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Elisa Crouch wins Terry Hughes Award
February 27, 2014
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Elisa Crouch received the 2014 Terry Hughes Award from the United Media Guild during a reception Wednesday night. A panel of former Hughes Award winners selected her work for this honor, given annually by the UMG...
Lee Enterprises eyes digital growth, refinancing
February 20, 2014
Lee Enterprises faces two critical near-term challenges: Building digital revenues to offset the decline in print revenue and restructuring the rest of its debt. Lee chairman and CEO Mary Junck offered brief overview of the company's strategies during Lee's annual...
Journalism happy hour set for Feb. 26
February 13, 2014
The United Media Guild will host a happy hour to honor our 2014 Terry Hughes Award winner and celebrate good journalism in general. The event will run from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 26 in the upper level at The...
Springfield journalists show solidarity
February 12, 2014
Our members at the State Journal-Register are eager to resume bargaining their first contract with GateHouse Media. They expressed that desire -- and their Guild solidarity -- by displaying balloons in their newsroom in Springfield. Our negotiations with GateHouse resume...
UMG hosts social media seminar Feb. 24
February 10, 2014
Progress Missouri executive director Sean Soendker Nicholson will lead a social media seminar at noon Monday, Feb. 24. This event, sponsored by the United Media Guild, will take place in the 10th floor conference room at 1015 Locust Street in...
Good news, bad news for Lee Enterprises
February 10, 2014
Lee Enterprises, parent company for our Post-Dispatch unit, has been making news on the business pages in recent days. On the bright side, the company reworked its second-lien debt to lower its interest rate and extend its term. Mary Junck,...