News Analysis: St. Louis Public Radio sovereign immunity claim is unprecedented
The University of Missouri, on behalf of St. Louis Public Radio, is making an unprecedented legal claim of sovereign immunity……
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Nina Totenberg says the Supreme Court is the most conservative, least respected in decades
Nina Totenberg told St. Louis audiences last week that the U.S. Supreme Court is the most conservative in 90 years……
Serial journalism
If you haven’t listened to the NPR show “Serial” (available for free as Podcasts online as http://serialpodcast.org), you are missing some of what may be the best journalism ever. Serial is a spin-off of NPR’s “This American Life.” The premise is simple. Reporter Sarah Koenig examines a single murder case with an abundance of questions surrounding it. Is the man convicted of the crime really the one who did it?
Beacon-St. Louis Public Radio a National Model
St. Louis Public Radio and the St. Louis Beacon announced Thursday that they are moving ahead with their previously announced merger plan and that final action by the University of Missouri Board of Curators could come as soon as November.
The merger is thought to be the first of its kind in the nation – combining an NPR affiliate with an online daily news organization.
NPR fired Williams too quickly
News organizations have the right – the responsibility even – to discipline or fire reporters who violate professional ethical standards. But NPR reacted too hastily and too drastically when it fired news analyst Juan Williams for comments he made about Muslims.