Leo Drey left us at the age of 98. It was in the mid-sixties that I first met Leo. He had heard about struggling FOCUS/Midwest magazine and wondered how it was doing. We met in his unpretentious office--no secretary. You just walked in. The simplicity of his and his wife’s lifestyle, both in their work and in their home, was in sharp contrast to the far-reaching … [Read more...] about Leo Drey: Progressive Pioneer
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Twitter explodes with invective, partisan comment after Ferguson shootings
Twitter provided the earliest reports of the shooting of two police officers in Ferguson this week. It also provided the forum for invective, hate and partisan reaction. President Barack Obama used Twitter to condemn the shootings and conservative critics condemned Obama for relegating his response to … [Read more...] about Twitter explodes with invective, partisan comment after Ferguson shootings
TV station’s school ‘test’ story was worth doing, despite lockdown
Editor’s note: This story appeared in the spring 2014 print issue of Gateway Journalism Review. In late February, NBC’s “Today” show hired two teenage-looking actors (both aged 21 or older) and sent them to a liquor store in New Jersey. The actors loitered outside, asking customers entering the store to buy beer for them. All male customers refused, but several … [Read more...] about TV station’s school ‘test’ story was worth doing, despite lockdown
TV station’s reputation takes hit in aftermath of school safety ‘test’ story
Editor’s note: Tripp Frohlichstein has been retained by Kirkwood in the past, though not on this incident. He had two sons go through the Kirkwood school district. Also, a shorter version of this story appeared in the spring 2014 print issue of Gateway Journalism Review. This is the story of a good idea gone bad. It is the story of a series of mistakes made by a … [Read more...] about TV station’s reputation takes hit in aftermath of school safety ‘test’ story
Media notes: St. Louis Media History Foundation inducts 21 new honorees
The St. Louis Media History Foundation has inducted 21 new honorees. They are: Russ Carter started out as a singer with the Ted Weems Orchestra but is best known in St. Louis as the host of the “St. Louis Hop,” a local, weekly “American Bandstand” program on KSD-TV, the St. Louis area’s first racially integrated television program. Robert Coe began operating an amateur … [Read more...] about Media notes: St. Louis Media History Foundation inducts 21 new honorees