AltWeeklies Wire
Dana Loesch of the Tea Party and Conservative Talk Radio, Reporting For Duty!new
Dana Loesch is nervous. Executive producer Beowulf Rochlen sent word late last night that his boss, nationally syndicated conservative radio host Michael Savage, enjoyed her fill-in on The Savage Nation five days prior: Would she like to do it again in less than 24 hours?
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
02-26-2010 |
Media
There's No End in Sight to the Cuts at the St. Louis Post-Dispatchnew
On the morning of August 28, unwelcome news began circulating through the newsroom at the daily: layoffs were imminent. By the end of that day, five editors -- two with almost 30 years of service at the daily -- were asked to collect their belongings and leave the building. In a subsequent interview, executive editor Arnie Robbins refuses to rule out further editorial staff reductions.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
09-12-2008 |
Media
"Mike Seely's Guide to the Final Four," "Behold the Forty," "Horse & Scissors"new
AltWeeklies Award - Cover Design
Riverfront Times |
Tom Carlson |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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Did St. Louis Daily Deliberately Give its New Blog the Same Title as the Competition?new
"The timing certainly seems odd," says Margaret Freivogel, editor of the St. Louis Platform, who notes that the Post-Dispatch accompanied its announcement of The Platform in the editorial pages of its paper with a trademark symbol.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
04-11-2008 |
Media
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Baseball Blogs Make Successful Pitch for Legitimacynew
While bloggers are still banned from major league press boxes and clubhouses, it has become increasingly common for front offices to develop relationships with them that sometimes rival those they maintain with traditional news outlets.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
07-27-2007 |
Media
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Former St. Louis Post-Dispatch Staffers to Launch New Online Papernew
By early this fall, they plan to launch St. Louis Platform, an online paper they believe will one-up the Post-Dispatch in both content and technological savvy.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
05-11-2007 |
Media
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Newsless in St. Louisnew
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch finishes dead last in urban coverage, according to a new survey.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison and Ben Westhoff |
08-21-2006 |
Media
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Sweet and Lo-Finew
First there was blogging, then podcasting -- now video blogging, or vlogging, is taking the web to the next level.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
01-17-2006 |
Media
They Did What?new
2005 contained more than its share of "WTF?!" moments.
Riverfront Times |
Garrett Kamps |
12-29-2005 |
Media
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Unfinished Symphonynew
AltWeeklies Award - Arts Feature
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
08-30-2005 |
Media
Blogger Charged With Cyberstalkingnew
Online paeans to a Kansas City newscaster's breasts landed a registered sex offender in jail.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
07-06-2005 |
Media
"The Case of the Stained Glass Bandit," "Current Event," and "Irons in the Fire"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
05-04-2005 |
Media
Acquisitions Prepared Pulitzer Inc. for Salenew
In the years preceding Pulitzer Inc.'s sale to Lee Enterprises, Pulitzer president and chief executive Robert Woodworth grew the company through strategic moves like buying a group of suburban St. Louis, Mo., papers. Second of two parts
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
03-14-2005 |
Media
"Pulitzer's Pain" and "Pulitzer's Gain"new
AltWeeklies Award - Media Reporting
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
03-09-2005 |
Media
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St. Louis's Crime Tabloid Has Dished Dirt for 66 Yearsnew
With its sensational headlines and menacing cover shots of black gangbangers, the St. Louis Metro Evening Whirl is a long way from landing a Pulitzer. People read it for shock value and to keep track of neighbors and friends in the rough-'n'-tumble crime zones of St. Louis.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
01-04-2005 |
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