When did The Kansas City Star begin its life?
The Kansas City Star began its life on the 18th of September 1880. William Rockhill Nelson and Samuel E. Morss established the paper in Missouri after selling their previous newspaper in Indiana.
Questions about The Kansas City Star
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who worked in the mailroom of The Kansas City Star during August 1902?
Harry S. Truman worked in the mailroom of The Kansas City Star during August 1902. He earned seven dollars in his first week and five dollars and forty cents the second.
What style guide influenced Ernest Hemingway while he served as a reporter for The Kansas City Star from October 1917 to April 1918?
Ernest Hemingway credited editor C.G. Pete Wellington with transforming his wordy high school writing style using The Star Copy Style. This guide instructed writers to use short sentences and short first paragraphs while demanding vigorous English that was positive rather than negative.
When did The Kansas City Star issue an apology for its history of racism?
On the 21st of December 2020, the paper issued an apology for its history of racism. Mike Fannin wrote a column stating the paper disenfranchised generations of Black Kansas Citians and described how it reinforced Jim Crow laws and redlining over many decades.
How many Pulitzer Prizes has The Kansas City Star won since its founding?
The newspaper has won eight Pulitzer Prizes since its founding. A.B. MacDonald received the 1931 award for reporting on a murder in Amarillo and Melinda Henneberger received Commentary in 2022 for columns demanding justice for sexual predator victims.