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Editor of Southern Illinois paper makes national list for top young journalists

April 8, 2019 by Molly Walsh Leave a Comment

Managing a newsroom seems to come as easily to Mary J. Koester as carrying 100-pound weights up mountains, running half-marathons or scaling 110 stories of stairs. Koester, the 35-year-old managing editor and editor of North County News in Red Bud in Southern Illinois, was just named to Editor & Publisher’s 25 Under 35 list for 2019. Koester was one of two Illinois … [Read more...] about Editor of Southern Illinois paper makes national list for top young journalists

Student newspaper reports from inside the national Larry Nassar story

February 11, 2019 by Molly Walsh Leave a Comment

News broke in September 2016 about allegations of sexual misconduct against Larry Nassar, the USA Gymnastics team doctor and a MSU osteopathic physician. Marie Weidmayer was in the small courtroom listening to women of all ages come forward and directly confront their attacker about the abuse they endured. She was only a sophomore and had just become a reporter for The State … [Read more...] about Student newspaper reports from inside the national Larry Nassar story

Kentucky lawmaker tries, fails to restrict public record access after press fights back

January 22, 2019 by Molly Walsh Leave a Comment

Kentucky journalists and open government advocates successfully fought off one state lawmaker’s attempt to restrict access to public records. Kentucky Sen. Danny Carroll (R) withdrew legislation this month that would have restricted access to public records such as promotions, appraisal and discipline records of public employees. It was a win for journalists and … [Read more...] about Kentucky lawmaker tries, fails to restrict public record access after press fights back

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