Posted on 12/22/2020 7:42:34 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
NEW YORK (AP) - The first significant attention that the Kansas City Star gave to hometown hero and jazz legend Charlie “Bird” Parker came when he died in 1955 - and the newspaper spelled his name wrong.
That detail came to light when the Star investigated, and apologized for, its mistreatment of Black citizens over many decades in a self-reckoning that came in a series of stories published on Sunday.
In its blunt self-assessment, the Star found that for many decades of its 140-year history, Black residents were rarely mentioned in anything but crime stories. It was a newspaper produced by white reporters and editors for white readers and advertisers.
“We were all a little stunned by how egregious the coverage was and how much the Star had failed to rise above the thinking of the time,” said Mike Fannin, president and editor of the newspaper, where he has worked since 1997.
“Generations of Black Kansas City residents grew up not trusting the Star,” he said in an interview Monday.
The project arose from discussions following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, which sparked demonstrations around the world, including Kansas City. Fannin credited reporter Mara Rose Williams with the specific idea.
Over the past couple of decades, a number of news organizations have conducted critical exhumations of their past work, including many Southern newspapers that looked at coverage of the civil rights movement, said Richard Prince, a veteran editor who writes about media diversity issues. The Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader, Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser) and Meridian (Mississippi) Star have been among them.
“There are a lot of people who want to make amends and atone in some ways, but there is much more to be done,” Prince said.
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This means newspapers and other new organizations will "reckon" with their RUSSIA! RUSSIA! RUSSIA! misrepresentations and lies. Fake impeachment. The 25th Amendment and other "critical exhumations of their past work peddling FAKE NEWS.
Now, don’t they feel better.
How can a newspaper misspell Charlie “Bird” Parker? What other way would there be to spell it?
Most of us living in the KCMO metro don’t actually care what the leftist KC Star has to say anyway, but they DO make excellent quality kennel covering, windshield wipes, paper artwork materials (and in emergencies poor quality TP).
IF you’re willing to pay the outrageous price they demand.
My friend calls it the KC Red Star. I hope they have learned then not to disparage anyone today including calling whites today racist. They may have to apologize in 50 years.
Self hate must be a terrible burden.
Did they apologize for the Missouri Border Ruffians trying to turn Kansas into a slave state?
Don't forget the chimney starter for smokers. I actually use The Epoch Times but wish I was incinerating The Star instead.
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