Major Kansas Papers Ignore Koch Connection To Anti-Teachers' Rights Legislation

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http://www.mediamatters.org/research/2014/04/10/major-kansas-papers-ignore-koch-connection-to-a/198836

Three major newspapers in Kansas have ignored the role of funding from the Koch brothers in the passage of legislation that strips teachers in the state of their right to due process before they are fired, a longstanding right that gives teachers the ability to challenge dismissals.

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Kansas City Star Briefly Mentioned Americans For Prosperity, Ignores Koch Connection. In its original news reports on the House and Senate's passage of HB2506, The Kansas City Star made one passing mention of Americans for Prosperity, the Koch-funded group pushing the bill, without noting its Koch connections:

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Wichita Eagle Mentioned Americans For Prosperity, Ignores Koch Connection. The Wichita Eagle mentioned Americans for Prosperity in two of its news articles on HB2506, neither of which acknowledged the Koch funding:

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Topeka Capital-Journal Mentioned Neither Americans For Prosperity Nor Koch Funding. In its original news reporting on HB2506, The Topeka Capital-Journal never mentioned Americans for Prosperity or the Koch connection to the bill.

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Call them out, at least. What's the matter with Kansas? Too much Koch.