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Another landmark moment for KOMO news

 


I can't see the story video on KOMO because you are blocking the screen!!!!     It's distracting and anchor on-cam overkill.    Adding a full screen to the mix is foolish. Does it grow viewers or engagement? No.



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  1. IDC9April 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM

    That is a rather crowded screen. Do we really need to see the anchor's face while the story is being presented, since there already is an on screen graphic with key points already being featured? Focus on the story itself, and not who is reading it.

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  2. Wayne LApril 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM

    I pointed out in a previous post that the new news director at KOMO fancies himself a 'show doctor' and he initiated the video backdrop with the anchor box for some strange reason. It's distracting and anchor on-cam overkill. Adding a full screen to the mix is foolish. Does it grow viewers or engagement? No.

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  3. IDC9April 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM

    KOMO's new news director fancies himself a "show doctor"? If crowded screens like this one are one of his prescriptions to fix KOMO, I can only wonder what else he might have up his sleeve. As distracting as this is, it could be just the begining.

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