Joseph Pulitzer had an incredible journey and made a major impact on America. So it is strange that his story, beyond the award bearing his name, is not better known. With just a few of his accomplishments, one might expect greater awareness of his importance: arriving in the U.S. as a penniless immigrant, serving in the Union Army during the Civil War, moving to St. Louis to … [Read more...] about National Documentary Traces the Life and Legacy of Joseph Pulitzer
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2019 Media History Foundation Hall of Fame Gala
The St. Louis Media History Foundation is inducting 12 of St. Louis’s radio and television personalities and executives, journalists, advertisers, and public relation employees into its Hall of Fame last month. The Hall of Fame Gala is March 30 at 5:30 p.m. in the Breckenridge Ballroom at the Red Lion Hotel, St. Louis City Center. The inductees were chosen for their … [Read more...] about 2019 Media History Foundation Hall of Fame Gala
PBS’s Alcindor to speak at Gateway Journalism Review First Amendment Celebration
Yamiche Alcindor, White House correspondent for PBS, will headline the Gateway Journalism Review’s annual First Amendment Celebration. The fundraising event starts at 6 p.m. April 25 at the Edward Jones HQ in Des Peres, Missouri. This is the 8th annual First Amendment Celebration benefiting the Gateway Journalism Review, successor to the St. Louis Journalism Review. … [Read more...] about PBS’s Alcindor to speak at Gateway Journalism Review First Amendment Celebration
Chicago Sun-Times Continues Plan for New Website with Vox Media’s Chorus
The Chicago Sun-Times website is finally getting a more than a Botox injection. The Sun-Times is the first legacy print newspaper to partner with Vox Media’s Chorus, a publishing platform that runs slick websites like SB Nation. Readers should be able to see the revamped website sometime next year. It is long in coming and a lesson in how legacy newspapers are still … [Read more...] about Chicago Sun-Times Continues Plan for New Website with Vox Media’s Chorus
Illinois native, Wash U grad reports from Asia for NPR
Anthony Kuhn is the new Seoul correspondent for NPR, but the Chicago native and Washington University graduate started exploring the world through language as a boy growing up in the Midwest. In elementary and high school, Kuhn studied French, Latin and ancient Greek, ultimately leading him to major in French literature at Washington University in St. Louis. During his … [Read more...] about Illinois native, Wash U grad reports from Asia for NPR
