by Don Corrigan The “print is dead” mantra has been around for some two decades. That message was brought home to me as a professor at Webster University in St. Louis when my journalism department met to hire a new professor in social media. Also on the agenda were revisions to the curriculum for journalism
After decades of controversy about the dangers of the West Lake and Bridgeton Landfill and nearby Coldwater Creek, the Post-Dispatch set out to ask the nation’s experts to assess the dangers of radioactivity at the site. Reporter Jacob Barker says he was surprised by what he was told. The nation’s nuclear experts said that the
Twenty years ago, the Society of Environmental Journalists chose St. Louis for its 1996 Convention. St. Louis had study trips galore for its 700 writers: dioxin at Times Beach, atomic waste at Weldon Spring, river ecosystem degradation at the Confluence. Two decades later, St. Louis can add some new field trips for environmental writers, from
Newsroom cuts at TV stations and newspapers across the country have put a damper on investigative projects. However, in St. Louis, the Better Business Bureau is picking up the slack. Michelle Corey, president and CEO for the BBB of Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois, can point to a stable of experienced reporters the agency has