Joel Kramer

Born in New York, Joel moved to Minnesota in 1983 to become editor of the Star Tribune. He then became publisher and president in 1992, serving until 1998 when the newspaper was sold. He was involved in editing two investigative projects that won Pulitzer Prizes, one at Newsday and one at the Star Tribune.

After leaving the Star Tribune, Joel spent three years as a senior fellow in journalism at the University of Minnesota, six weeks as the running mate of Becky Lourey in her unsuccessful effort to win the DFL nomination for governor, and four years running Growth & Justice, a think tank he founded to focus on state policy that simultaneously creates economic growth, does so sustainably, and shares the fruits of the growth broadly.

Joel co-founded MinnPost with his wife, Laurie, and served as CEO and Editor from its inception in 2007 until 2016.

On the civic front, Joel currently chairs Minnesota Jewish Media, which publishes the Jewish World. He is past board chair of three nonprofits — Children’s Theatre Company, Achieve Minneapolis and Growth & Justice. He and Laurie are members of the 1% Club, which means they promise to contribute 1% of their net worth every year to philanthropic causes.

Articles by this author:

Remembering Al Sicherman’s decade at MinnPost

By Joel Kramer | 08/28/2017

Rest in peace, Uncle Al.

Inside MinnPost

Passing the torch at MinnPost

By Joel Kramer and Laurie Kramer | 10/18/2016

MinnPost, which began with a handful of editors relying on free-lance reporters, now has seven staff writers and a dozen regular writers on contracts.

Inside MinnPost

Big changes coming at MinnPost

By Joel Kramer and Laurie Kramer | 04/21/2016

Eight and a half years after founding MinnPost, Joel and Laurie Kramer announce that they will be transitioning out of management later this year.

Inside MinnPost

MinnPost sets new highs for readership and membership in 2015

By Joel Kramer and Laurie Kramer | 01/29/2016

For the second year in a row we were named by the Online News Association as one of the top sites in the nation for enterprises with fewer than 50 staff members.

Inside MinnPost

Some record page-view numbers for MinnPost

By Joel Kramer | 05/04/2015

On eleven different days in April, readers clicked on MinnPost pages more than 50,000 times. This happened on only 10 days in all of 2014.

Inside MinnPost

2014 MinnPost Year End Report: Positioning for a successful future

By Joel Kramer and Laurie Kramer | 01/29/2015

In 2014, MinnPost began positioning itself for the future, hiring two new top leaders and embarking on a major, multi-year initiative to increase membership.

Inside MinnPost

MinnPost’s news technology director moving to a new job at the Investigative News Network

By Joel Kramer | 09/15/2014

Kaeti Hinck has accepted a new position, director of design for the Investigative News Network.

Inside MinnPost

Andrew Putz named executive editor of MinnPost

By Joel Kramer | 06/10/2014

We’re proud to announce that Andrew Putz will be MinnPost’s executive editor, starting June 30.

Inside MinnPost

MinnPost introducing weekly Lynx coverage

By Joel Kramer | 05/16/2014

The Lynx get much less coverage than those other pro teams, but they do attract substantial crowds and have rabid followers. Why not try providing smart coverage of them?

Inside MinnPost

Andrew Wallmeyer named publisher of MinnPost

By Joel Kramer | 04/25/2014

He will oversee the business side of MinnPost and report to CEO Joel Kramer.

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