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Bridgette Bornstein

Minneapolis, MN
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Posted on 09/19/11 at 03:20 pm in response to 'One City, One Book' -- What five cities chose to read

Check out www.OneMinneapolisOneRead.com to get involved in Minneapolis' first-ever community read. The book is "The Grace of Silence" by Minneapolis native and NPR host Michele Norris.

Posted on 12/07/09 at 10:33 am in response to Did KSTP-TV tire of full disclosure?

I was the reporter sent to interview our former colleague Jeanette Trompeter and boyfriend David Azbill. While it was extremely awkward for us to be including a friend and former coworker in our news coverage, please don't forget the real reason this was news: it was a police-involved shooting, and the car thief drove at officers at a high rate of speed, so they shot at him.

In a story like this, we would always seek out the people connected to the stolen vehicle. In this case, we...

Posted on 11/09/09 at 11:53 am in response to Metro publisher Tiger Oak loses deal to sell meetings mags

I would be interested to know if Tiger Oak has paid off the bill for the titles purchased from Petters. Last I heard, the $250,000 had not been paid in full. That was for the former MMG titles.

Posted on 03/29/09 at 03:36 pm in response to Hennepin County Medical Center makes New York Times front page

I went to HCMC a few years ago for bronchitis. On the forms, they entered my cell phone number and address, but they must have missed a number on my address. Since they couldn't mail the bill without it being returned, they sent it to collections. Isn't it ridiculous that they didn't just try my cell phone number instead of wasting the money and time sending it to collections? This tells me that part of the problem with HCMC's debt is inefficient billing.

Posted on 03/22/09 at 07:11 pm in response to Star Tribune website touts investigation unavailable on website

I found it infuriating, especially since they didn't explain that very well. I wondered if it was just a mistake--an early version that teases it, then someone was supposed to post it. And no, I didn't buy the paper and I won't. This is backwards--they need to be forward-looking by investing more thought, talent and creativity in their "video" offerings rather than trying to push the print versions. The Strib. has a great opportunity to be a leader in this area, but instead readers just get...

Posted on 01/19/09 at 05:57 pm in response to As media landscape changes, so must marketing

Here are some local implications to note too. Some reporters at KARE (also owned by Gannett) just became one-man-bands. There are others locally too, including some who have been going solo for a decade or more. No question--the job is harder as a one-man-band. That person probably has far less time to do everything, including answering the phone and setting up stories. And, it's a new challenge of coordination for everyone in a newsroom---not just the reporter. Most of the stations have...