The birth of the modern journalism reviews in the United States by working journalists, which flourished during the late 1960s through the early 1980s, is encapsulated in one paragraph by Ron Dorfman, co-organizer of the first - the Chicago Journalism Review, now long defunct. “The Chicago Journalism Review was a product of the local newspaper coverage of the Democratic … [Read more...] about Founder of St. Louis Journalism Review reflects on history, promise of publication
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Leo Drey: Progressive Pioneer
Leo Drey left us at the age of 98. It was in the mid-sixties that I first met Leo. He had heard about struggling FOCUS/Midwest magazine and wondered how it was doing. We met in his unpretentious office--no secretary. You just walked in. The simplicity of his and his wife’s lifestyle, both in their work and in their home, was in sharp contrast to the far-reaching … [Read more...] about Leo Drey: Progressive Pioneer