Views of the News (1995-2024)

More than half a million Americans have died of COVID-19. This week, we take a look at how our nation has marked this grim milestone. Also, covering the Texas energy crisis, Ted Cruz’s Cancun vacation and understanding the influence and power of the Black Church. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

Rush Limbaugh has died at the age of 70. Join us as we look back at how he transformed the talk radio genre while shaping today’s Republican party. Also, a member of the Biden press team resigns, evaluating the coverage of former the Trump impeachment trial, and ‘Framing Britney Spears.’ From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

House impeachment managers started Tuesday’s impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump showing a graphic video from inside the U.S. Capitol. The television networks showed it, uncut and uncensored, during daytime television. Also, Fox News dumps Lou Dobbs, OAN distances itself from a documentary it aired, and a rundown of our favorite Super Bowl commercials. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

At a time when attention is a form of currency, is the news media giving U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga) too much? Also, Saturday Night Live’s first new episode since the start of the Biden administration, how the news media explained the GameStop gambit, and preparing for Super Bowl LV. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

Should we have the right to be forgotten, to have years-old news stories removed from the internet if they hurt our chances of getting a job or obtaining a loan? The Boston Globe has started a new initiative designed help people covered in its pages get a fresh start. Also, the Biden administration’s relationship with the news media, the power of the Bernie Sanders mittens meme, and remembering Larry King. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely:

The Trump presidency comes to an end. After two impeachments, how will Joe Biden and Kamala Harris move the nation forward, and how will journalists record it for history. Also, a CNN reporter’s emotional reaction following one of her own COVID-19 reports. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

This week on Views of the News, a look back – and a look ahead – from the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Also, a Voice of America reporter is reassigned after questioning Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Vogue editors defend their February cover, a portrait of Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris some say is too casual. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

Some big changes at the top, as Black women are named to run major newsrooms; Rashida Jones will run MSNBC and Monica Richardson takes over as executive editor at the Miami Herald. Also, a local reporter gets the state of New York to get creative about dispersing unemployment benefits and as news leaders decide not to reopen empty newsrooms, what’s lost? From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

President Donald Trump gave his first interview this weekend, but for journalists, the real story is not what he said, but what interviewer Maria Bartiromo didn’t. Also, President-Elect Joe Biden’s all-female communications team, masking on network television, and honoring KOMU’s Jim Riek upon his retirement. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

Has Fox News been outfoxed? Ratings plummet as viewers turn to Newsmax and OANN. Also, the rise of Parler, the dominance of The Shade Room, and covering COVID’s effects on America’s incarcerated population. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.