Comments on: KC STAR LETS VETERAN REPORTERS DETERMINE WHO STAYS

By: John Altevogt

John Altevogt — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 02:06:49 +0000

DUMP EDITORIAL
My favorite Diuguid quote was “negative diversity yields negative productivity” and I thought how the hell do you operationalize those concepts and then it hit me, Lewis is an excuse for the former and an example of the latter.

Dump editorial, all of them.

By: John Altevogt

John Altevogt — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:55:22 +0000

LOOKING AT EDITORIAL STAFF
Indeed, Mr Wright. Why should either of these reporters leave? There’s not a blog around that can produce the stuff they do, but can the same be said for any of the editorial staff? Shelly? Pepper? Diuguid? Abouhalkah? Really, Abouhalkah? The only thing that could make this story any more embarrassing for The Star would be for someone on the editorial staff to opine on it.

By: JohnLandsberg

JohnLandsberg — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:17:09 +0000

Actually, I write everything on this site. It’s a lot of darn work!!

By: Casely Sol

Casely Sol — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:36:05 +0000

WE?
“We”? You mean you get help writing these blog posts?

By: James Wright

James Wright — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:55:42 +0000

ANOTHER VOTE FOR DIUGUID…
Just fire Lewis Diuguid. His racist rants are the main reason I stopped my subscription.

By: JohnLandsberg

JohnLandsberg — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:30:54 +0000

Please, comparing this site to his is like comparing the New York Times to the National Enquirer. We also heard the news about the Star’s issue with Karen Dillon and Dawn Bormann, but wanted to verify it with sources before printing anything. We do our very best to verify what is printed here before just printing things. These are real people making a decision that will impact both their lives.
Yes, we were told that Hearne “broke” the news that Dawn Bormann is out at the Star. He is now backtracking on it. He had about a 50-50 chance of being right.
People expect more from this site.

By: Casey Sol

Casey Sol — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:14:11 +0000

SCOOP?
I read this story 2 days ago on KC Confidential, look like you did too!

By: jmhaney

jmhaney — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:01:39 +0000

JUST FIRE DIUGUID
Here’s a solution. Keep them both and fire Diuguid. His salary will more than cover both of theirs and will free up the news hole for some real reporting. Yes Lewis, I know your dad is in his 90′s and is a chemist. You have written about it 150 times in the last 10 years. And, by the way, how many “conferences” does this guy go to every year and how much does that cost?

By: Joe Shmoe

Joe Shmoe — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:29:01 +0000

NO SOUL
When I was somewhat younger, everyone in this city read the Kansas City Times. It was a GREAT newspaper. About a fourth of the city read the Star at dinner time; a nice, folksy, local paper.

Now we have nothing. Thank out-of-town ownership for this mess. You get these people from foreign cities involved and you are doomed. They have no soul.

By: Gene

Gene — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:45:10 +0000

NO WINNERS
wtf? Two good friends, no winners regardless how it comes out. I’m still wondering who else got chopped. How many? Who? If they’re cutting this deep into the bone, who is left? There is life after print, online. But a lot of it is 1890s yellow journalism standards. Beyond our comfort levels, but still fun.