Tag Archives: Mike Fannin

Hearne: KCC Reader Rides to Star Honcho Mike Fannin’s Defense

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

Remember when “all” used to be fair in love and war? Less so today, suggests reader Rick McCullough, who says the editor of the Kansas City Star, Mike Fannin deserves a pass based on his checkered resume, because of – wait for … Continue reading →

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Hearne: Last One Out Turn Out the Lights@ KC Star

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

Things are starting to look pretty ugly at Kansas City’s newspaper of record… Uglier than usual…so what else is new, right? Yet amidst further layoffs and a barrage of gloom and doom reports about the Kansas City Star, the newspaper choked out … Continue reading →

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Hearne: Star Editor Defends Realm on KCUR FM

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

Tap dance, anyone? Talk about interesting timing, three days after my column calling out Kansas City Star editor Mike Fannin for failing to deliver a quality newspaper, up popped the devil in the form of a kid gloves interview with KCUR … Continue reading →

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Hearne: Leadership Void @ 18th & Grand Results in Poor News Quality

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

These are desperate times for newspapers… And while I seem to be in a minority when it comes to optimism about their survival, that has zero to do with critiquing the current product, which most people seem to agree somewhat sucks. That’s … Continue reading →

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Hearne: Editors Weigh Uncertain Future of The Kansas City Star

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

No two ways about it, the situation is grim at 18th and Grand… That’s where the dedicated men and women of the Kansas City Star are hard at it, fighting the good fight on behalf of the written word. A handful of years … Continue reading →

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Hearne: More News Bodies Flying Out the Door @ 18th & Grand

Posted on March 19, 2015 by admin

Target raising the minimum wage to $9, houses selling like hotcakes, unemployment at the lowest levels in seven years – things are looking up, right? Not in the newspaper biz – not enough, anyway. Because on the heels of major … Continue reading →

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Hearne: Woe Be to the KC Star if it Loses Sam Mellinger

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

In journalism – as in most businesses – everybody is is expendable… In the case of the Kansas City Star, one need only flash back six years to when frontline columnists Joe Posnanski, Jason Whitlock and myself were practically the face of the … Continue reading →

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Hearne: Catching Up On KC’s Not So Merry Media-Go-Round

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

So many axed and/or out-of-work journalists, so little time… Kansas City and Lawrence’s Wheel of Misfortune has been turning at a good clip in the media ranks and I’m overdue on weighing in on some of those happenstances, so let’s rectify that … Continue reading →

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