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The Front Page is our longest running newsletter, providing analysis and context for how journalism is shifting in the U.S.

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St. Louis Public Radio unionizing

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January 13, 2023

Issue 59: From open letter to collective action.

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The Front Page: What we read this year
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December 16, 2022

Issue 58: Some of our favorite media criticism of 2022.

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The Front Page: Post Twitter
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December 2, 2022

Issue 57: What to consider before joining a waitlist.

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The Front Page: Transgender Awareness Week
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November 18, 2022

Issue 56: The New York Times publishes another moral panic piece.

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The Front Page: Twitter blues
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November 4, 2022

Issue 55: How Elon Musk’s purchase could affect young journalists of color.

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The Front Page: Trauma is not a commodity
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October 21, 2022

Issue 54: The Eddie Adams Workshop is selling prints of an execution.

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The Front Page: Journalists shouldn’t work for the police
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October 7, 2022

Issue 53: How filming fare evaders threatens audience trust

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The Front Page: What the Queen’s death says about U.S. media priorities
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September 23, 2022

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has (again) revealed U.S. cable and legacy companies’ fascination with spectacle and colonialist narratives.

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The Front Page: Inquiring about The Inquirer
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September 9, 2022

Why are there no Black men reporting for the Philadelphia Inquirer (except on the the sports desk)?

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The Front Page: 50 issues
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August 26, 2022

Issue 50: Reflecting on two years.