Editor's note: This is an analysis by Evette Dionne. Several prominent Stand Your Ground cases in Florida are raising questions about how the American media are covering race and intimate-partner violence. Michael Giles, a former Air Force member, who is black, shot and wounded three patrons outside a nightclub on Feb 6, 2010. Marissa Alexander, 34, a black mother of … [Read more...] about The factoring of race into Stand Your Ground legislation
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Guild leader says Lee Enterprises’ workers deserved bonuses
The head of the union that represents reporters and other workers at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says employees of Lee Enterprises – rather than its chief executives – deserved bonuses. On April 4, Lee Enterprises filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing the board’s executive compensation committee had approved bonuses of $700,000 for chief … [Read more...] about Guild leader says Lee Enterprises’ workers deserved bonuses
Missouri film wins Chinese ‘Oscar’
A film that recounts the Joplin Globe’s coverage of the deadly tornado that devastated that southwestern Missouri city in May 2011 has won the China Academy Award for Documentary Film in the Foreign Language category. The Missouri film, “Deadline in Disaster,” beat competition that included a National Geographic project that focused on the decade of the 1980s and a BBC … [Read more...] about Missouri film wins Chinese ‘Oscar’
Circuit attorney responds to Post-Dispatch’s letter to the editor of GJR
Dear editor: I am writing to offer my thoughts in response to the letter you recently received from the [St. Louis] Post-Dispatch regarding your publication’s analysis relating to the Post-Dispatch’s “Jailed by Mistake” articles. I believe Mr. Freivogel worked diligently to capture the perspectives of this complex situation in the Gateway Journalism Review (GJR). I am … [Read more...] about Circuit attorney responds to Post-Dispatch’s letter to the editor of GJR
St. Louis TV station does disservice to viewers
St. Louis television station KMOV (Channel 4) did an extraordinary disservice to viewers on March 7. Anchor Sharon Reed read, in her usual dramatic style, this promo at 6:20 p.m.: “Tonight at 10, tainted beef on local store shelves. News 4 exposing a major alert that your family needs to know about before your next meal. Tonight at 10.” If it’s so important, tell us now ... … [Read more...] about St. Louis TV station does disservice to viewers
