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December 2025 Missouri Press News

Missouri Press Association's monthly magazine.

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In this issue

  • An inspired look at the need for a truly free press

    Sunday, December 7, 2025

    A  chill swept through the packed ballroom. Marty Baron, the distinguished retired editor of The Washington Post , stood before more than 100 friends of the free press in St. Louis. …

  • Missouri Press Insider: Robin Gregg

    Saturday, December 6, 2025

    Who owns the newspapers: In September 2024, Reaves and Williams LLC bought the paper from Lewis County Press. Monroe County Appeal and Ralls County Herald Enterprise combined into one newspaper in …

  • From the classroom to the newsroom: Dutch Mill takes on J-School

    Friday, December 5, 2025

    Dutch Mill Staff and Caden Ely, [Owensville High School] senior class president, went on a field trip to the Missouri Press Association (MPA) in Columbia on Oct. 30 to tour the building and learn …

  • Return to Jumbl for 2026 press passes

    Wednesday, December 3, 2025

    The process for requesting 2026 press cards will again be through Jumbl, Missouri Press’ association management platform. The press pass request form can be found at: https://bit.ly/492tR2P. …

  • Missouri doing better than some of its neighbors in Medill report

    Wednesday, December 3, 2025

    In its annual State of Local News Report, the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University reports that the number of local news deserts in the U.S. jumped to record levels this year as …

  • The perfect gift for MPA’s Hotline Attorney

    Tuesday, December 2, 2025

    Here’s the holiday gift you can get your hotline attorney: Everyone please make a request to the Missouri State Highway Patrol for records. I am actively gathering as many examples of denied or …

  • New Active member application to consider

    Monday, December 1, 2025

    The Missouri Press Association has received an Active Membership application for The Independent Courier newspaper in Clarence. The publisher is James W. Johnston. The Independent Courier is an …

  • AI is here to help. Do we want this help?

    Monday, December 1, 2025

    I admit I’m a little late to this discussion, but WTH are we going to do about AI? I don’t have any answers, just a lot of questions and a few opinions. I expect I’ll know a …

  • Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame welcomes five new members

    Sunday, November 30, 2025

    Five acclaimed photojournalists joined the Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame during the Nov. 13 induction ceremony at the State Historical Society of Missouri’s headquarters in downtown …

  • Thankful for local newspapers

    Monday, November 24, 2025

    As we head toward the Thanksgiving holiday, we are often encouraged to share things for which we are truly ‘‘thankful.” Family, friends, good health (and the like) are things that first come to mind.

  • Kathy Krier

    Friday, November 14, 2025

    Kathleen “Kathy” Ann (Carver) Krier, 79, of Warsaw died peacefully on Nov. 11, 2025, surrounded by her family, due to complications from vascular dementia following a fall in August 2025. …

  • MPA Past Presidents meet in Lake Ozark

    Wednesday, November 12, 2025

    Missouri Press Association’s past presidents, along with their spouses and significant others, met Thursday, Nov. 6, in Lake Ozark for the annual Past Presidents Dinner. This year’s …