Kansas City Newsies Celebrate Selling Out For World Cup

What we learned this Summer . . .

So many local newsies played PR hack for local politicos and biz by endlessly hyping World Cup propaganda. 

Credit where it's due . . . There were more than a few locals who focused on crime and local small biz disappointment. But this link is about how journalists can get a head for finding their own spin on happy news. 

Check-it . . .  

"Rather than trying to match the international press corps, Kansas City’s newsrooms found their advantage in telling stories only local journalists could tell.

"And they started years in advance, before any of the teams or fans had even stepped foot in the city.

" 'We found out that Kansas City would be a host city in 2022, and our coverage started then and really ramped up about a year beforehand,' said Madeline Fox, the news director at KCUR."

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

When the World Cup came to Kansas City, local journalists stayed local - Poynter

As global media descended on the city, Kansas City reporters found stories only local journalists could tell