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A second town hall meeting was held in Ferguson on Tuesday night and again it was limited to Ferguson residents and closed to the media. St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalist Josh Renaud is a Ferguson resident. As he did last week, Renaud attended Tuesday’s meeting, which focused on communication to and from city leaders. Renaud tweeted… Continue reading Ferguson journalist again shares information from closed-door meeting
Monday night’s Ferguson town hall meetings were limited to Ferguson residents. Ahead of the meetings, city council members and city leaders said they would clear up “misconceptions” about the city. Members of the media were not allowed to participate, a restriction that Ferguson spokesman Devin James said was imposed by the Department of Justice’s Community… Continue reading Ferguson journalist shares details of closed town hall meeting
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch announced Monday that it would put some content behind a pay wall. It’s all rather confusing — the daily paper insists that “normal” content is still free, and that only “new” content will require a subscription. It’s really put the ol’ Weatherbird on the defensive… Continue reading 8 things you said about the P-D’s new pay wall
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. St. Louis Post-Dispatch photographer David Carson tweeted several behind-the-scenes photos, sharing how he and St. Louis Cardinals reporter Derrick Goold put together the cover illustration for the paper’s Cardinals section. It started over dinner and drinks with @dgoold at a bar in Jupiter #coverpic pic.twitter.com/I6t8xpmFtY — David Carson (@PDPJ)… Continue reading Fire and baseball: Creating a cover illustration
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. Reporter Jacob Barker will join the St. Louis Post-Dispatch business desk Monday. Welcome to @stltoday, @jacobbarker! The ex-Tribbies are taking over. Cc: @Dave_Matter — Tony Messenger (@tonymess) March 21, 2014 Barker has been a business reporter at the Columbia Daily Tribune in Columbia, Mo., for the past three years.… Continue reading Energy reporter joins Post-Dispatch staff