A year ago this week, the media had a hand in elevating Barack Obama to the presidency, says author Greg Mitchell, who wrote the book “Why Obama Won.” Mitchell is also editor of the newspaper industry journal Editor & Publisher.
In…
Arnie Robbins, editor of the Post-Dispatch, issued this statement Friday about the arrest of reporter Jake Wagman Thursday evening after protests over health care reform disrupted a town hall forum on aging conducted by Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-St. Louis.
“In arresting…
This note to readers from Arnie Robbins, editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Pam Maples, managing editor, appeared in this morning’s Post-Dispatch:
To our readers:
Sylvester Brown Jr. is no longer writing a column for the Post-Dispatch.
Brown accepted the offer of…
Editors at the Memphis Commercial Appeal have triggered a firestorm by posting a web-only database listing people who have permits to carry concealed weapons. The Tennessee Legislature is considering a law that would make it a felony to do so.
Listen to Post-Dispatch Editor Arnie Robbins’ comments on KMOX’s Charlie Brennan show last Friday and let us know what you think.
