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Mizzou was in the national spotlight in 2015 after racist incidents led Black students to protest on the predominantly white campus. Similar incidents had been happening for decades.

A new audio documentary highlights the experiences of Black students at the predominantly white University of Missouri, and our Media Critics discuss Bob Woodward's new book and UM System President Mun Choi's decision to block student-critics on Twitter.

For many, it's photos and video of catastrophic events that stick with us most — not the facts.

A check-in with the superintendent of one of the first local districts to have students back in classrooms, how powerful images shape important moments in society, and a selection of weird and wonderful things in "Secret Kansas City."

Cleaning is still very important to stopping the spread of the coronavirus, a Kansas City program is now offering free digital music lessons, tax breaks are costing Kansas City Public Schools tens of millions of dollars a year, and a student newspaper editorial says the University of Kansas should reverse course on in-person classes.

In the wake of the natural disaster, hundreds of thousands of Iowans are still without power, but media coverage of the event leaves much to be desired.

The Kansas City media landscape is ever-changing but, since 1980, The Pitch has persisted.

A Kansas City alt-weekly celebrates 40 years, tensions arise between development and conservation efforts along the Blue River watershed, and universities experienced in distance learning offer advice for a successful transition to online education.

A court ruled last year that Lisa Benson was retaliated against by her former employer, but stopped short of saying she was discriminated against because of her race. Benson hopes the ordeal has forced the 41 Action News team "to confront their racial bias."

The COVID-19 pandemic is introducing new challenges to the American tradition of going away for college, how an extended tax filing deadline is affecting tax payers and professionals, and a former 41 Action News reporter describes what led her to sue the media outlet.

KCUR is beginning a new collaboration with the Kansas City Star, a conversation with the mother of Ryan Stokes who was killed by a Kansas City police officer, and what Kansas City's urban debate league is teaching students.

What are journalists' responsibilities to the public in times like this? Is being objective even a realistic goal? The Media Critics are in.