• Home
  • About GJR
    • First Amendment Celebration
  • Print issue
  • Media News
  • Opinion
  • Special Projects
    • Police Accountability Project
    • Hurricane Katrina 20th Anniversary
  • Free Speech Files
Katrina Stories, Special Projects

Surviving the storm was a family affair 

  • By Chloe Richmond
  • September 5, 2025

The night before Hurricane Katrina touched ground, photographer Kathy Anderson packed up her two daughters, then ages eight and.

Hurricane Katrina, Special Projects

‘A wake-up call’: The surge, change and challenges of climate coverage across U.S. media

  • By Allie Miller
  • September 5, 2025

When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in August 2005, the storm was a breaking news.

Media News, Midwest

Court ruling puts names back in court

  • By Mark Sableman
  • July 3, 2025

Names are back in Missouri state courts.  Pleadings are again understandable to everyone, not just insiders.  As a result,.

Media News, Midwest

Student newspapers fight for future despite threats

  • By Adriana Bzovii
  • June 26, 2025

Across the country, student newsrooms are under growing pressure — facing censorship threats, funding cuts and institutional pushback. In.

Media News, Midwest

The Power of an Illinois Library Card

  • By Charessa Sistek
  • June 19, 2025

On March 14, President Trump issued an Executive Order that dismantled the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Most Read Posts

  • As AI in journalism takes root, safeguards and training are needed. Treat AI like an enthusiastic intern who has to be checked (591)
  • Baron no longer is confident a free press can endure, but he won’t declare war on Trump and clings to optimism (496)
  • Pulitzer value of independence infuses 50 year journey from rookie reporter, to globe-trotting correspondent to founder of nation’s leading news nonprofit (289)

© Copyright 2023 by Ashathemes

If you want the icons to disappear automatically when URLs are empty: Replace the entire social
    block with: