St. Louis: Communications

Newspapers and Magazines

The city's major daily newspaper is the morning St. Louis Post Dispatch. The St. Louis Business Journal is a business weekly. A variety of other newspapers, including the St Louis Small Business Monthly and Call neighborhood newspapers circulate in the area. The Associated Press and United Press International operate offices in St. Louis.

Several specialized magazines and journals are based in St. Louis; the majority are journals published for medical professionals by the Elsevier Health Sciences Publishing Company and other firms. In addition to health care, subjects include religion, agriculture, engineering, environmental issues, business, insurance, and construction trades.

Television and Radio

Television viewers in metropolitan St. Louis tune in broadcasts from six stations, and cable is available. A complete range of radio programming—including classical, jazz, classic rock, "oldies," Christian, and gospel music, as well as news and public interest features—is offered by 23 AM and FM radio stations.

Media Information: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 900 North Tucker Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63101-9990; telephone (314)340-8000; toll-free (800)365-0820.

St. Louis Online

City of St. Louis home page. Available www.stlouis.missouri.org

Missouri Department of Economic Development home page. Available www.ecodev.state.mo.us

St. Louis Commerce magazine home page. Available www.stlcommercemagazine.com

St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission home page. Available www.explorestlouis.com

St. Louis Front Page (development news) home page. Available www.slfp.com

St. Louis Post-Dispatch home page. Available www.stltoday.com

St. Louis Public Library home page. Available www.slpl.lib.mo.us

St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association home page. Available www.stlrcga.org

Selected Bibliography

Clamorgan, Cyprian, The Colored Aristocracy of St. Louis (University of Missouri Press, 1999)

Peters, Frank, et al., A Guide to the Architecture of St. Louis (University of Missouri Press, 1990)

Twain, Mark, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (New York: Puffin, 1988, 1953)

Twain, Mark, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Hartford, Conn.: The American Publishing Co., 1876)