Kansas City Star Champions 'Race & Equity' Reporting Amid Fading Fortunes

A promotional note this morning from the newspaper offers a peek at their impending demise.

As always, to be fair, we're skeptical about the demand for local news amid the social media age wherein people would rather just read about frenemies & hyper-partisan screeds. 

Still . . .

Check the paper pushing their worldview and editorial slant to the bitter end . . .

The Kansas City Star has promoted Mará Rose Williams, a journalist whose voice has been a part of The Star for 25 years, to take on a new role as the newspaper’s assistant managing editor for race and equity issues.

Working alongside reporters and editors across the newsroom, Williams will be tasked with helping The Star better represent historically marginalized communities in Kansas City through its news coverage. Her work will also include community outreach to better connect with readers, especially in communities of color, through small groups, town halls and individual conversations.

“Mará has been a driving force for great journalism that serves long-underrepresented communities for the two decades I’ve worked alongside her,” said Greg Farmer, The Star’s interim executive editor.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kansas City Star promotes Mará Rose Williams to oversee diversity, equity in coverage

The Kansas City Star has promoted Mará Rose Williams, a journalist whose voice has been a part of The Star for 25 years, to take on a new role as the newspaper's assistant managing editor for race and equity issues.