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John Reinan

John Reinan was born in Duluth, raised in Fergus Falls and graduated from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. He reported for seven newspapers from Alaska to Florida, including three years as consumer/marketing reporter at the Star Tribune. John lives in the Linden Hills neighborhood of Minneapolis and is a senior director at the Minneapolis marketing agency Fast Horse.

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What the fate of Tampa Tribune means to Minnesota newspaper readers
Business

What the fate of Tampa Tribune means to Minnesota newspaper readers

By John Reinan | 10/22/12

The Tribune’s sale was just one of several disturbing news items that surfaced recently about the newspaper business.

Suburbia
Business

Suburbanites are the biggest news junkies, study finds

By John Reinan | 10/01/12

A new Pew study finds they’re more interested in the news than their urban counterparts — and more willing to pay for it.

CoCo’s collaborative office space: A place for independent-minded workers
Business

CoCo’s collaborative office space: A place for independent-minded workers

By John Reinan | 09/24/12

Old new blend smartly in the historic Minneapolis Grain Exchange.

USA Today has a lot of balls
Business

USA Today has a lot of balls

By John Reinan | 09/17/12

A redesign featuring colored balls, though, won’t save the nation’s newspaper.

Star Tribune sign
Business

Star Tribune vs. Oregonian: Whose bet will win?

By John Reinan | 09/10/12

The two papers are betting their businesses on decidedly different visions of the future. And my bet’s on the home team.

Faux-real shirts
Business

Creative Apparel Concepts’ new Faux Real line fits market to a T

By John Reinan | 08/27/12

The T-shirts, featured on the “Today Show,” are generating sales as far away as Australia and as near as the State Fair.

Mary Haugh, vice president of strategy and account management
Business

Getting physical with the digital customer

By John Reinan | 08/20/12

As online shopping becomes more prevalent, brick-and-mortar retailers need to be aware of how they can meet different shoppers' specific needs.

Loss of ‘daily’ newspapers accelerating
Business

Loss of ‘daily’ newspapers accelerating

By John Reinan | 08/13/12

American newspapers are moving away from daily publication, often to three days a week. Soon, New Orleans will be the largest U.S. city without a daily paper.

Business

Buildings' fate tells the tale of newspaper industry decline

By John Reinan | 08/06/12

Lately, a lot of newspapers have been leaving their landmark downtown buildings for smaller, cheaper quarters.

Journalists’ double whammy: lost jobs and lost wages
Business

Journalists’ double whammy: lost jobs and lower wages

By John Reinan | 07/30/12

Those in journalism have to love what they do, because few of them get wealthy doing it.