Everybody Must Get Buzzed!

By Mark Forsythe The Kansas City Post I have been one of the fortunate ones. I signed up for a free trial of Prime Buzz months ago and they never turned it off. Either it was a glitch, a mistake or the folks at the Star decided to give a broken down failed politician a break; but I have enjoyed full subscriber access the whole time. I like the Prime Buzz. They break up to the minute stuff throughout the day. Even though I never made their blogroll I can't complain because they send me a lot of traffic, pretty much linking every post I write. So this morning I finally received the email we've all been waiting for. Check it... Mark, What’s that buzzing? You asked for it; we listened. Starting Tuesday afternoon, Prime Buzz is free! When we say free, we mean all of Prime Buzz, The Kansas City Star’s political blog that formerly was subscription-only. Access to local and regional political coverage, FREE. Political commentary and municipal agenda previews, FREE. And we’re continuing to offer, FREE, the weekday e-mailed Prime Buzz summary — one of many enhancements over The Star’s former free political blog, the KC Buzz Blog. “We built the best political Web site in the Midwest, and we appreciate those who recognized the value of Prime Buzz by subscribing to it, signing up for a free trial or otherwise figuring out a way to access it,” said Mark Zieman, The Star’s editor. “But covering our democratic process is at the core of what we do. Coming into an election year, we decided to trade the extra subscription revenue for a chance to bring that important content to a much greater audience.” To join the conversation, go to KansasCity.com starting Tuesday afternoon and click Prime Buzz. You won’t need a username to read content. But if you want to comment and receive the Prime Buzz summary, you’ll need to register and supply a valid e-mail address. That’s also necessary for former Prime Buzz users. Those who purchased a Prime Buzz subscription will be able to receive a partial refund, prorated to reflect the unused portion of the subscription. An e-mail to each subscriber supplied details. Because some site changes are needed, Prime Buzz will be shut down Monday, Sept. 3, and Tuesday morning, Sept. 4. Grab a front-row seat in an election cycle that’s already running hot. Find it fast, get it first — Prime Buzz. *************** Do you do politics for a living? So does Prime Buzz. Get in-depth local and regional political news and insight before it’s available anywhere else. Check out Prime Buzz, The Star’s political Web site, at http://primebuzz.kcstar.com. Find it fast, get it first. Prime Buzz. **************