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University of Missouri-St. Louis professor Shaji Khan, who helped the St. Louis Post-Dispatch report about a data breach in a state system, is calling for a public apology and payment.

Gov. Mike Parson continues to push to prosecute a reporter who discovered the state's website risked exposing teacher social security numbers. Meanwhile, his estimate that the incident would cost the state $50 million continues to be called into question.

Gov. Mike Parson demanded the investigation of a journalist who alerted the state to a website security flaw, pegging the cost to the state at $50 million. Democrats say that number is unrealistic, and it’s not clear what the money would be used for.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch discovered a flaw that exposed Social Security numbers for more than 100,000 Missouri teachers and alerted the state before publishing its findings, but the state is calling the act an unauthorized hack.

The media giant has sold 12 papers in smaller communities as it streamlines national operation

Over the last few months at KCUR, we’ve been asking folks in our newsroom to describe their work in a different way — so that the communities we serve know what we do, and why we do it.

The Native American Journalists Association has selected Haskell Indian Nations University's student newspaper to receive the 2021 NAJA Elias Boudinot Free Press Award.

What journalists can do better and differently in covering COVID-19 and the evolution of conspiracy theories.

Where 16 months of coronavirus coverage has left journalists and news consumers alike.

Kansas has a shield law that gives journalists limited protection against being forced to identify anonymous sources or disclose information they haven’t published or aired. But because Bledsoe sued in federal court, the shield law doesn’t apply.

NPR is celebrating its fiftieth birthday this year and much of the organization's early success can be attributed to four groundbreaking women.

How the KCPD ranked in a nationwide report, and the story of the four women who were pivotal to the growth of NPR.