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Ellen Back Again: Arnie Robbins steps down as editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and RFT checks in with his predecessor

Lee Enterprises' Revenue Likely Down 3.3 Percent in 2011 Fiscal Year

Lee Enterprises stock has declined over the last fiscal year; revenue is expected to have dropped 3.3 percent during that time.​The fiscal year is over for Lee Enterprises, the Iowa-based owner of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Arizona Daily Star and a host of other daily newspapers -- and the n ... More >>

Three Fired From Post-Dispatch Newsroom; Three Others Take Buyouts

Somehow this image of the Post-Dispatch seems to work the best for this post.​Lee Enterprises laid off two researchers and an editor from the Post-Dispatch newsroom today. The firings are the first time the newsroom has suffered layoffs since the Iowa-based Lee acquired the paper in 2005. Last mon ... More >>

Lee Enterprises Wants to Cut Post-Dispatch Newsroom

Paper cuts: Hard to stop the bleeding.​Lee Enterprises is mailing out buyout offers this week to its roughly 150 employees in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newsroom. The Iowa-based parent company of the St. Louis daily has seen its depressed stock price dip impossibly lower this summer and hopes to ... More >>

Profits Up at Post-Dispatch Parent Company Even As Ad Sales Fall

Online revenue is growing for the Post-Dispatch's parent company -- but not nearly fast enough to replace the print advertisers being lost.Profits up; revenue down -- that generally means fewer journalists.​That's the latest news from Lee Enterprises, based in Davenport, Iowa. The St. Louis Post-D ... More >>

The Newspaperless Newsstand: The Planet's Daily News Kiosk Faces Financial Strife

Kase Wickman​Anthony M. Streekfuss, known to most simply as Tony, is a jack of all trades: He acts as an early morning security lookout for businesses in St. Louis' Central West End, gossips with the locals, and spoils passing canines with the dog treats he has on his person at all times. As owner ... More >>

Ad Revenue Still Down At Post-Dispatch Parent Company -- But Profits Are Up

This just in: Lee Enterprises, publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a host of other newspapers, lost another 4.9 percent in ad revenue this quarter.​That's not, of course, a headline you'll see in the Post-Dispatch. In its brief report on page A11, the paper reports the latest quarter's fi ... More >>

Lean Times for the Associated Press in St. Louis

​Like virtually every media outlet in the country, the Associated Press has succumbed to hard economic times. As U.S. newspapers grapple with dwindling circulation, a loss of readership to free online media and a precipitous drop in print advertising, the AP last year im ... More >>

Mizzou Student President Says He No Longer Wants Live Tiger at Games; Good Thing Too, Seeing How They're on "Verge of Extinction"

Tim Noce: No tiger, but a tale​University of Missouri student body president Tim Noce says he no longer wants a live tiger at Mizzou home football games. Noce first broached the subject of having a live tiger mascot last month in a few articles that appeared in Columbia newspapers. By last week, t ... More >>

Post-Dispatch Parent Made Bank (Sorta) This Last Quarter

Wikimedia Commons​Circulation, print advertising and online ads this past quarter all declined (again) on the books of Lee Enterprises, the corporate parent of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. But so did the costs of compensation, newsprint and ink. Which is good news for Iowa-based Lee.&nbs ... More >>

Gossip-Mongers Multiply. STL, Can You Deliver?

Wikimedia CommonsThe old guard of gossip columnists resurfaces. Kinda makes you wonder if the telegraph will come back again, too.​​First, Gossip-Monger Par Excellence Jerry Berger came out of retirement to pee on the party shoes of his successor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch scribe Deb Peterson ... More >>

The author of a vigilante website explains why he's not a pussy, and we offer a job to Jerry Berger

Wikimedia CommonsThe old guard of gossip columnists resurfaces. Kinda makes you wonder if the telegraph will come back again, too.​​First, Gossip-Monger Par Excellence Jerry Berger came out of retirement to pee on the party shoes of his successor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch scribe Deb Peterson ... More >>

Seemingly Tearful Goodbye From the Post-Dispatch's Departing Managing Editor

Pam Maples, managing editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, announced late Friday that she'll be punching the clock at 900 North Tucker Boulevard for the last time on August 18 -- a big surprise to the newsroom's rank-and-file, according to folks who spoke to The Daily RFT.Executive editor Arnie Rob ... More >>

Fairmount Park earns some green while Wash. U. breeds fruit flies in need of naps

Pam Maples, managing editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, announced late Friday that she'll be punching the clock at 900 North Tucker Boulevard for the last time on August 18 -- a big surprise to the newsroom's rank-and-file, according to folks who spoke to The Daily RFT.Executive editor Arnie Rob ... More >>

In Bid to Survive, Newspaper Industry May Steal Play From Music Publishers

flickr.com/photos/iboy_danielDetails are beginning to emerge from the meeting we told you about last month involving some of the nation's biggest newspaper publishers -- including Lee Enterprises owner of the Post-Dispatch.  Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that the newspaper honchos ... More >>

More Furloughs & Pay Cuts at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Late last week Lee Enterprises informed all the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's non-union editors and managers that they are required to take a *second* week-long furlough in 2009. According to the memo circulated, the furlough days must be taken between June and September 27. This time, pay will be reduc ... More >>

Write or wrong: Readers debate the firing of reporter Todd Smith, who was shot at Kirkwood City Hall

Late last week Lee Enterprises informed all the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's non-union editors and managers that they are required to take a *second* week-long furlough in 2009. According to the memo circulated, the furlough days must be taken between June and September 27. This time, pay will be reduc ... More >>

More on Sylvester Brown: P-D Editor Arnie Robbins Responds

Photo: Nick LucchesiBrown had a message for management yesterday: "Be careful."St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editor Arnie Robbins told me this morning that ex-columnist Sylvester Brown was shown the door over "one issue only: a violation of our ethics policy."Brown, who was one of few African Americans in ... More >>

Fragile Picasso On Display At Kemper This Week Only

kemperartmuseum.wustl.eduThe Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University brought out "one of the most important objects" in its collection yesterday and it will be on display only until this Monday, March 23. The piece (pictured above) is "Bottle of Suze" by Picasso, from 1912. Accordi ... More >>

Owner of Belleville News-Democrat, KC Star Announces Broad Layoffs

flickr.com/photos/avlxyzMore journalists kicked to curb.Print media took another hit today when McClatchy Co. announced it would trim 15 percent of its workforce -- or 1,600 jobs -- from its news outlets across the country. The company owns dozens of papers, including the Kansas City Star and Bellev ... More >>

P-D Layoffs: The Memo

An internal memo circulated yesterday to St. Louis Post-Dispatch employees indicates that some of the staffers who were laid off could get their jobs back if others resign or retire by January 21.The Post offered a similar deal when it let go of people last fall, and reporters Christine Byers and Pa ... More >>

FoodWire: Four Seasons Vietnamese Restaurant Closed

A reader tipped me off to this news: Four Seasons, the Vietnamese restaurant at 3348 South Grand Boulevard, has closed. The windows are covered with newspapers, and the phone has been disconnected.- Ian Froeb

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Gets Political With Its Online Advertising

On the eve of Election Day two weeks ago, some online readers of the Post-Dispatch opened their inboxes to find an intriguing note from the local daily: an e-mail touting Proposition A, the controversial gambling ballot initiative that aimed to do away with the $500 loss limits enforced at the state ... More >>

Extra! Extra! Post-Dispatch Sells Out!

On the eve of Election Day two weeks ago, some online readers of the Post-Dispatch opened their inboxes to find an intriguing note from the local daily: an e-mail touting Proposition A, the controversial gambling ballot initiative that aimed to do away with the $500 loss limits enforced at the state ... More >>

Sad Guys on Trading Floors

On the eve of Election Day two weeks ago, some online readers of the Post-Dispatch opened their inboxes to find an intriguing note from the local daily: an e-mail touting Proposition A, the controversial gambling ballot initiative that aimed to do away with the $500 loss limits enforced at the state ... More >>

The Post-Dispatch is shedding news pages and slashing editorial staff – and there's no end in sight

On the eve of Election Day two weeks ago, some online readers of the Post-Dispatch opened their inboxes to find an intriguing note from the local daily: an e-mail touting Proposition A, the controversial gambling ballot initiative that aimed to do away with the $500 loss limits enforced at the state ... More >>

P-D Internal Memo Shows Paper is Shuffling Entertainment Coverage

On the eve of Election Day two weeks ago, some online readers of the Post-Dispatch opened their inboxes to find an intriguing note from the local daily: an e-mail touting Proposition A, the controversial gambling ballot initiative that aimed to do away with the $500 loss limits enforced at the state ... More >>

Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Stands Behind Phoenix New Times and Village Voice Media

On the eve of Election Day two weeks ago, some online readers of the Post-Dispatch opened their inboxes to find an intriguing note from the local daily: an e-mail touting Proposition A, the controversial gambling ballot initiative that aimed to do away with the $500 loss limits enforced at the state ... More >>

The Memos Are Coming!

On the eve of Election Day two weeks ago, some online readers of the Post-Dispatch opened their inboxes to find an intriguing note from the local daily: an e-mail touting Proposition A, the controversial gambling ballot initiative that aimed to do away with the $500 loss limits enforced at the state ... More >>

Bertelson Moves off Post-Dispatch Editorial Page

On the eve of Election Day two weeks ago, some online readers of the Post-Dispatch opened their inboxes to find an intriguing note from the local daily: an e-mail touting Proposition A, the controversial gambling ballot initiative that aimed to do away with the $500 loss limits enforced at the state ... More >>

Kill the Messenger

The tragic death of one of America's most important investigative journalists

Newsless in St. Louis

Survey: Post-Dispatch finishes dead last in urban coverage.

Lee Way

Is the P-D the "red-headed stepchild" of the Lee empire?

Pulitzer's Gain

Some say Pulitzer Inc.'s sale to Lee Enterprises blew in quicker than a shotgun wedding. Others saw it coming a mile away.

Pulitzer's Pain

Banished from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch a decade ago, Joseph Pulitzer IV lives in self-imposed exile in Wyoming. What went wrong?

Burnt Offering

Did the Post-Dispatch try to buy itself?

Blogger's Remorse

Daniel P. Finney's blog sealed his fate with the Post-Dispatch. What now?

Attack of the Blog

A Post reporter is suspended for extracurricular Internet activities

Autograph Hounded

O.J. is coming to the STL (shh!); plus the inside scoop on the Post-Dispatch's labor woes, a chat with Cedric's manager and the reason why you won't hear "Dude Looks Like a Lady" at JJ's

Post Toasties

Labor troubles and amazing changing headlines at the P-D; plus the updates you've come to know and love -- and the opportunity to belt out some Gephardtian Christmas carols

Best Musical

Damn Yankees!
St. Louis Black Repertory Company

More Please, Sir

Posties want a raise -- a big one

Best Media Power Couple

David Clohessy and Laura Barrett

Sweatshop Muzzle

Labor loss and the prospect of restricted coverage at the Suburban Journals

News Hole

A chasm gapes between the Post-Dispatch and the Suburban Journals -- even though they're both Pulitzer holdings

The Exorcist

A new editor reorganizes and sends the ghost of Cole Campbell packing

Lost at Sea

Editor Cole Campbell has left in his dinghy, and the mutineers at the Post-Dispatch are jubilant. Now, the flagship is listing and the crew has no idea where it's headed.

He Writes a Book, He Broadcasts Games, He Raises Money for Charity, He Changes Lyrics

That Bob Costas guy really gets around

TAKE FIVE, REALLY

Take Five lives up to its name, garnering five awards in the Excellence in Journalism competition put on by the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists

Imagine St. Louis: The Post selling its soul for a jolly good fellowship

Take Five lives up to its name, garnering five awards in the Excellence in Journalism competition put on by the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists