Journalism
Chicago Tribune staff: “It’s time to form a union”
April 23, 2018Journalism is in turmoil, but as the industry searches for a business model that allows working journalists to remain true to our mission, there is tremendous potential for positive change.
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“Race News”: Chronicling the Black press and fight for justice
March 9, 2018Black journalists in the commercial press packaged their mission of ending racial discrimination within a profit-oriented, objective presentation of current events, but "race news" wasn’t immune to politics.
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Fear and loathing in St. Louis: The death of democracy
November 15, 2017People's World reporter Al Neal was swept up in a mass arrest while covering the Stockley verdict protests in St. Louis. He says that the everyday activists in the city deserve the kind of coverage that...
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Labor media convenes and celebrates in St. Louis
October 20, 2017The members of the International Labor Communications Association have gathered in St. Louis for their bi-annual convention.
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Arrest of People’s World reporter picked up by press freedom watchdog
October 6, 2017In 2017 there have been 31 arrests of journalists, 14 equipment searches and seizures, 28 physical attacks on them, and 4 border stops of journalists.
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