Union members at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other papers owned by Lee Enterprises Inc. are urging the company to fight hard against a takeover attempt by Alden Global Capital LLC, a hedge fund the unions accuse of “gutting newsrooms.” In a letter Monday to Lee’s board of directors, 12 guilds representing Lee’s unionized newsrooms warned that Alden — which owns papers … [Read more...] about Post-Dispatch and other Lee papers in Midwest brace for possible sell-off to hedge fund
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Claire McCaskill: Garland should act, Breyer should retire, the filibuster should stay
Attorney General Merrick Garland should act on the contempt case against Steve Bannon, Justice Stephen Breyer should retire, Democratic senators Diane Feinstein and Patrick Leahy are getting old, the filibuster should be retained but reformed and former Attorney General Eric Holder was too slow to release the report clearing former Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson. Those are … [Read more...] about Claire McCaskill: Garland should act, Breyer should retire, the filibuster should stay
News Analysis: Missouri governor’s investigation of St. Louis Post-Dispatch shows misunderstanding of press, tech
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s threat to prosecute the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for publishing a story on the state’s failure to keep teachers’ private information confidential is a reflection of the misunderstanding of the press’ role as the watchdog and computer coding, experts say. Joseph Martineau, the Post-Dispatch attorney, put it this way: “I think the … [Read more...] about News Analysis: Missouri governor’s investigation of St. Louis Post-Dispatch shows misunderstanding of press, tech
GJR honors publisher, editor of The St. Louis American with lifetime award
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
News Analysis: Media and letter writers say Missouri legislature ignores ‘will of the people’
The Missouri legislature’s determination in its 2021 session to undo the “will of the people” on Medicaid Expansion, a measure passed statewide in 2020 by Missouri voters, is nothing new. Over the years, Missouri’s legislature has rejected or watered down the “will of the people” on their votes for gun restrictions, collective bargaining, renewable energy, clean elections, … [Read more...] about News Analysis: Media and letter writers say Missouri legislature ignores ‘will of the people’