The Star's "Slavery" Failure

Because The Star misunderstood the term "Slavery" in the context of a largely American audience their investigative series on regarding oppressive living conditions for immigrants is mostly a failure.

Again, Slavery in the United States was a legal institution until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment . . . The Star invoking the term "slavery" for immigrants who face hardships is not only classic liberal agenda-driven pandering but also an insult people who care about the struggles of the undocumented.

So far, TKC is one of few news blogs to even bother mentioning the story. There aren't even a few tweets linking the series. While my bias against the paper-of-record should be clear . . . Objectively, there is no arguing that this story failed to impact the discourse in Kansas City or anywhere else.

The Star series was simply a cynical ploy to earn more accolades from publishers also struggling to compete in the digital era . . . CLEARLY, Prizes from other dinosaurs are more important to The Star than providing their audience with relevant information.