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The Independent wins 23 journalism awards in annual Missouri Press contest
The Missouri Independent won 23 awards Saturday — including eight first place honors — in the annual Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. The Independent also took home the Gold Cup for class 2 dailies — the first time an online-only publication has been awarded the event’s top honor. In addition to the individual awards, […]
The Independent wins annual media award from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
Reporting on problems with Medicaid, pandemic food benefits and other state issues facing lower-income Missourians earned The Missouri Independent the media award Thursday during Legal Services of Eastern Missouri’s annual “For the Common Good Awards” luncheon in St. Louis. The award, given for “significant contributions to promoting equal access to justice in our community” recognized […]
Timeline: The Georgia probe into 2020 election interference
Monday night’s announcement of indictments against former President Donald Trump and his allies on allegations that they conspired to overturn the 2020 election culminated after more than two years of investigation. The Fulton case is the latest in a series of criminal and civil cases Trump faces as he campaigns to defeat Republican primary challengers […]
Missouri Independent reporter wins ‘Outstanding Young Journalist’ award
Allison Kite, a data reporter covering agriculture and the environment for The Missouri Independent and Kansas Reflector, has been selected to receive the 2023 William E. James Outstanding Young Journalist Award from the Missouri Press Association. The award recognizes reporters who have demonstrated excellence in the field of journalism and maintained the quality, ethics and […]
Attorneys general want Apple, Google to raise age ratings for TikTok
Attorneys general from 15 states want Apple and Google to increase their age ratings for the social media application TikTok. They have sent letters to the companies’ CEOs that say states have the right to pursue legal action if age ratings for the app aren’t changed. The Apple App Store rates TikTok for users “12+,” […]
The Independent wins 14 journalism awards in annual Missouri Press contest
The Missouri Independent won 14 awards Saturday — including five first place honors — in the annual Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. The awards were presented at the association’s annual convention in Lake Ozark. The Independent competed in the Dailies Class 2 category. A months-long, multi-story collaboration between The Independent and The Documenting COVID-19 […]
Missouri Independent, Midwest Newsroom co-hosting community discussion on lead
A study released last year found that more than 80% of Missouri children had some level of lead in their blood. Across the Midwest, in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, the data painted a similar picture — children with elevated levels of lead in their blood far above the national average. Over the last six months, […]
Missouri Independent honored as ‘Sunshine Hero’ by statewide organization
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Missouri Sunshine Law next year, a statewide organization dedicated to government transparency has honored The Missouri Independent as a “Sunshine Hero” for its work covering state government since launching in October 2020. In addition to The Independent, the Missouri Sunshine Coalition has also chosen Greene County Clerk […]
Missouri Independent, Midwest Newsroom host discussion on high levels of lead in children
Thousands of children in the Midwest continue to have elevated levels of lead in their blood. On Tuesday at 7p.m., join The Missouri Independent and NPR’s Midwest Newsroom for a Facebook Live discussion of the issue, which is the subject of a months-long collaborative investigation by the two organizations. Tune in to hear more and […]
Public radio’s Midwest Newsroom, Missouri Independent partner to boost local reporting
Public radio’s Midwest Newsroom and The Missouri Independent are launching a six-month project to bring more in-depth local reporting to the audiences of both news organizations. With grant funding from the Kansas City-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Midwest Newsroom has hired two journalists for a six-month fellowship to work alongside reporters and editors at The […]
Report on push for police accountability in St. Louis named finalist for national journalism award
A collaboration between The Missouri Independent, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and the St. Louis American has been chosen as a finalist for the 2022 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards. The project, “Why Police Reform Fails,” followed a group of Ferguson activists who decided the key to transforming public safety is changing who […]
The Independent wins nine journalism awards in annual Missouri Press contest
The Missouri Independent won nine awards Saturday — including two first place awards for coverage of government and breaking news — in the annual Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. The awards were presented at the association’s annual convention in Excelsior Springs. The Independent competed in the Dailies Class 2 category. First place honors for […]