The Post-Dispatch has called upon a St. Louis judge to dissolve an order barring the paper from publishing mental health information about accused murderer Thomas Kinworthy. Kinworthy, 46, is accused of killing officer Tamarris Bohannon on August 29, 2020 at a house on Hartford Avenue. Joseph E. Martineau, representing the Post-Dispatch, called St. Louis Circuit Judge … [Read more...] about St. Louis judge bars Post-Dispatch publication in murder case
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After storied career at Chicago Sun-Times, Maudlyne Ihejirika is ‘redefining retirement’
When Maudlyne Ihejirika, an award-winning journalist, asked me to meet her at her office recently for our interview, I was surprised. Hadn’t she retired from the Chicago Sun-Times? What was she doing at a high-rise office in downtown Chicago? Ihejirika was in the lobby, waiting for me so she could escort me to the third floor. She greeted me with a big hug and a smile even … [Read more...] about After storied career at Chicago Sun-Times, Maudlyne Ihejirika is ‘redefining retirement’
Essay: Autistic photojournalism student prepares to enter a workforce that doesn’t yet understand neurodiversity
Two years ago, I joined my student newspaper, ready to do work that I had dreamed of doing ever since I had entered college. I was 20, a junior and autistic. I struggled with assignments that weren’t clear, with expectations that I was supposed to know things – because my neurotypical peers did – or understand how to capture emotion. I struggled to perceive certain reactions … [Read more...] about Essay: Autistic photojournalism student prepares to enter a workforce that doesn’t yet understand neurodiversity
Student news organizations wrestle with traditional tenets of journalism as faculty strikes hit close to home
As strikes and work stoppages led by faculty, graduate students, and other academic staff become increasingly frequent on college campuses across the United States, student journalists often find themselves at the forefront of unfolding events reporting, writing, and disseminating news to their audiences. Last month faculty unions at three public universities in … [Read more...] about Student news organizations wrestle with traditional tenets of journalism as faculty strikes hit close to home
Missouri legislature targets Sunshine Act
Even as some in the Missouri legislature try to unravel the initiative process, they also are trying to undo “the will of the people” on previously passed voter initiatives on government transparency. A bill to undo some of the government transparency requirements passed by voters five years ago in the Clean Missouri initiative is advancing in the legislature. The bill would … [Read more...] about Missouri legislature targets Sunshine Act