Journalism

The Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) has awarded the 2025 Brechner Freedom of Information Award to St. Louis Public Radio, APM Reports and The Marshall Project for their collaborative investigative project, “Unsolved.”

St. Louis Public Radio is adding to its coverage of the Missouri Legislature by launching a Statehouse reporting internship in partnership with the River City Journalism Fund.

STLPR won first place in best newscast, best investigative reporting, best digital presence and best podcast at the Illinois News Broadcasters Association (INBA) 2024 Crystal Mic Awards on Sept. 21.

St. Louis Public Radio has earned six regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association.

The Illinois Local Journalism Task Force, is recommending a mix of strategies intended to increase funding, mitigate high operational costs and keep newsrooms local.

“It’s a somber time,” said Jackson Brandhorst, the newspaper's former editor in chief.

In his new book, "Changing Models for Journalism: Reinventing the Newsroom," Brant Houston explores the deep transformation that journalism has undergone in the last decade, including the decimation of traditional newsrooms, changing revenue streams, corporate ownership and investors, and the surge in nonprofit newsrooms and collaborations.

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.

St. Louis Public Radio received two first place awards and two certificates of merit at the 2022 Missouri Broadcasters Association Awards. Around 900 entries are submitted each year from member stations throughout Missouri.

Sarah Fenske interviewed Lisa Napoli before a live audience at the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival.