Media /tags/media Media en-US Copyright © 2024 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:27:47 GMT St. Louis students reflect on Gen Z and media literacy /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-08-13/st-louis-students-reflect-on-gen-z-and-media-literacy Mandated media literacy education is absent from Missouri schools. Here’s how students think it should be taught. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:27:47 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-08-13/st-louis-students-reflect-on-gen-z-and-media-literacy Roshae Hemmings Riverfront Times sale and layoff of news staff signals end of 46-year era for St. Louis alt-weekly /2024-05-22/rft-sold-riverfront-times-rip-alt-weekly-staff-laid-off “Devastating for St. Louis,” says former editor Sarah Fenske. Big Lou Media, which acquired the RFT in 2023, has sold the publication to an undisclosed buyer. Wed, 22 May 2024 18:07:10 GMT /2024-05-22/rft-sold-riverfront-times-rip-alt-weekly-staff-laid-off Eric Schmid, Kavahn Mansouri U.S. Supreme Court seems wary of barring government contacts with social media /government-politics-issues/2024-03-18/supreme-court-seems-wary-of-barring-government-contacts-with-social-media Two Republican-dominated states — Missouri and Louisiana— and five individuals claim the government is violating the First Amendment by systematically pressuring social media companies to take down "false and misleading information." Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-03-18/supreme-court-seems-wary-of-barring-government-contacts-with-social-media Nina Totenberg Hundreds of St. Louis-area musicians call for KDHX leaders to resign /arts/2024-02-28/hundreds-of-st-louis-area-musicians-call-for-kdhx-leaders-to-resign "It is time for new leadership, leadership that is truly connected to the community, that listens to the community, and that inspires the trust of the community," the musicians wrote in their open letter. "It is time to return the exiled DJs to the air." Wed, 28 Feb 2024 23:09:10 GMT /arts/2024-02-28/hundreds-of-st-louis-area-musicians-call-for-kdhx-leaders-to-resign Chad Davis Illinois task force recommends legislative measures to reverse state's journalism decline /economy-business/2024-01-30/illinois-task-force-recommends-legislative-measures-to-reverse-states-journalism-decline The Illinois Local Journalism Task Force, is recommending a mix of strategies intended to increase funding, mitigate high operational costs and keep newsrooms local. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-01-30/illinois-task-force-recommends-legislative-measures-to-reverse-states-journalism-decline Alex Abbeduto How the Webster-Kirkwood Times maintains its print edition amid a changing media landscape /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-09-08/how-the-webster-kirkwood-times-maintains-its-print-edition-amid-a-changing-media-landscape The future of print media, especially for local outlets, is in dire straits as large enterprises buy out community newspapers. The Webster-Kirkwood Times is an anomaly in the St. Louis media landscape — because its journalists got together to purchase the paper themselves. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 22:33:17 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-09-08/how-the-webster-kirkwood-times-maintains-its-print-edition-amid-a-changing-media-landscape Emily Woodbury Shareholders for Post-Dispatch owner reject hedge fund's effort to shake up its board /economy-business/2022-03-10/shareholders-for-post-dispatch-owner-reject-hedge-funds-effort-to-shake-up-its-board Shareholders for Lee Enterprises, owner of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and 23 other papers in the Midwest, re-elected three directors on Thursday. That news could complicate any future takeover bid by Alden Global Capital. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:05:35 GMT /economy-business/2022-03-10/shareholders-for-post-dispatch-owner-reject-hedge-funds-effort-to-shake-up-its-board Kavahn Mansouri Al Watkins on fighting for the ‘QAnon Shaman’: ‘There’s method behind the madness’ /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-06/al-watkins-on-fighting-for-the-qanon-shaman-theres-method-behind-the-madness Jacob Chansley received a 41-month prison sentence for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. He’s now appealing the sentence. Thu, 06 Jan 2022 20:30:33 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-06/al-watkins-on-fighting-for-the-qanon-shaman-theres-method-behind-the-madness Sarah Fenske Politically Speaking: St. Louis-Based Author Sarah Kendzior Talks Trump /politics-issues/2020-04-13/politically-speaking-st-louis-based-author-sarah-kendzior-talks-trump On the latest edition of Politically Speaking, St. Louis-based author Sarah Kendzior talks with © 2024 ’s Jason Rosenbaum about her new… Mon, 13 Apr 2020 19:57:32 GMT /politics-issues/2020-04-13/politically-speaking-st-louis-based-author-sarah-kendzior-talks-trump Jason Rosenbaum Laid-Off Journalist Who Won't Stop Working Inspires A Weary Nation /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-03-23/laid-off-journalist-who-wont-stop-working-inspires-a-weary-nation The week of March 16 was a terrible one for alt-weeklies. The free newspapers — which rely entirely on advertising and public events for revenue — were… Mon, 23 Mar 2020 20:25:38 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-03-23/laid-off-journalist-who-wont-stop-working-inspires-a-weary-nation Sarah Fenske