Must-reads of the week February 27, 2015 By The Editors Podcasts meet investigative journalism in Reveal, The New York Times reshuffles its editorial meetings, and Bill O’Reilly plays to his bellicose strengths
How limited access to state officials hurts reporting in Missouri February 24, 2015 By Deron Lee Veteran journalists say things have changed for the worse under Gov. Jay Nixon
How the First Amendment challenge to lethal-injection secrecy came together May 16, 2014 By Deron Lee Media organizations take the transparency fight to court in Missouri
The First Amendment vs. death penalty secrecy laws March 7, 2014 By Deron Lee In Missouri, it’s against the law to name pharmacies that produce drugs for lethal injections. Two news organizations did so anyway. What happens next?
Invasion of the Job Snatcher September 6, 2013 By Deron Lee As the Missouri media takes up arms against Rick Perry, some facts and context get lost in the fray
Creeping Sharia legislation June 7, 2013 By Deron Lee Journalists often dismiss red-state Islamic law bans as a joke. But the story isn’t going away.
Just passing through May 10, 2013 By Deron Lee As major tax-cut plans zoom through Midwest statehouses, reporters scramble to stay ahead of the story
CJR Holds a Town Hall in Missouri August 22, 2011 By Trudy Lieberman Do the pols represent the voters?