KODE and KSN were on top of today's announcement that the FBI will investigate two Joplin police officers who handcuffed an 11-year-old boy at an elementary school.
The reports, featured on the 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts, featured a telephone quote from a Joplin-based FBI agent. The two stations were also quick on posting the information on their websites.
Surprisingly, The Joplin Globe, which has done so much to make sure that this miscarriage of justice is not forgotten, has not had an update on its website. I would assume by this time the Globe is aware of the latest development.
Both KODE and KSN had 6 p.m. newscasts filled with local items today, including the news that a Webb City police officer is under investigation for child abuse. Both stations covered the allegation that the Fairland police chief was intoxicated in public (note to The Joplin Globe, he was not charged with alleged intoxication in public, he was charged with intoxication in public, the charge is the allegation).
KOAM seemed a little behind everybody today, featuring the Brandon Kahl arrest, which was broken two days ago by KSN.
The strong performance was especially important for KODE, which began life without Jimmy Siedlecki today. Siedlecki will be teamed with former KODE co-anchor Malorie Maddox in Omaha, Neb., on the WOWT morning show, a week from today.
1 comment:
Randy,
Your assessments of KODE and KSN were right on. Broke several major news stories today. Your critique of KOAM was comical. They seemed a LITTLE BEHIND??!!! Randy, what's the dealing with handling them with kid gloves? How about they missed the boat totally and slept through 3 major local news stories. Their lead was exactly what Anne Basset reported on Saturday night..one night after KSN reported it. So, three days later, that's still their lead??? Instead they chose to devote their live in newsroom report to a localized national story about a missing teen. Randy, come on, KOAM was not a little behind...they DROPPED THE BALL big time. If KSN OR KODE would have missed three major local news stories you would have written a huge headline about how they are the teletubbies or something witty like that. Yes, KOAM was a little behind..I'm also told they were not at tonight's presser with the city about the investigation.
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