As journalists, we try not to wade into political waters beyond observing and reporting. However, when we are talking about safeguarding journalism and protecting journalists from governmental interference, we must speak while we can. St. Louis Society of Professional Journalists has chosen to co-sign the letter coordinated among more than 120 First Amendment, journalism and…
We will miss the RFT
The loss of the Riverfront Times is a loss not only for the St. Louis journalism community, but the entire region. Our society functions best with a diversity of voices telling the stories of the human experience, and the RFT was a major voice in that chorus in St. Louis. The journalists who worked there…
Riley Maynard
It is our sad duty to inform you that Riley Maynard, journalist and professor at SIUE, has died after a battle with cancer. He taught generations of journalists at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville from 1981 until his retirement several years ago, co-authored books and research, and in his younger years, reported for news stations from…
Freelancer Directory!
The St. Louis Society of Professional Journalists has a number of freelance journalists actively working in the region. Below are some of our journalists and their specialities – if you’re an editor looking for writers, look no further! Elizabeth Donald, www.donaldmedia.com. Muckrack, Contently, Twitter. Specialties: Education, environment, local government, culinary, labor, features, miscellaneous. Member SPJ,…
St. Louis Press Club, SPJ president support our call for Parson to apologize
Press Club: Governor’s threats endanger freedom of the press “Freedom of the press and reliable reporting are now, more than ever, critically important. If Missouri is truly the Show-Me State that cares about honest, in-depth reporting, show the Post-Dispatch the respect it deserves for presenting the facts to uphold the integrity of the state’s educational…
St. Louis SPJ condemns Gov. Parson’s attack on journalists
To threaten journalists for doing their jobs is the very definition of governmental overreach. Today Gov. Mike Parson announced that he intends to prosecute the reporters of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for uncovering a potentially disastrous security flaw in the state’s web infrastructure. This gesture goes beyond mere overreach, to create a chilling effect discouraging…
STLSPJ Delegate Report
While all of us were disappointed to spend four days on Zoom instead of in New Orleans, the SPJ national conference was filled with a lot of incredibly useful information and workshops. Reports indicate overall that SPJ membership is down, but the biggest losses have been in student chapters. That doesn’t necessarily mean there are…