and won. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.
  • Should ESPN apologize? Sports radio hosts and commentators across the country are calling on ESPN to apologize for doctoring a three-year-old video interview done by another network and publishing it on their X, formerly known as Twitter. They said they didn’t mean to mislead, but did they go far enough in acknowledging their error? Also, President Biden’s executive order regulating artificial intelligence, another U.S. journalist jailed in Russia and the release of “Killers of the Flower Moon.” From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.
  • History is made – once again – in Washington, D.C. Tune in to hear the latest on the coverage on Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s removal from the House speakership and the election to replace him. Also, the suspension of the Marion, Kan. police chief, Evan Gershkovich’s mother describes her communication with her son and why training opportunities for journalists are in peril. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.
  • Travis Kelce apparently has a new biggest fan: Taylor Swift. Her appearance in a GEHA Field skybox alongside his mother Sunday afternoon made headlines nationwide. How did that take over the news cycle? Also, Rupert Murdoch steps down from Fox and News Corp, the WGA reaches a tentative deal and the FCC signals a return to net neutrality. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Jared Schroeder and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.
  • It’s a new era for NBC’s Meet the Press. How did Kristen Welker do in her debut? And, was an interview with Donald Trump the right way to the tone? Also, Rolling Stones’ founder is axed from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame board and why Nickelback wants to talk about why everyone hates Nickleback. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Luke Capizzo and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.
  • When is it appropriate for a journalist to shift from observer to participant? We’ve seen the likes of Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta jump in when their special skills could help in life-or-death situations, but it is right? Is it journalistically ethical? Or does it not matter when we’re talking about showing our humanity? Also, why a collegiate paper in Florida turned down an advertisement for mail order abortion pills, the latest chapter in Maria Ressa’s fight for freedom, and how Barstool Sports has been skirting copyright laws on viral videos. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.
  • The Treeline Music Festival won’t be happening later this month as originally planned because organizers say it was too expensive to put on. What questions should reporters be asking as Columbia sees its first fall without the former Roots N Blues in nearly 20 years? Also, the next chapter in the Marion Record’s fight for press freedom; and when social media managers get too clever. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Nick Mathews: Views of the News.
  • MSNBC’s strategy seems to be paying off, as ratings show viewers are tuning in for its coverage of Donald Trump’s indictments. What’s working, and what’s leading others to turn off Fox News and CNN? Also, coverage of the Republican debate and why Fox News is apologizing for a story it wrote about a fallen Marine. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.
  • What’s relationship between a newspaper and it’s local community? A week after the Marion County Record had its equipment returned, the newspaper’s owner and many in its community disagree on what the role of a community newspaper should be. Also, what changes at the Open Society Foundation could mean for journalism in eastern Europe, X, formerly known as Twitter, kills off more tools useful to journalist and Meta’s making moves toward releasing a Threads interface and From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.
  • Some observers of the Missouri vs. Biden case have said it could make it more difficult for governmental officials to combat false information on social media.
  • Journalists across the country are standing behind the publisher and staff of the Marion County Record. Police raided the Kansas newspaper last week, seizing computers, phones and reporting materials in an apparent illegal search. Also, the impact of cameras in the courtroom in covering latest indictment of Donald Trump, covering the wildfires in Hawaii and “crafting” visual journalism. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.