Dear editor, I urge you to make Terry Ganey's story from last fall about the Beacon/Public Radio available online. Few people in daily journalism, current or former, have seen it. (The two Post-Dispatch staff members who are quoted in the story aren't aware of its publication.) Plus, it's odd not to publish online a story about an online publication. I'd also suggest … [Read more...] about Letter to the editor: On “Progress of the Beacon/KWMU merger”
Greenwald’s Pulitzer deserves second thoughts
Editor's note: the following is an opinion piece by Richard Dudman. Dudman, who lives in Ellsworth, Maine, is a former chief Washington correspondent of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Pulitzer and Polk committees had little choice, as most commentators say. They felt that they had to give their 2013 prizes for public service to the publications and reporters who broke one … [Read more...] about Greenwald’s Pulitzer deserves second thoughts
Letter to the editor from Post-Dispatch takes issue with recent GJR article
March 7, 2014 Dear Mr. Babcock: We had trusted that the Gateway Journalism Review's recent article, “Social Media Campaign by former P-D writer alleges P-D mistakes in series about mistakes” (Winter 2014), by publisher Bill Freivogel would finally offer a fairer and more complete assessment of our “Jailed by Mistake” project than your previous online efforts. Instead, we … [Read more...] about Letter to the editor from Post-Dispatch takes issue with recent GJR article
Circuit attorney responds to Post-Dispatch’s letter to the editor of GJR
Dear editor: I am writing to offer my thoughts in response to the letter you recently received from the [St. Louis] Post-Dispatch regarding your publication’s analysis relating to the Post-Dispatch’s “Jailed by Mistake” articles. I believe Mr. Freivogel worked diligently to capture the perspectives of this complex situation in the Gateway Journalism Review (GJR). I am … [Read more...] about Circuit attorney responds to Post-Dispatch’s letter to the editor of GJR
Roth’s letter to readers: Decide for yourselves
To the editor: Joseph Pulitzer uttered three words that occupy an even more exalted place in the ideals of the working journalist than the poetry of his Platform: “Accuracy, accuracy, accuracy,” he said. The prize that bears Mr. Pulitzer’s name embeds in its rules another pre-eminent value of professional journalism: fairness. The Post-Dispatch has fallen woefully … [Read more...] about Roth’s letter to readers: Decide for yourselves