A high-stakes defamation suit against The Gateway Pundit, a far right, St. Louis-based website, is off to a slow and contentious start in St. Louis Circuit Court. But a hearing today could begin to untie some of the knots. The hearing is scheduled for this afternoon in the court of Judge Jason Sengheiser. The agenda includes a motion to compel … [Read more...] about Hearing gets underway in Gateway Pundit defamation suit
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Sunshine Law could allow for backdoor censorship of publicly funded journalism
With a decline in the independent, local newspaper industry as a whole, publicly-funded institutions have attempted to fill in the many gaps that have been left behind. Journalism schools, many of which are state government operated, have played a large role in this process. “It's great for communities because they get local news that they otherwise wouldn't get,” said … [Read more...] about Sunshine Law could allow for backdoor censorship of publicly funded journalism
Covering a school shooting with compassion
Car headlights streak by as I drive on Route 154 in rural northeast Missouri. The glow from my car’s clock glows back at me – 4:50 A.M. Gravel under my car crunches as I pull off to a general store near Paris, Missouri. “Oh I didn’t see you there!” the register worker tells me under the glow of yellow-tinted fluorescent overhead lights. I pour myself a cup of hot … [Read more...] about Covering a school shooting with compassion
Reopening of St. Louis Holocaust museum institutionalizes media literacy education
This spring, historian Amy Lutz invited this curious media literacy educator to visit the unfinished work space being meticulously prepared for a highly-anticipated re-opening of St. Louis’s Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum in November. Wearing a hard hat, glasses and closed-toed shoes for safety did nothing to diminish first impressions of the permanent exhibit … [Read more...] about Reopening of St. Louis Holocaust museum institutionalizes media literacy education
With debt relief program on hold, early career journalists back to familiar struggle
When the Biden administration first announced it would cancel $10,000 in federal student loans for many borrowers–a move now on hold after a federal judge last week declared it unconstitutional-Erin Woodiel, a photojournalist for the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, told readers what it would mean for her. In an article headlined "'The weight is lifted': 4 Argus Leader reporters … [Read more...] about With debt relief program on hold, early career journalists back to familiar struggle