The indictment of Julian Assange for leaking national security secrets poses a serious challenge to the First Amendment’s protection of the right of the press to publish stories on the most important of news events. Assange is the first self-styled journalist to be charged with violating the century-old Espionage Act, an overbroad law passed in…
Gateway Journalism Review honored two St. Louis journalists at its eighth annual First Amendment Celebration on April 25. Tony Messenger, a metro columnist for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and Lauren Trager, an investigative reporter for KMOV, were awarded the Freedom Fighter Award for their work. Earlier this month Messenger won the Pulitzer Prize for…
In an issue where the cover is about the death spiral of print journalism at two of Missouri’s great newspapers, it may seem contradictory to say we are living through the most exciting time in journalism since the advent of the printing press. But we are. Jackie Spinner, who is promoted to editor of GJR…
Joseph Pulitzer had an incredible journey and made a major impact on America. So it is strange that his story, beyond the award bearing his name, is not better known. With just a few of his accomplishments, one might expect greater awareness of his importance: arriving in the U.S. as a penniless immigrant, serving in…
The St. Louis Media History Foundation is inducting 12 of St. Louis’s radio and television personalities and executives, journalists, advertisers, and public relation employees into its Hall of Fame last month. The Hall of Fame Gala is March 30 at 5:30 p.m. in the Breckenridge Ballroom at the Red Lion Hotel, St. Louis City Center.…