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June 2025 Missouri Press News

Missouri Press Association's monthly magazine.

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In this issue

  • Be on the lookout for BNC results

    4 days ago

    Congratulations to the Better Newspaper Contest awards winners! Results of judging for this year’s contest have been or will be soon shared with your newspaper’s BNC contact. …

  • Should your newspaper use AI?

    5 days ago

    Everywhere you turn, artificial intelligence, or AI, is being touted as the thing that will revolutionize work. Text-to-image generation has captured our imagination, and the potential for …

  • Missouri Press Insider: Melanie Latamondeer

    Friday, June 6

    Who owns the newspaper? I am the sole owner. Circulation: Around 900 per week. Number of issues per week/publication day: Weekly on Thursday. Number of full-time and part-time staff: …

  • Missouri Press awards two more scholarships for rural newspaper program

    Friday, June 6

    Two students entering their junior year at the University of Missouri School of Journalism have been elected as the 2025 recipients of the Rural Missouri Newspaper Scholarship. The scholarships …

  • Nominations needed for MPA’s 2026 board of directors

    Wednesday, June 4

    The Missouri Press Association nominating committee will meet during the summer to decide on candidates for 2026 MPA Second Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and four Directors. The terms of …

  • Missouri Press Foundation names new chief advancement officer

    Tuesday, June 3

    Chris Peck has been named Chief Advancement Officer for the Missouri Press Foundation. In his new role, Peck will serve as the principal fundraiser for the foundation and work closely with the …

  • Newspapers unscathed as 2025 legislative session ends

    Tuesday, June 3

    My first legislative session help­ing to represent the Missouri Press Association ended on May 15 with great relief. Relief that the state’s newspapers didn’t lose any ground. …

  • Periodicals, other postage rates set to increase in July

    Tuesday, June 3

    Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) last month approved an increase to postage rates, including seeking a nearly 10 percent increase for periodical rates. Periodicals will see an overall increase …

  • You’re requesting public information, not guessing file types and formats

    Monday, June 2

    Reporters should not be forced to guess what the magic words are to spring open public documents. Specifically, a records-seeker should not need to know the name of the type of file under which an electronic record has been stored. The file type does not matter – the underlying information is what is important.

  • Tales from the vault: GOP royalty and chocolate cake

    Sunday, June 1

    The death of Christopher S. “Kit” Bond (May 13, 2025) reminds me of a story that links me to a pair of Missouri GOP celebrities – Christopher Bond and John Ashcroft, although …

  • Missouri Press announces 2025 William E. James Outstanding Young Journalists

    Wednesday, May 28

    In recognition of their journalistic excellence, three reporters have been selected by Missouri Press Association to receive this year’s William E. James Outstanding Young Journalist award. …

  • Linda Lockhart

    Thursday, May 8

    Linda Lockhart, 72, longtime St. Louis journalist, died May 4, 2025, from complications from cancer.