The spring 2020 print issue on the history of slavery, segregation, and racism in our region was produced with the help and financial support of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. The soul of America is its promise of ever-expanding freedom, equality and opportunity. The parodox of America is that over four centuries our Founders and our leaders reneged on this … [Read more...] about The 1857 Project: Extracting the poison of racism from America’s soul
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Leo Drey: Progressive Pioneer
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
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
