The Region 7 Mark of Excellence awards were presented via a Zoom ceremony on Monday, April 22. St. Louis Pro president Elizabeth Donald and Region 7 coordinator Loretta McGraw announced the list of winners and finalists, which included students from universities across five midwestern states. The awards were presented online following the cancellation of the…
Farewell First Amendment, hello pizza!
Monday was the 12th annual First Amendment Free* Food Festival at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. As in previous years, students had to sign away their First Amendment rights in order to receive free pizza and soda on the patio outside Dunham Hall. Once they do, they get a little reminder of what life is like…
SPJ Region 7 Conference!
Join the St. Louis Society of Professional Journalists and our colleagues from across Region 7 for a day of networking, learning and celebrating the accomplishments of our students! Look for panels on First Amendment programming, diversity in your newsroom, practical applications of ethics, covering law enforcement in the post-Ferguson era, the new world of A.I.,…
SIUE’s Alestle staff wins 17 state awards
The Alestle won 17 awards at the recent Illinois College Press Association’s Convention and Awards in Chicago. The publication ranks third in the top student news orgs in the state — improving upon its position in the most competitive division that it joined two years ago. After a reorganization of ICPA divisions two years ago,…
Webster University journalism students raising money for independent magazine
Guest blog by Layla Halibasic Hi all! I’m Layla Halilbasic, editor-in-chief of The Ampersand, Webster University’s award-winning student magazine. The rest of the staff of The Ampersand and I are seeking out support for student journalism and the production of student media. We’re a group of (mainly) freshmen who are currently trying to revive The…
Boot camp is postponed
UPDATE: Unfortunately Boot Camp had to be postponed. The new date is Sept. 21, and the links are still good to reserve a spot! Join us on Feb. 3 for the St. Louis SPJ Student Journalist Boot Camp! This FREE program offers student journalists the chance to learn new skills and supplement what they’re learning…
Roaring success for demolishing the First Amendment!
The 10th annual First Amendment Free* Food Festival enjoyed sunny skies and lots of people willing to give up free speech for free pizza on Monday. Organizer Tammy Merrett confirmed that The Kingdom of the Socialist States of the People’s Republic of Mass Communica ran out of pizza at a record-early hour and 15 minutes,…
2022 SPJ Boot Camp!
We had one of our best student journalist boot camps ever! Many thanks to the professionals who volunteered their day off to share their expertise with our students, who came from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, St. Louis University, Lindenwood University, Webster University, Lewis & Clark Community College, Northeastern Illinois University – as far away…
You weren’t using those First Amendment rights, were you?
Monday kicked off Mass Comm Week at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with the First Amendment Free* Food Festival, co-sponsored by St. Louis SPJ with The Alestle, which is SIUE’s campus newspaper. During the fest, people are offered the chance to temporarily sign away their First Amendment rights to get free pizza and soda. We all…
Regional conference returns!
The SPJ Region 7 conference is once again a physical world event! This year’s conference, titled Passionate Journalism, is designed to help all of us rediscover the passion that brought us to journalism in the first place! Something most of us have struggled to stay in touch with over the last couple of years! We…