Though he has announced his retirement, Prof. Avis Meyer will still advise student journalists putting out the U. News at St. Louis University. But for a four-year stretch earlier this decade, he was barred from the newsroom by SLU President Rev. Lawrence Biondi, who apparently saw Meyer as his nemesis. After 43 years of teaching journalism and writing courses, Meyer will … [Read more...] about Avis Meyer outlasts St. Louis U. adversary
The Mission By Joseph Pulitzer In 1945
It was 70 years ago that Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reported from Europe that the holocaust was far worse than the American public had been told. He came back to Missouri to launch an information project to disclose the extent of the Nazi atrocities. He was stunned to view the two German death camps that he visited – Buchenwald and Dachau. ``The … [Read more...] about The Mission By Joseph Pulitzer In 1945
Scandals will fade but lobbying still drives the Missouri legislature
A series of sex scandals that revealed tawdry affairs among top officials in Missouri's state capital made for titillating reading this summer and stirred up a controversy about journalistic ethics. Sex scandals in Jefferson City are nothing new, say veteran statehouse reporters. Bad behavior by lawmakers and lobbyists has plagued the legislature for a century. What is … [Read more...] about Scandals will fade but lobbying still drives the Missouri legislature
Pathologist challenges quotes in Ferguson leak
The killing of Michael Brown Jr. in August by a white Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson, has produced a stream of controversial local and national news stories that portray the unarmed black teen as either the victim of police violence or a thug who got what he deserved in a ``good shoot'' by the officer. A recent story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch quotes a forensic … [Read more...] about Pathologist challenges quotes in Ferguson leak
St. Louis acts to address wrongful arrests
Editor's Note: This post has been updated. The St. Louis Police Department has instituted a new mobile fingerprint identification system in its North, South and Central Area Stations, as well as at the St. Louis City Justice Center, to help avoid wrongful arrests, according to Chief Sam Dotson. The new fingerprint technology was put into the stations after a series in the … [Read more...] about St. Louis acts to address wrongful arrests