Tag: Kansas news media
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Kansas editorial writers aren’t helping
Recently it has become fashionable for newspapers to carry editorials bemoaning the current state of affairs in Kansas, contrasting the current regime to a tradition of moderation in Kansas governance.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Sunday July 10, 2011
Today: Wichita city council; Free the world seminar; Kansas news media criticized; The revolving door.
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Kansas sales tax exemptions mischaracterized in Kansas City Star
A recent editorial in one of Kansas’ leading newspapers may lead readers to believe that eliminating sales tax exemptions holds the key to solving the state’s budget problems. But following the advice of the editorial would place Kansas at a severe disadvantage to other states in manufacturing.
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Wichita Eagle quality control could use improvement
When presented with evidence of errors in its stories, the Wichita Eagle, Kansas’ largest newspaper, is not being responsive in correcting its errors.
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Anderson, former Congressional candidate, to host Wichita radio show
Today former candidate for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas Jim Anderson announces that he will host a weekly talk radio program in Wichita.
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Wichita Eagle editorial endorsements: helpful, or not?
Yesterday’s primary election in Kansas provided a measure of the influence of the Wichita Eagle editorial board. Voters ignored many of its endorsements, indicating that the newspaper — its editorial side, at least — is increasingly out of touch with its readers.
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Libertarian thinking discussed in Winfield
A recent column in the Winfield Daily Courier illustrates just how difficult it is for some to grasp the ideas and principles of libertarianism. The column, titled Libertarians and Libertarians, makes a factual error but is wrong when describing several important aspects of libertarian thinking.
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KPTS’s Kansas Week now online
Wichita public television station KPTS has produced the weekly public affairs program Kansas Week since 1989. Tim Brown has been the host since 2006. Now many of KPTS’s shows are available online through the station’s website.
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The changing face of journalism
As newspapers and other forms of traditional news media experience economic difficulty, a gap has been created that needs to be filled. One of the solutions is the rise of non-profit organizations that have stepped in to provide the watchdog service that investigative journalism provides. Jason Stverak, author of the piece below, is president of…
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To Kansas school spending advocates, criticism comes fast and loose
As the debate over the funding of Kansas public schools goes on, sometimes facts get lost in the shuffle, and school spending advocates sometimes invent “facts” in order to score political points by criticizing those working to bring inconvenient facts to light.
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Kansas Senate blocks new journalism
Does the application for press credentials to the Kansas Senate contain questions designed to limit or restrict the types of organizations that apply?
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Kansas alternative media discussed on Kansas Week
Access to the Kansas Senate by alternative media is discussed on the KPTS Television public affairs program Kansas Week. Bob Weeks is the guest. Tim Brown is the host.