American rapper Kendrick Lamar headlined the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, delivering a performance that wasn’t just entertainment. It was a statement. A warning. A mirror held up to America. Every moment—every lyric, visual, and movement—was intentional. And if you were really paying attention, you felt it. More than music, this was a reality…
A date for the memorial service for Bob Duffy, the longtime St. Louis journalist who died Feb. 7, has now been scheduled. The service will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at Graham Chapel on the Washington University Danforth campus. A reception will follow. Here is a link to the livefeed of the service.…
While President Donald Trump unleashes a torrent of legally questionable exertions of power, Congress sits by compliantly, the U.S. Supreme Court remains unengaged and the Fourth Estate shrinks from its role as a watchdog of presidential abuse. Media executives even curry favor with the man they’re supposed to be watching. In short, the check and…
National news organizations embolden President Donald Trump to sue them when they pay out million dollar settlements to Trump when his legal claims are weak and probably would fail in court. That is the consensus of media lawyers and scholars. The media organizations are surrendering the legal protections that New York Times v. Sullivan offers…
Democrats hoping to break the Republican lock on Missouri statewide races are likely to face a daunting media landscape of news silos, “news deserts” and a decline in newspaper endorsements in the years ahead. In November, every statewide Democratic candidate lost by a substantial margin to his or her Republican opponent – even though the…