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Data journalism in St. Louis

Hundreds of journalists from around the world will convene at the St. Louis Union Station Marriott Feb. 23-26 to share strategies and discuss the latest trends in data journalism during Investigative Reporters & Editors' annual Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference.

Mary Junck of Lee Enterprises named new AP board chairman

NEW YORK – The Associated Press Board of Directors announced today that Mary Junck, chairman and CEO of Lee Enterprises, Inc., will become its new chairman. Junck succeeds William Dean Singleton, chairman of MediaNews Group Inc., who has completed a five-year term as chairman of the AP board, which oversees the not-for-profit cooperative of U.S. newspapers

Lee may file for bankruptcy

Pulitzer Notes agreement enables implementation of debt restructuring throughvoluntary prepackaged Chapter 11 filing, preserving 87 percent of interests of stockholders and all interests of creditors and other business partners. Here is the press release from Lee. > > DAVENPORT, Iowa (December 2, 2011) -- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE), a leading print and digital provider of local

St. Louis Media Hall of Fame radio members

The following people were named to the St. Louis Media Hall of Fame in the radio category. The ceremony will be June 8 at Gio’s Ristorante and Bar. Doug Eason, after working as a broadcast specialist for the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, made his mark in commercial radio in a career that spanned

St. Louis Media Hall of Fame print members

The following were named to the print portion of the St. Louis Media Hall of Fame to be held at Gio’s Ristorante and Bar June 8 in St. Louis. Linda Eardley showed up for her first day of work at the Post-Dispatch in 1969 to se e row after row of white men typing, smoking