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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. He's covered Minnesota media for MinnPost since 2007. He likes readers and tipsters.

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Return to the U: The Confession
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Return to the U: The Confession

By David Brauer | 01/22/13

Today marks my first First Day of School since the Reagan administration. (Am I nervous? Yes.)

How would Minnesotans heat their homes?
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In a massive winter power outage, how would Minnesotans heat their homes?

By David Brauer | 01/18/13

With a cold snap on the way, consider this: New federal rules require electric-dependent furnaces and boilers.

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Jeff Dubay hired as 1500 ESPN co-host

By David Brauer | 01/11/13

The former crack cocaine abuser gets new professional life on a new sports station, but how well will he wear professionally and personally?

Fall 2012 radio ratings: What's going on with talk?
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Fall 2012 radio ratings: What's going on with talk?

By David Brauer | 12/19/12

After a year of music-station reprogramming, nearly every local talk station's are down.

Fighting for relevance, 1500 ESPN shuffles lineup
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Fighting for relevance, 1500 ESPN shuffles lineup

By David Brauer | 12/18/12

With ratings slumping and Twins rights gone, Hubbard Broadcasting moves Joe Soucheray out of afternoon drive.

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If Ryan strikes a Star Tribune land deal for Wells Fargo, keep your eye on the subsidy

By David Brauer | 12/14/12

Ryan’s dreamscape described as office buildings, a parking ramp, two full blocks of public parkland — and potentially more public subsidy.

Star Tribune denies own land-sale story, but what if deal goes through?
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Star Tribune denies own land-sale story, but what if deal goes through?

By David Brauer | 12/12/12

I don’t do a “Media Year in Review,” but if I did, here's a great new entrant: “Star Tribune denies own story.”

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Minnesota news media: Who tops the Twitter 1,000

By David Brauer | 12/07/12

I will follow: MinnPost's first rankings of 1,040 local media Twitter accounts.

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PPP Polling, Minnesota editorial pages nail state election

By David Brauer | 11/07/12

Who says pollsters are wrong and newspaper editorial pages have no effect?

Star Tribune editor: 'If you want to campaign, put down your journalist's badge'
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Star Tribune editor: 'If you want to campaign, put down your journalist's badge'

By David Brauer | 11/06/12

Social networking earns staff rebuke from editor Nancy Barnes.