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The Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Saint Louis University presents internationally acclaimed Armenian-American pianist Kariné Poghosyan in a solo concert featuring the music of Franz Liszt, Manuel DeFalla
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St. Louis loves Marilyn Maye and the feeling is mutual. The only thing better than an evening with the legendary singer is a world premier event showcasing Maye and the
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From the producer of The Lion King and Aladdin, FROZEN, the Tony®-nominated Best Musical, is now on tour across North America and the critics rave, “It’s simply magical!” (LA Daily
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Part literary event, part comedy show and part game show, Literary Death Match makes its long-awaited debut on Nov. 10. Presented by the Kranzberg Arts Foundation, Literary Death Match
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Join us every Thursday from 6:30 – 8:30pm for fun with friends and networking with likeminded professionals. Each week’s social hours are surrounded by games, drinks, discussions and more!
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Join NBM’s Sittin’ on the Porch on Thursday Nights from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM! Players of all levels are encouraged to come jam with other musicians in the NBM
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An Ohio newspaper editor was charged with felony wiretapping for publishing audio that a source recorded during a high profile murder trial. In other words, he was arrested for practicing journalism.
The charges against Derek Myers of the Scioto Valley Guardian ignore the Supreme Court’s recognition over two decades ago that reporters are not to blame for unlawful recordings by sources. In fact, the issue has been settled since the Pentagon Papers. It’s up to judges, not journalists, to enforce courtroom confidentiality rules.
The ordeal should alarm all those who value press freedoms. Abuses of state and local law to target journalists are every bit as dangerous as abuses of the Espionage Act at the federal level but they often fly under the radar. Myers’ arrest is even more disturbing considering that the judge presiding over the murder trial, Randy Deering, may have harbored a personal grudge against Myers for successfully challenging his prior ban on filming witnesses.
The Guardian’s troubles did not end with Myers’ arrest. Another judge, Anthony Moraleja, approved a search warrant that led to the seizure of the laptop the Guardian had been using to livestream the trial and his cellphone was seized as well. As the Committee to Protect Journalists noted, the seizure — presumably intended to discover the source of the audio recording — ignores Ohio’s shield law and the federal Privacy Protection Act. In addition to violating Myers’ personal rights and preventing the Guardian from continuing its livestream, the warrant and seizure will surely have a chilling effect on sources who may have thought they could rely on the law to keep their identities secret.
That Myers could face prison time and property seizures notwithstanding Supreme Court precedent and supposed legal protections goes to show that journalists cannot depend on the law alone. It’s vital that judges and other local officials face a strong public backlash when they harass journalists and ignore press freedoms.
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