TKC EXCLUSIVE AND SATURDAY NIGHT PLAYLIST!!! THE STAR'S GLASS BUILDING GOES UP FOR SALE SOON!!!

Here's a nice bit of gossip that has floated my way recently, I've had enough time to check it out and it seems "credible" enough for this dump of a blog. If it turns out to be true, I'll trumpet my KICKASS TKC TIPSTERS as if it was whispered from by voices from the heavens . . . If not, I'll probably just continue to post model/actress skanks in bikini pics. I've never found debates about so-called journalistic ethics very interesting because it's all akin to similar controversies over the ratio of unicorns to leprechauns.

EVERYONE HAS AN AGENDA!!!

It's something that grown-ups understand and "journalists" pretend to ignore in a vain attempt to promote ideological fantasies like objectivity or their role as the 4th estate.

The history of big city newspapers is that they've been on the take for political parties and most of their content represents nothing more than advocacy work for their financial interests.

There's an illusion that this has changed. Recent history suggests otherwise.

Kansas City's paper of record noticeably slanted their reporting in favor of light rail.

The Star used all of their resources to push for the Stadium Tax which has subsided two of the worst teams in the respective sports.

The Star has pretty much ignored the spike in Downtown crime because it's driving down their (taxpayer subsidized) real estate.

And because the JoCo based staff of The Star feared the reality of the current global economic recession, last year the business pages predicted financial "resiliency" for this town in the face of the greatest economic crisis since The Great Depression.

The point here is that the "Paper of Record" in Kansas City doesn't represent any of those silly college Freshman ideas about the role of journalism in a society. It's just another fallible and somewhat failing local business struggling to change with the times. People shouldn't feel any more obligation to keep the opinions of the daily paper in circulation than they do to frequent the latest crappy restaurant or bar that's about to close. It's not Democracy or public service . . . It's just a business.

And business is bad for the newspaper industry right now.

And here's my EXCLUSIVE part of this story . . .

WORD IS THE KANSAS CITY STAR'S SWEET NEW GLASS BUILDING WILL BE HOSTING SOME NEW TENANTS AND MAY BE PARTIALLY SOLD OFF IN THE NEAR FUTURE!!!

The details are sketchy at this point but on the bright side a lot of local newsies seem to agree that the layoffs are done for the time being. Sadly, the last big asset for the Star needs to produce more revenue than the tired liberal ranting of Mary Sanchez.

So look for new faces in The Star building as (following a pattern of other publications) the newspaper's real estate becomes infinitely more valuable than content they produce.

To celebrate The Star's demise and dance on their grave just a bit I'm offering a quick playlist of my favorite songs related to the metaphorical broken glass and dreary windows of The Star's building that's at least partially on the chopping block.

Check it:

Heart of Glass - Blondie

Walking on Broken Glass - Annie Lennox

Pick up the Pieces - Average White Band

Shattered - The Rolling Stones

Cars Hiss by my Window - The Doors



Meanwhile, the Kansas City's blogging scene gets bigger every day despite the fact that its equally unprofitable!!! Natch. The Internets has brought forth the idea that nobody has a monopoly on information and the outdated protestations over The Star's superior ethics or their silly distribution model is becoming a thing of the past.

As always, thank you for reading. Have a safe and fun weekend.