PubDef.net is a St. Louis area political blog founded by Antonio D. French in October 2005.
The site covers mostly St. Louis city politics, with occasional articles about Missouri state politics.
School Board Coverage In 2007, when the St. Louis Public Schools lost accreditation, PubDef earned national fame for hosting exclusive videos and interviews related to the controversy. One of the videos showed St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay privately meeting with protesting students.
Video Content PubDef.net's sister site hosts videos posted on PubDef.net and is touted as "Missouri's only 24-hour news network."
Staff Currently, Antonio French writes most of the articles. Gabe Bullard, a former intern for PubDef has contributed articles and videos since May of 2007 Dan Martin interned with PubDef from May through June of 2007. He wrote several articles during this time.
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