New statehouse bureau aims to fill gap in coverage for Illinois newspapers
Like many statehouse press corps, the one in Illinois is a fraction of what it used to be. Since the……
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‘Unpacking Segregation’ panelists examine how journalists shape Black Chicago’s narrative
Media coverage of violence on the Chicago’s south and west sides is both a symptom and a factor in Chicago’s……
Two departing Post-Dispatch copy editors bid farewell
Jennie Crabbe and Colleen Schrappen finished their last shifts on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch copy desk on May 1, signing……
How journalists can cover mass shootings with compassion, respect and still ask tough questions
Reporter Megan Jones of the Aurora Beacon-News was one of the first reporters on the scene of a mass shooting……
Shrinking newspapers: How staff shakeups jolted two Missouri papers
In 2012, University of Missouri journalism professor Mike Jenner was making a presentation to students in a “Journalism and Democracy”……