Creative approaches to newspaper content, design and marketing have made the Louisville courier-Journal and Times among the most influential and respected newspapers in U.S. journalism history. The courier-Journal is only the fourth newspaper to be awarded a Missouri Medal twice. It was one of the first papers ever to receive a medal when it won … Continued

The St. Louis Argus is the oldest black newspaper and black owned business in Missouri. Since its inception in 1912 by the Mitchell family, the Argus has been active in civil rights crusades to improve the quality of life for blacks in the areas of housing, employment and education. At the same time, however, the … Continued

William Attwood, president and published of Newsday, accepted the Missouri Medal for the Long Island daily’s “creative pioneering of suburban journalism, its perfection of new standards of graphic design and organization, its commitment to good reporting and its courage to probe after unwelcome truth.” Attwood began his distinguished journalism career as correspondent for the New … Continued

John N. Cole accepted the Missouri Medal for the Maine Times. Cole, president and editor of the Maine Times, a prize-winning regional weekly, is an environmental activist and author. A Yale graduate in 1945, he put in a four-year hitch in the Air Force as a combat gunner. After trying his hand at public relations … Continued

Joseph Pulitzer, editor and publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, accepted for that newspaper’s response to challenges confronting afternoon newspapers. A bold new printing technology met and overcame distribution problems at the Post-Dispatch. The newspaper continues to believe in its responsibility to serve society and its own community; it continues to be devoted to the … Continued

Henry Gemmill, editor of the National Observer, accepted the award for his national weekly newspaper.