Covering the economy
On page A-7 of the Jan. 17 Star: “Economic fears down, Iraq fears up.”
That’s the fantastic coverage on the economic growth of the country I’ve come to expect.
In other news, kids are ballroom dancing (1/14, A-1) and video cameras are getting smaller (1/15, A-1).
Lee Wald
Liberty, Mo.
CDR
I've been reading The Star since the days when it was the paper of William Rockhill Nelson, a grim, even vicious, competitor, elitist and firm believer in unfettered Capitolism. There is no question that the present paper is to the left of MR. Nelson's paper. In my opinion, the shift to the left started around 28 years or so ago when the paper was sold to a National Chain, going out of local control. The present make up of the Editorial Board is, in my opinion, good evidence that the present paper inclines to the left. When I read the Op-ed page and see the way in which some news items are reported, the bias of the paper seems clear to me. However, much is in the eye of the beholder. Just how do you see, and how would you evaluate today's Star?
Posted by: Engineer | Jan 20, 2006 5:27:26 PM
I suppose such selective placement of various topics is more evidence supporting Engineer's theory that "the KC Star is drifting leftward."
Posted by: CRD | Jan 20, 2006 9:34:02 AM
What? You mean "Kids Ballroom Dancing" isn't more important than either the War or the economy? I'm shocked!
And they wonder why fewer people read the newspaper.
Posted by: jack | Jan 19, 2006 11:28:53 PM