Downward spiral of Kansas City Star
Karen Dillon |
Until 2013, when Star management shoved Dillon out.
In 2006 Knight-Ridder sold the Star and 20 other newspapers,
including the Beacon Journal, to McClatchy for $6.5 billion. Since, McClatchy
stock has gone from $75 to $6 a share. And McClatchy revenue keeps shrinking.
With all the newsroom departures, as with newspapers everywhere,
investigative reporting – Dillon’s speciality – takes a big hit. And
politicians and businesses dance with joy because there are so few watchdogs to
keep
them honest.
At least Dillon hasn’t stopped her investigative reporting,
although not for the Star. She led Kansas City NBC affiliate KSHB-Channel 41’s
series on Kansas law enforcement’s restrictive open-records laws.
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