About GJR

Gateway Journalism Review critically analyzes the mass media in the Midwest stretching from Ohio to Oklahoma and from North Dakota to Arkansas – and beyond. The publication’s goal is to regularly review journalism, new media, photojournalism, advertising, public relations and entertainment media to help ensure the public has the most credible, fair media possible.

GJR’s comprehensive web site and quarterly print magazine are the phoenix of St. Louis Journalism Review, a publication with a St. Louis focus launched more than 50 years ago by Charles Klotzer. GJR will continue to report on the St. Louis media. Now residing at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, GJR draws upon the considerable student and faculty resources of the university’s Charlotte Thompson Suhler School of Journalism and Advertising in the College of Arts and Media.

GJR’s staff welcomes your input, comments and suggestions, and we urge you to consider contributing to GJR – your journalism review. 

ALL GJR stories are copyrighted, including articles, photos and illustrations. They may not be distributed, reproduced or repurposed without permission. Contact the publisher. 

Founder

Charles L. Klotzer

Publisher

Bill Freivogel

Editor

Jackie Spinner

Newsletter Editor

Clarissa Cowley

St. Louis Journalism Review Board of Advisers

Charles Klotzer, William H. Freivogel, Don Corrigan, Jessica Brown-Billhymer and Mark Sableman

Gateway Journalism Review  (USPS 738-450 ISSN: 0036- 2972) is published quarterly, by Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Charlotte Thompson Suhler School of Journalism and Advertising, College of Arts and Media, a non-profit entity. The office of publication is SIUC’s Charlotte Thompson Suhler School of Journalism and Advertising, 1100 Lincoln Drive, Mail Code 6601, Carbondale, IL 62901 

Hong Chen: dean, College of Arts and Media

Jan Thompson: director, Charlotte Thompson Suhler School of Journalism and Advertising

To subscribe to our quarterly print magazine: 

Call 618-536-3361 

Subscription rates: $20 — one year 

$35 — two years 

$45 — three years 

Foreign subscriptions higher depending upon country. 

Copyright © 2025 by the Gateway Journalism Review. Indexed in the Alternative Press Index. Allow one month for address changes.

Submissions

GJR hires graduate and undergraduate interns during the academic school year. We are committed to diversity and to a staff that represents our readership. Send resume and letter of interest to Jackie Spinner or apply through Handshake. Our internship applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Email Jackie Spinner

GJR accepts media-related pitches from scholars. Our magazine is a great outlet for tenure-track professors and other in academia who need published work. We pay our freelance contributors. 

We do not accept completed work that is unsolicited but will consider pitches from journalists that are focused on media in the Midwest. We prefer work that it has a Midwestern angle.

AI Policy

Gateway Journalism Review’s policy on the use of artificial intelligence aligns with the standards set by leading news organizations. We view AI as a tool that can support but never replace the judgment, ethics and accountability of human journalists. Any use of AI in research, editing or production must be transparent, verified and approved by an editor. GJR does not permit AI-generated text, images, video or audio to be published as original journalism unless clearly labeled and disclosed to readers. Our commitment remains to uphold accuracy, fairness, and editorial integrity in every story we produce..

AI tools will not be used for any of the following:

  • Generating full stories, scripts or articles
  • Fabricating quotes, sources, data, images or multimedia elements.
  • Ghostwriting personal reflections, reported pieces essays or opinion content.
  • Using AI to impersonate sources or simulate interviews.
  • Submitting AI-generated work without disclosure or falsely claiming authorship.
  • Photos, illustrations, graphics, video

AI tools may be used only with disclosure and within the following boundaries:

  • Outlining
  • Language refinement (grammar, clarity suggestions, style)
  • Code or technical tasks 
  • Data cleanup, analysis or formatting in spreadsheets
  • AI transcription services 

GJR may use AI tools without disclosure for:

  • Copy editing
  • Headline writing and captions
  • Newsletter teasers
  • Caption writing for photos, illustrations and art work