Check out the headline from yesterday's Star: "Action is Delayed on Dogs"
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/15065867.htm
This headline follows a meeting where Independence voted to significantly strengthen its dangerous dog ordinance and tabled a bill to ban pit bulls (which only one council member wants).
The reality is, Independence DID take action on the dogs, it just didn't match the agenda set up by the Star.
This comes on the heals of a meeting with mayor of Lees Summit who spoke to a reporter earlier in the day who admitted that their particular media outlet would only cover a dog bite if a pit bull was involved.
This comes on the heals of the Star running a huge front page article on dog fighting in the Sunday newspaper in spite of ongoing unrest in the middle east (which did appear as a sidebar).
Also of note is that North Kansas City met last night to briefly discuss their dangerous dog ordinance and breed-specific legislation only after "repeated" phone calls from the media that said they should.
At one point, the media reported the news. Turns out now that they are in the business of trying to create news and sensationalize it. They think this will help sell papers, but the reality is, there is too much accurate information to be found elsewhere...and people know it. Until the news industry figures it out, ratings and circulations will continue to drop...and by the time they figure it out, it may be too late.
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