The United Media Guild

United Media Guild unveils new logo

The United Media Guild decided to start off the new year with a new logo. Following our merger with Peoria, we stopped using the name, "St. Louis Newspaper Guild," replacing it with the broader, more inclusive "United Media Guild." And...

UMG continues growing and evolving

The United Media Guild is tackling a lengthy "to do" list while preparing for the new challenges 2014 will bring. Our staff and officers are active on several fronts at once. We are: Updating our by-laws to reflect the expansion...

Time is running out for Terry Hughes Award nominations!

  The deadline is just one week away!  That means there's still time to nominate someone (or self-nominate, if you prefer) for this prestigious award.  Don't delay - send in your nomination NOW! Any journalist in the metropolitan St. Louis...

Replacing the annual dinner

As the United Media Guild evolves into a regional local representing a far-flung membership, we must rethink our social agenda to best serve all members. Our Executive Committee decided to suspend the annual dinner this year and stage a variety...

IFJ List of Journalists and Media Staff Killed in 2013

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today issued a list of 123 people killed in 2013 (link below).  The IFJ classified 15 of those deaths as accidental and 108 were classified as targeted killings.  In releasing the list, the...

Press Club to honor Rick Hummel

The Metropolitan Press Club of St. Louis is honoring United Media Guild member Rick Hummel as its 2014 Media Person of the Year. He will accept the award at a dinner and awards presentation Jan. 21 at the Edward Jones...

Nominations for 22nd Annual Terry Hughes Award

Terry Hughes was 36 when she died of breast cancer on July 22, 1991.  A columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, her writing was clear, witty and descriptive, with a flair for portraying society’s underdogs.  Some of her columns chronicled...