Journalism
“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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People’s World racks up 22 professional journalism awards
October 6, 2017The International Labor Communications Association - the top organization of labor journalists - recognized People’s World in several categories this year.
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