by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2017
No More Ombudsman at Kansas City Star, Derek Donovan switching to editorial side
After more than a decade as the Kansas City Star ombudsman, Derek Donovan is leaving that role to work on...
Kansas City Star
by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2016
Kansas City Star Apologizes for Rape Op-Ed that ‘Should Never Have Been Published’
The Kansas City Star deleted a column suggesting if women are raped while drunk, it's their own fault. Laura Herrick's controversial...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 03, 2015
2 Public Editors on Readers’ Reaction to Coverage of Virginia Journalists Murders
At least two public editors reported that readers were upset over the coverage of the murders of two Virginia WDBJ...