KCUR 89.3

KCUR 89.3 is a Kansas City-based NPR member station that provides news, information, and cultural programming to the Kansas City area and beyond. The station focuses on local governments, politics, education, health care, arts and culture through the voices of the people living those stories. KCUR holds itself to high journalistic standards in service to citizens of Kansas and Missouri. The reporting is generally fair and balanced but may lean towards providing more coverage to local issues.

76%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This news site has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on its reporting.

Bias

88%

Examples:

  • The reporting is generally fair and balanced, but there are instances where the news source leans towards providing more coverage to local governments, politics, education, health care, arts and culture.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • Wolff said he and his colleagues were not aware at the time that Dorsey's legal team had been paid a set amount upfront, compromising the quality of representation he received.

Contradictions

60%

Examples:

  • Some articles may contain contradictory information or events that are not fully clarified in the reporting.
  • The assault occurred around 2:30 a.m. in the 600 block of North Harwood Street.

Deceptions

60%

Examples:

  • Some articles may contain deceptive practices such as misleading headlines or lack of proper sourcing.
  • The pain Dorsey brought to others can never be rectified, but carrying out Dorsey's sentence according to Missouri law and the Court's order will deliver justice and provide closure.

Recent Articles

  • Kansas City Chiefs' Rashee Rice Under Investigation for Assault at Dallas Nightclub and Multi-Car Crash

    Kansas City Chiefs' Rashee Rice Under Investigation for Assault at Dallas Nightclub and Multi-Car Crash

    Broke On: Tuesday, 07 May 2024 Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is under investigation for an assault at a Dallas nightclub and faces eight felony counts following a multi-car crash, leaving four people injured.
  • Missouri to Execute Brian Dorsey for 2006 Murders Despite Clemency Petition

    Missouri to Execute Brian Dorsey for 2006 Murders Despite Clemency Petition

    Broke On: Tuesday, 09 April 2024 On April 9, 2024, Brian Dorsey will be executed for the murders of his cousin Sarah Bonnie and her husband Ben Bonnie in December 2006. Despite a clemency petition arguing remorse and rehabilitation, Governor Mike Parson denied it on April 7th. The execution is set at Potosi Correctional Center.