‘It’s not as bad as I thought’: An examination of how the pandemic impacted news organizations in eight Midwestern states
It could have been worse. Much worse. In fact, the executive director of the Missouri Press Association expected the COVID-19……
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Belleville News-Democrat editor: Local investigative reporting is the ‘bedrock’ of community journalism
Lexi Cortes got her first taste of investigative reporting at her college newspaper. When writing for the Alestle at Southern……
REI launches new magazine, offers support to local news organizations for environmental journalism
The national outdoor retailer REI Co-op wants to get people off their phones and into the outdoors by investing in……
The good, the bad and the ugly of St. Louis TV news
By TRIPP FROLICHSTEIN / Media guru Tripp Frohlichstein dreams of delivering a “State of the 2014 Local News” address to St. Louis’ three TV stations (he considers Channels 2 and 11 one station as they share facilities and people). This is his dream address: “Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for taking the time to discuss the state of local news. There are times when the local media perform well and serve viewers in a meaningful way. Unfortunately, there are too many times when the opposite is true. So today, let’s look at the good, the bad and the ugly of local news in St. Louis…”