The Alestle won 17 awards at the recent Illinois College Press Association’s Convention and Awards in Chicago. The publication ranks third in the top student news orgs in the state — improving upon its position in the most competitive division that it joined two years ago. After a reorganization of ICPA divisions two years ago,…
Webster University journalism students raising money for independent magazine
Guest blog by Layla Halibasic Hi all! I’m Layla Halilbasic, editor-in-chief of The Ampersand, Webster University’s award-winning student magazine. The rest of the staff of The Ampersand and I are seeking out support for student journalism and the production of student media. We’re a group of (mainly) freshmen who are currently trying to revive The…
February 2024 jobs
Listed below are the job openings in journalism and media that we know about in the St. Louis area and surrounding region. The River City Journalism Fund is seeking a paid summer intern eager to dig into issues of social justice or stories not adequately covered by media thus far. Fellowship pays $700 a week…
Boot camp is postponed
UPDATE: Unfortunately Boot Camp had to be postponed. The new date is Sept. 21, and the links are still good to reserve a spot! Join us on Feb. 3 for the St. Louis SPJ Student Journalist Boot Camp! This FREE program offers student journalists the chance to learn new skills and supplement what they’re learning…
December 2023 Jobs
Listed below are the job openings in journalism and media that we know about in the St. Louis area and surrounding region. Sauce Magazine is hiring a food writer and critic. Sauce is now part of Big Lou Holdings, which includes the Riverfront Times and the critic would write for both. Full listing. KMOV is…
Congratulations to the SIUE Alestle!
The Alestle wins big in national college media competitions The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s student news organization, recently won several national awards during the 102nd annual Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Association National College Media Convention. This year marks the most national awards that The Alestle was nominated for and received. For the first time…
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…
Reporting live from Las Vegas
by St. Louis Pro President Elizabeth Donald Never let me be accused of burying the lead: I received this honor at the opening business meeting for the Society of Professional Journalists national conference here in Las Vegas today. In addition to this recognition of our advocacy for the First Amendment, we were also finalist for…
National is almost here!
It’s almost time for SPJ’s national convention! Believe it or not, you have up until Sept. 27 to register and join us for the fun in Las Vegas! Seriously, SPJ’s national conference is always an amazing experience, with a ton to learn and a chance to gain perspective talking to journalists from around the country…
FREE webinar on data visualizations this Friday
SIUE’s Student Publications invites you to attend Storytelling with FRED® Data — a free webinar on creating data visualizations — at 1 p.m. Friday. This hands-on session introduces media students, professionals and educators to using FRED (a free economic data aggregator with access to 800K+ data series) to easily create data visualizations that help tell…