Kansas City Playlist: Newspaper Hack Offers Correction

For the most part, locals have turned away from the newspaper en masse as the dead-tree institution struggles to retain influence given so many other options for content.

However . . . 

Sometimes their screw ups are so obvious that news readers from throughout the metro are forced to respond. 

One example from this week . . .

EVERYBODY hated a recent column which seemed to contend that the progress of KCPS was dependent upon on the return of white students. 

Actually . . . The column was so fundamentally flawed that the author was forced to retreat after of litany of mean tweets were sent his way . . .

My editorial in no way suggested that only affluent white families can validate KCPS

OPINION AND COMMENTARY Editorials and other Opinion content offer perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent from the work of our newsroom reporters. Last week, an editorial I pitched and wrote on behalf of the editorial board asked if white families would return to Kansas City Public Schools now that the district is on the verge of being fully accredited for the first time in a decade.

Again, it's to easy to beat up on a newspaper that operates out of a P.O. box but it's late and right now their misery inspires our quickie playlist dedicated to print media.

A recent dead-tree tribute from one of our favorite artists . . .

Fan tribute to Fiona . . .

All time ALT takedown . . .

As always, thanks for reading this week.

Have a safe and fun Saturday night and we hope to see you for mid-morning update.