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We were somewhat conflicted about whether to report a story that seemed sketchy when we had so little time to gather information. Rebekah Rombom, Co-Editor, The Hilltop Beacon Here is more information on the HBO film, Bad Education, which I referenced on our Zoom meeting this morning. To be sure, it is a fictionalized accountContinue reading “How High School Journalists Helped Uncover Embezzlers”

I read this story in the Washington Post just now on the 18,000 false or misleading claims made by President Trump in 1,170 days and I wanted to share it with you. This is not to suggest that elected officials of all stripes don’t bend the facts as they see fit from time-to-time  to makeContinue reading “Where Investigative Reporting and Data Analysis Meet”

I came upon this story about SLU and the cholera epidemic of 1849 on Twitter and found it quite inspirational. Maybe you will too. Here’s the link to the story embedded in the tweet. While we all know that there are controversial chapters in SLU’s history, (I’m thinking slavery in particular) other historical gems likeContinue reading “A sickness and a silver crown: How Saint Louis University survived the cholera epidemic of 1849”

Here’s the story I alluded to in the PowerPoint presentation on broadcast news. To me, there is an absolutely essential fact missing from this unfortunate story. Feel free to post your comments. Teacher in Webster Groves School District dies from COVID-19 complications, district says

Here’s a thought provoking article in The Atlantic. It is co-authored by Steve Waldman, Co-Founder of Report for America and Charles Sennott, CEO of The GroundTruth Project. The story deals with the economic impact of the pandemic on local newspapers and it’s worth a read. Our original syllabus called for us to discuss job prospectsContinue reading “Local News, Another Casualty of Covid-19”

SLU at the center of the St. Louis Coronavirus outbreak It’s a news event to which no university wants to be attached: having one of their students be the first person in a major metropolitan area to test positive for a highly-contagious virus that is sweeping the globe. Yet, that was the precise situation SaintContinue reading “Case Study: From Press Release to Lead Story”

As we have seen and talked about this semester, print and broadcast media have converged —meaning that they no longer distribute news on one platform or another. Increasingly, national media outlets such as the New York Times, Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, VICE Media and many others, utilize video to recap or in manyContinue reading “Integrated Media or Convergence”

Here’s the St. Louis Public Radio story we listened to this morning. ‘Strapped Face-Down’: Questions Linger After Missouri Inmate’s Overdose Death While most would agree it is tragic, the glaring omission in this story, as Erin pointed out, was this one question: how are these drugs getting into the prison in the first place? ThisContinue reading “What’s Wrong With This Story?”

Here’s the story Lauren talked about in class today. Apparently they did not get to show the mattresses on fire video yet. So, what do you think about this story? The Danger Lurking In Your Mattress    

Here’s the story that Isabel offered yesterday. Her reasoning: the journalist showed impartiality. https://notesfrompoland.com/2020/01/19/minister-promises-bill-to-defend-free-speech-at-universities-after-lecturer-accused-of-homophobia/