Kansas City Star keeps readers in the dark about Black Friday and the economy

Everybody loves good news.

Good news is great for business. It's also good for ad sales.

It doesn't have to be correct, it just has to be snappy and full of convincing photos.

Today, The Kansas City Star is trying to convince people that Black Friday went well with almost no hard numbers and a few photos obviously employing wide angles and a great deal of photoshopping (No great sin considering that all newspapers doctor photos as well).

Here is the company line: "Black Friday shoppers turn out early to hunt down bargains"

Luckily, there's a bit of truth in that headline given that the afternoon saw a great many Kansas City stores turn into an empty wasteland.

Sadly, only KCTV 5 had the courage to part from consumer propaganda and actually talk to people shopping:

"Crowds Die Down At Stores By Lunchtime"

Once again, The Star and so many other media outlets dropped their objectivity in order to push an agenda.

Remember that the d-bags at The Star's business section missed the clear warning signs of the greatest economic crisis since the great depression and predicted "resiliency" at the beginning of this year . . . And for that, I don't really feel sorry for the business reporters who were fired.

The Star trumpeted the opening of The Sprint Center right across the street and waited months before mentioning the lack of an anchor tenant or the surrounding property crime during events or even acknowledging Kansas City's heavy tax burden.

The Star went along with fantasy Obama crowd numbers without even making an attempt to note that estimates were unverified.

The Star lauded the opening of the P&L District but only Abouhalkah notes the financial fiasco while the biz section has so-far only given passing coverage to the death toll of surrounding bars and restaurants the place has caused. In fact, most media outlets stupidly expected the District to spark economic development when the real world impact has been just the opposite.

Today, The Star is also reporting "historic" point gains in the stock market while ignoring the difference in percentages and the fact that a recent rally is mostly inspired by massive government intervention and is probably one of many "bear traps" which are part of any economy in decline.

So feel free to believe the fake economic news published by the so-called "Paper of Record" despite their long history of embarrassing mistakes. On the other hand, people lucky enough to still have a bit of cash might want to second guess media folks who are pushing an agenda and supporting their fellow neighbors getting tax breaks rather than reporting any kind of objective facts related to the local economy.