Dr. Donald M. Suggs has spent his lifetime accomplishing one achievement after another. He was the first in his family to complete high school. He is an oral surgeon-cum-civil rights advocate, art collector, and newspaper editor and publisher. As executive editor and publisher of The St. Louis American Suggs is chief producer and promoter of the 93-year-old weekly … [Read more...] about GJR honors publisher, editor of The St. Louis American with lifetime award
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Anna Crosslin named 2021 GJR/SJR Freedom Fighter
Ask Anna Crosslin, Gateway Journalism Review’s 2021 Freedom Fighter, about Afghan resettlement, and she paints the “big picture” from decades of public service on immigration resettlement. The retired leader of the International Institute of St. Louis, St. Louis’ immigrant service and information hub, starts out like this: “One of the things I could look … [Read more...] about Anna Crosslin named 2021 GJR/SJR Freedom Fighter
Embattled L.A. Clippers owner has a right to privacy, too
Editor's note: This is an opinion article from William A. Babcock, editor of Gateway Journalism Review. For anyone spending the past few days in a cave, the person in the eye of the latest media storm is Donald Sterling, owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers. Sterling ignited the race card, and the media suddenly have diverted their eyes from the Ukraine, a missing … [Read more...] about Embattled L.A. Clippers owner has a right to privacy, too
Slacking election night coverage exposes other website flaws
Many people now rely on the Web to get results on election nights. Such Web-savvy folks likely were frustrated with St. Louis’ local TV election-night website coverage. Viewers would have been unable to find anything on KSDK Channel 5’s website. There was no reference to the election on the station’s main page. A search provided unrelated stories and election results from … [Read more...] about Slacking election night coverage exposes other website flaws
The factoring of race into Stand Your Ground legislation
Editor's note: This is an analysis by Evette Dionne. Several prominent Stand Your Ground cases in Florida are raising questions about how the American media are covering race and intimate-partner violence. Michael Giles, a former Air Force member, who is black, shot and wounded three patrons outside a nightclub on Feb 6, 2010. Marissa Alexander, 34, a black mother of … [Read more...] about The factoring of race into Stand Your Ground legislation