Did Viking Chris Kluwe’s Deadspin letter help gay marriage supporters?
In some ways, the Vikings punter’s profane letter conflicted with the leading gay-marriage advocacy group’s strategy. Does that matter?
David Brauer
David Brauer has been a reporter for local alt-weeklies and magazines, a community newspaper editor, a radio talk show host and a national freelancer.
Pioneer Press management company partner files Chapter 11
It’s the second bankruptcy in three years for Journal Register Co., which partners with the PiPress’s MediaNews Group to form the Digital First management entity.
As Vikings wrecking ball looms, Star Tribune HQ gets Associated Press as tenant
Wire service signs “multi-year” lease in building currently being marketed for Vikings-area redevelopment.
Star Tribune sells 2,000 e-books on Dakota War series
A series that took four months to prepare for the newspaper tops Bill O’Reilly in the e-book charts.
Duluth TV gets sloppy on Gauthier investigation
Incorrect facts and questionable sourcing call Northlands NewsCenter standards into question.
A music station for Twins fans? What KTWN is thinking
A music station’s five-year plan culminates with a baseball team’s arrival.
With Twins’ jump to KTWN expected, 1500 ESPN ‘committed’ to sports format
Despite low ratings after six years of Twins broadcasts, the Hubbard-owned station will stick with sports even if the team jumps to a Pohlad-owned FM.
More radio ratings: what women (and people over 55) like
Analysis of the latest Arbitron numbers for women and the 55+ demo.
Radio ratings: MPR hits 3-year low, WCCO rises
MPR News and The Current continue year-long fall; 1500ESPN sinks amid bad Twins season, as pop stations dominate and WCCO surprises.
Wayzata Investment Partners gains Star Tribune control
Majority control gives Wayzata unilateral rights to appoint the board of directors (which must approve a sale or merger) and change company bylaws.
What do we know of the Star Tribune’s soon-to-be majority owner?
A secretive Lake Minnetonka private equity firm is widely expected to gain control of the newspaper.
Examining Wayzata Investment Partners’ business deals
The private equity firm comes by its secretive nature naturally.
Marriage amendment support soars, but how ‘likely’ is that?
Though it’s only one poll, on a tricky-to-poll topic, KSTP/SurveyUSA’s 52-37 percent majority for the marriage amendment was a startler.
Audio: Allen Quist’s ‘genetic predisposition’ interview from 1994
Brauer interviewed then-gubernatorial candidate Allen Quist in 1994 about gay rights, fetal rights and the “political arrangement” of a family.
City Pages lays off news reporter Gregory Pratt
A year ago, the local alt-weekly had four staff news reporters writing features; now it will have two plus a short-term “fellow.”
Fargo Forum blasted for rejecting same-sex marriage ads
The newspaper is under fire for rejecting a same-sex couple’s announcement of their legal marriage in New York.
MPR, national parent lay off 10 employees, citing ‘challenges’
MPR and its national programming arm, American Public Media, say they are “reorganizing around two key areas: content and development.”
Sloppy reporting on Minneapolis, St. Paul population growth
This week’s reports on the Met Council’s 2010-11 population growth estimates is somewhat unfair to the ‘burbs and, in a way, to the cities, too.
Do Minnesota journalists let politicians rewrite quotes?
A New York Times story documents political journalists letting pols and their spokespeople massaging quotes. Locals say that doesn’t happen here … yet.
No more half-‘Wits’: John Moe and MPR’s next national show
How an up-and-coming host uses Twitter as a “writer’s room,” collects the indie cream of the crop, and loosens up MPR’s starched collar.
