The No. 1 issue with readers contacting me this morning is that the print edition doesn't have anything about news organizations that received copies of State Department email messages stating that a militant group had claimed responsibility for the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.
That it wasn't there was a surprise to me. I attend the morning and afternoon news planning meetings, and I was under the impression when I left the one last evening that this story was a strong contender for Page A1, but that it certainly was a shoo-in for the paper somewhere.
Its omission could have been a simple oversight. When the final lineup for the cover is decided, the other pieces that had been under consideration would normally find a place inside the same edition, or possibly held for another day if the time element isn't crucial. But this story had no shelf life.
I'll strongly recommend that editors run a story on any developments today, along with the omitted info for tomorrow. The story was prominent on KansasCity.com yesterday, and was the topic in the main "splash" module at the top of the page for much of the day.
Benghazi disaster and Trump's $5M offer
The Benghazi disaster and Trump's $5M offer should be front page news in the Star. You have mostly hidden these and this is a disgrace to your publication. Again, you show your stinking liberal bias. Give us all the news and in proper perspective and location on your pages.
Mostly hidden? That is
Mostly hidden? That is untrue. There have been more than 30 stories, columns, letters and cartoons in the print edition about it, including on A1, and many, many more on the website. At this point, I think it's become a political story much more than a news story -- and the blame game reminds me greatly of the left's attempts to politicize 9/11 as an anti-Bush rallying cry.