PubDef is Coming to Television

PubDef is launching a new 30-minute news magazine to air on KDHX-TV Channel 21 on Charter Cable in St. Louis City.
We are currently looking for contributors, cameramen and interns. Please send resumes to editor@pubdef.net.
More details to come…
Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net


New Features: PubDef.TV and Alerts

We’re happy to announce a couple of great new features! First, we now have continuous play on PubDef.TV, meaning you just go to the site and videos start playing automatically, one after the other — just like real TV, but on-demand!
We’ve also made it easy for you to sign up to receive breaking news updates [...]


Our iTunes Video Podcast Updated

After months of neglect, the Pub Def Video Podcast has been updated. Click here to subscribe in iTunes.

Following the release of the groundbreaking AppleTV, allowing us to watch video podcasts on our television — further eliminating the need to ever watch broadcast TV — we’ll be updating our own podcast much more regularly. So subscribe [...]


Special Edition of PubDef.TV

PubDef.TV has been updated with all of our videos from the ongoing student sit-in demonstration in City Hall.
Watch these exclusive videos and listen to students talk about this week’s events in their own words only at www.PubDef.tv.
Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net


PubDef.TV Updated

PubDef.TV has been updated with videos from this week, including videos of:

The Infamous 2001 Board of Aldermen Meeting
The State of the Union Watch Party
Supporters of the BJC/Park Deal
Opponents of the BJC/Park Deal
Shrewsbury Defends Taking Southside Park Land for Animal Center
No Race-Baiting: Reed asks Shrewsbury
O’Brien Skips Work Session

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PubDef.TV Updated

A slew of new videos have been added to PubDef.TV, including videos of:

Mayor Francis Slay on Ballpark Village and St. Louis Public Schools
State Senator Jeff Smith’s documentary and victory night kiss
Our interview with activist Percy Green
Reports on the Forest Park land deal
Congressman Lacy Clay’s comments about his campaign contributions from Wal-Mart
Our Eastwood-inspired preview of the [...]


iPods for O’Brien?

What’s a controversial school board president to do while angry parents picket outside her mansion, fellow board members demand her resignation, and the mayor is calling in old favors? How about listen to some Stevie Wonder on a taxpayer-bought iPod?
But Veronica O’Brien says she didn’t purchase the iPods on the Board credit card, her employee [...]


PubDef.TV Updated

PubDef.TV has been updated with several videos from Tuesday’s School Board meeting, including video of:

Superintendent Diana Bourisaw’s subtle response to numerous attacks from Board President Veronica O’Brien during the three-hour long meeting
Board member Bob Archibald again complaining about the district budget even though he and O’Brien chose to skip last week’s budget work session at [...]


Launching PubDef.TV Beta

Watch video from yesterday’s press conference by State Senators Maida Coleman and Michael Gibbon on the eve of their meeting today with DESE Commissioner Kent King regarding the future of St. Louis Public Schools at our new video site, PubDef.TV.
While PubDef.TV is still in beta, we greatly appreciate hearing your comments and suggestions as we [...]


Video Page Updated

Our video page and our iTunes video podcast has been updated. Enjoy.
Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net