The social media firestorm that surrounded the decision by Southern Illinois University’s board of trustees to put off voting on a media fee for the 98-year-old Daily Egyptian newspaper caught university administrators by surprise. DE alumni from as far away as Iraq leaped to the paper’s defense, flooding social media, including the hashtag #savethede on Twitter. Other … [Read more...] about Social media firestorm surrounding Daily Egyptian decision catches administrators by surprise
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Former CIA agent Sterling ‘an afterthought’ as Supreme Court ponders Risen case
Editor's note: Scott Lambert's weblog can be found at http://slambert22.wordpress.com/ Jeffrey Sterling is the afterthought. The 1989 Millikin University graduate with a law degree from Washington University is now little more than a footnote as media rush to defend Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James Risen in his battle against the U.S. government. As a New York … [Read more...] about Former CIA agent Sterling ‘an afterthought’ as Supreme Court ponders Risen case
Alton Telegraph newsroom evokes fond memories
Editor's note: This is a story that appears in the winter 2014 print edition of Gateway Journalism Review. I fell in love with the Alton Telegraph newsroom. Who wouldn’t, with its dangling cables, stacks of yellowing newsprint, reference books – that’s right, BOOKS – on cabinets with wheels and reporters’ desks adorned with the bric-a-brac from years of school-board … [Read more...] about Alton Telegraph newsroom evokes fond memories
Details lacking in TV coverage of bridge opening
A bridge! A bridge! Abridged? The recent opening of a new bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis got grand coverage from the city’s television news stations. Footage of the sparkling span dominated morning reports by Fox News Channel 2, KMOV Channel 4 and KSDK Channel 5 on the Friday before the official opening on Feb. 9. Cheerleading, in fact, was in top form … [Read more...] about Details lacking in TV coverage of bridge opening
Courtroom devices get different state treatments
Editor's note: This is a preview of a story that will appear in the next print issue of Gateway Journalism Review. While almost all state trial courts allow some level of still and video camera coverage of court proceedings, the rules on usage of modern communications devices and techniques – blogging, tweeting, texting and emailing using cellphones, tablets and other … [Read more...] about Courtroom devices get different state treatments