Resolved: Kansas City Star Should STOP Political Endorsements

Here's a simple reason to end a dead-tree media political tradition . . . 

NOBODY CARES WHO/WHAT THE KANSAS CITY STAR ENDORSES AND THEIR EDITORIALS OFTEN CORRUPT THEIR REPORTING INTEGRITY FOR MANY READERS!!!

For the last remaining subscribers . . . A venture into journalistic integrity might be welcomed.

What we know for certain is that the power of the newspaper endorsement is nearly non-existent.

A worthwhile example . . .

For all the effort that news organizations have made in crafting compelling endorsements, there have always been questions about whether those arguments have much influence, particularly in high-profile races.

At no time was that more evident than 2016, when 57 of the biggest newspapers endorsed Hillary Clinton and two picked Donald Trump, according to the American Presidency Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara. “None of the above,” with five, did better than the eventual president.

At a time when newspapers are scratching for readers, executives wonder whether they should bother.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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