Dear editor, I urge you to make Terry Ganey's story from last fall about the Beacon/Public Radio available online. Few people in daily journalism, current or former, have seen it. (The two Post-Dispatch staff members who are quoted in the story aren't aware of its publication.) Plus, it's odd not to publish online a story about an online publication. I'd also suggest … [Read more...] about Letter to the editor: On “Progress of the Beacon/KWMU merger”
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Progress of the Beacon/KWMU merger
Editor's note: This story ran in the Summer 2014 print issue of GJR On one wall of the St. Louis Public Radio newsroom hangs an electronic sign resembling a large flat-screen television with colored graphs, charts and numbers telling the story of the station’s website. One recent summer afternoon, a visitor saw that 89 people were checking out the site to see what the … [Read more...] about Progress of the Beacon/KWMU merger
Beacon-St. Louis Public Radio a National Model
Special to GJR Editor's Note: William H. Freivogel, publisher of GJR, is married to Beacon editor Margaret W. Freivogel. He also was a founder of the Beacon and is a contributor. 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 … [Read more...] about Beacon-St. Louis Public Radio a National Model