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St. Louis TV station does disservice to viewers

March 14, 2014 by Tripp Frohlichstein Leave a Comment

St. Louis television station KMOV (Channel 4) did an extraordinary disservice to viewers on March 7. Anchor Sharon Reed read, in her usual dramatic style, this promo at 6:20 p.m.: “Tonight at 10, tainted beef on local store shelves. News 4 exposing a major alert that your family needs to know about before your next meal. Tonight at 10.” If it’s so important, tell us now ... … [Read more...] about St. Louis TV station does disservice to viewers

Social media campaign by former Post-Dispatch writer alleges mistakes in series about mistakes

March 3, 2014 by William H. Freivogel Leave a Comment

The “Jailed by Mistake” project published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch this past fall had all of the earmarks of enterprising journalism in the public interest. The series grew out of a letter that prisoner Dwayne A. Jackson sent the Post-Dispatch in January, 2012, complaining that he had spent three months in jail after St. Louis police picked him up on criminal charges … [Read more...] about Social media campaign by former Post-Dispatch writer alleges mistakes in series about mistakes

Prosecutor urges independent audit of Post-Dispatch series

December 6, 2013 by William H. Freivogel 3 Comments

Editor’s note: William H. Freivogel, publisher of GJR, is a former Post-Dispatch reporter and editor and a colleague of Roth’s and Post-Dispatch reporters and editors involved in the series. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce has called upon St. Louis Post-Dispatch editor Gilbert Bailon to order an “independent audit of the reporting” for the paper’s high-profile … [Read more...] about Prosecutor urges independent audit of Post-Dispatch series

Editor’s Note: Print media sets regrettable trend on corrections

November 24, 2013 by William A. Babcock Leave a Comment

My Paris correspondent had trouble walking, chewing gum and correctly using the English language. Heck, he didn’t even have to be meandering with a Dentyne wad in his mouth to muck up his mother tongue. I knew this, as I should, being his state­side editor. So imagine my great joy when I saw I’d be editing three Page 1 stories for the next day’s paper, and knowing that his … [Read more...] about Editor’s Note: Print media sets regrettable trend on corrections

Michaels next to go at Tribune

October 20, 2010 by Editor Leave a Comment

For those who study or pay attention to the media and how they work, it is completely fascinating watching the effects of the New York Times’ story about the Chicago Tribune. The story characterized the Tribune offices as a frat house and when the story came out, people noticed. First, it isn’t often that one media company takes such a well directed shot at another company. … [Read more...] about Michaels next to go at Tribune

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