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University shuts down UMKC TV service

Abstract:
UMKC TV disappeared without warning early last week and left many students, faculty and staff wondering what happened.

UMKC TV was a Web site provided by the university that offered cable TV and limited DVR options.

Peter Morello, associate professor of Communications Studies, said the original purpose of UMKC TV was to provide a more cost-effective alternative to cable and satellite TV....

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Deborah Phillips

posted 2/11/08 @ 7:48 PM CST

You don't have to watch TV to find out what's going on. Breaking news is available on any news site such as the K.C. Star, major newspapers around the country, CNN, Fox News, CBS, ABC, NBC and all the local network affiliates. A lot of sites offer pre-recorded video if not live streaming video.
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anonymous

posted 2/12/08 @ 10:22 AM CST

This was a nice article and all, but you were talking to the wrong people about what really happend. I have friends that were actually working on the system that is in question. Multi-media Technology Services was maintaining the system. That is until IS kicked the out of there department and University Communications took the over. IS just didn't want to pay for UMKC.TV any more, and getting rid of MTS helped out there cause.
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Nic Neufeld

posted 2/12/08 @ 10:29 AM CST

About time. As a recent graduate, in my time at UMKC, none of my classes ever made any educational use of UMKC TV. That said, I can't count the amount of times I sat in the back of a class and watched multiple students with laptops watching UMKC TV instead of listening to the lecture. I don't pay the money to have cable TV at my home; why should my tuition (while I was attending) and my state tax dollars go towards buying someone else free cable TV? The idea that there is educational value here, that could not be accessed via other routes (such as taped broadcasts, rented videos, or library materials) is laughable, and its a very thin smoke screen for implementing a cool/expensive toy. I'd recommend UMKC really start to focus on the essentials of education instead of these distractions.
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no name

posted 2/12/08 @ 12:20 PM CST

I thought the official reason that UMKC TV was yanked (fiscal reasons) should have been given at the beginning of the article. Speculation and the original intent of the program should've came last.
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anonymous

posted 2/14/08 @ 4:31 AM CST

Originally posted by

no name

 I thought the official reason that UMKC TV was yanked (fiscal reasons) should have been given at the beginning of the article. Speculation and the original intent of the program should've came last.


It's apparent that giving a teaser at the beginning of a story rather than facts is what passes for journalism at the u-news. It isn't surprising considering the fact that our local news broadcasts seem to be the primary example for the staff of the u-news.
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Jessie Burche

posted 2/14/08 @ 4:06 PM CST

"UMKC TV disappeared without warning early last week and left many students, faculty and staff wondering what happened."

How is that a teaser? It's called a lede. All news stories have them.
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Camilla

posted 2/14/08 @ 9:17 PM CST

Originally posted by

Jessie Burche

 "UMKC TV disappeared without warning early last week and left many students, faculty and staff wondering what happened."

How is that a teaser? It's called a lede. All news stories have them.


and they're soooo polite too!
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no name

posted 2/19/08 @ 10:57 AM CST

Originally posted by

Jessie Burche

 "UMKC TV disappeared without warning early last week and left many students, faculty and staff wondering what happened."

How is that a teaser? It's called a lede. All news stories have them.


Right, Jesse Burche, it is called a lede. Do you want a cookie for making that observation? There's nothing wrong with the lede. Its the organization of the information that makes this article weak. After the lede it flows into speculation about what happened. The paragraphs rearranged is probably all it needed. That's called editing. You should try it some time.
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No name

posted 2/20/08 @ 8:52 AM CST

Originally posted by

Jessie Burche

 "UMKC TV disappeared without warning early last week and left many students, faculty and staff wondering what happened."

How is that a teaser? It's called a lede. All news stories have them.


Gee, with such pleasant readers I can't understand why she'd be rude.
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The First no name

posted 2/21/08 @ 1:46 PM CST

Originally posted by

Jessie Burche

 "UMKC TV disappeared without warning early last week and left many students, faculty and staff wondering what happened."

How is that a teaser? It's called a lede. All news stories have them.


Don't try to justify Jessie Burche's comments by saying that its no wonder with such "pleasant readers." If you read my original comment you will see that I didn't get snippy until Burche did. The next commentator wasn't rude either. Newspaper staff--especially an editor--should have the integrity to respond to any reader, rude or pleasant, with respect because without readers, there wouldn't be a newspaper. Respect and integrity is something the UNews has lost in recent years. It seems like Burche can't handle criticism because whenever someone makes a critical comment she responds rudely, but if they make a praising comment, she is pleasant. She ought to develop thicker skin and a more professional attitude if she truly wants to be a journalist.
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Jessie Burche

posted 2/21/08 @ 2:38 PM CST

I don't want to be a journalist. While I think it's very nice of you to follow all the comments I get and how I respond to them. I think it's strange you would say that first persons response wasn't snippy.

"It's apparent that giving a teaser at the beginning of a story rather than facts is what passes for journalism at the u-news. It isn't surprising considering the fact that our local news broadcasts seem to be the primary example for the staff of the u-news"

I think just about anyone would agree this is insulting and snippy. It personally insults the paper I work for. And while I don't plan to go into journalism, I don't like to have my place of work criticized, just like anyone else.
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The First no name

posted 2/21/08 @ 2:53 PM CST

Originally posted by

Jessie Burche

 I don't want to be a journalist. While I think it's very nice of you to follow all the comments I get and how I respond to them. I think it's strange you would say that first persons response wasn't snippy.

"It's apparent that giving a teaser at the beginning of a story rather than facts is what passes for journalism at the u-news. It isn't surprising considering the fact that our local news broadcasts seem to be the primary example for the staff of the u-news"

I think just about anyone would agree this is insulting and snippy. It personally insults the paper I work for. And while I don't plan to go into journalism, I don't like to have my place of work criticized, just like anyone else.


I'm sorry, Ms. Burche, if my comment came across as snippy. After re-reading it, I think you are right. I apologize. I am an avid reader of the paper and was just trying to offer my observations, though they did not come out the way I meant them to sound. I hope you will accept my apology. I enjoy reading the paper, and especially like your culture section. Thank you for your honesty and hard work.
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The original NO NAME

posted 2/25/08 @ 1:18 PM CST

Okay I don't know what childish S.O.B. is using "No Name" as their name, but I didn't write that apology. I stand by my criticism and my comments. Oh and Burch thank you for giving me my first good laugh of the day with that "I don't want to be a journalist" comment. Like it or not, You ARE A Journalist! Thats what its called when you write, report, and edit for a newspaper--een if its a student one. If you don't know how to handle critism and don't want to be a "journalist," then why are you working for the UNews in the first place?
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Fan of "The Original" NO NAME

posted 2/25/08 @ 2:37 PM CST

Originally posted by

Jessie Burche

 I don't want to be a journalist. While I think it's very nice of you to follow all the comments I get and how I respond to them. I think it's strange you would say that first persons response wasn't snippy.

"It's apparent that giving a teaser at the beginning of a story rather than facts is what passes for journalism at the u-news. It isn't surprising considering the fact that our local news broadcasts seem to be the primary example for the staff of the u-news"

I think just about anyone would agree this is insulting and snippy. It personally insults the paper I work for. And while I don't plan to go into journalism, I don't like to have my place of work criticized, just like anyone else.


Why is someone too cowardly to post under their real name calling others "childish" and responding to comments made on his/her own comments?
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Louisa

posted 2/25/08 @ 2:55 PM CST

Originally posted by

Jessie Burche

 I don't want to be a journalist. While I think it's very nice of you to follow all the comments I get and how I respond to them. I think it's strange you would say that first persons response wasn't snippy.

"It's apparent that giving a teaser at the beginning of a story rather than facts is what passes for journalism at the u-news. It isn't surprising considering the fact that our local news broadcasts seem to be the primary example for the staff of the u-news"

I think just about anyone would agree this is insulting and snippy. It personally insults the paper I work for. And while I don't plan to go into journalism, I don't like to have my place of work criticized, just like anyone else.


You are a sad human being. Good luck with life.
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Sarah

posted 2/21/08 @ 6:37 PM CST

You don't have to apologize for criticizing an article or the information it gives you - that's part of what makes peoples' writing and work better. If they can't take a comment about how the person they're writing for (assuming you're a student) would like to see the information, then they should look for other things to do than work at a newspaper...or anywhere for that matter.
Feeling that the paper or business you work for was insulting is absolutely no reason to be rude. It's all part of what it means to be professional.
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