St. Louis Post-Dispatch hires Colbert to cover St. Charles County

Ethan Colbert will join the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to cover St. Charles County in the city’s northwest suburbs. Recently, he worked at The Missourian, a Franklin county newspaper in Washington, Mo. Previously, Colbert served as a city government reporter at Quincy Herald-Whig in Quincy, Ill. He interned at the Missouri Press Association and Community Publishers […]

St. Louis Post-Dispatch lays off two editors

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has laid off a sports editor and breaking news editor as per Jeff Gordon, president of the United Media Guild. Both editors were not represented by the union. Also, two outside sales representatives took buyout offers. The Post-Dispatch’s parent company, Lee Enterprises has also offered buyouts to other editorial staff members. […]