Remembering Al Sicherman’s decade at MinnPost
Rest in peace, Uncle Al.
Joel Kramer
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Inside MinnPost
Passing the torch at MinnPost
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
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
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
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
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
Kaeti Hinck has accepted a new position, director of design for the Investigative News Network.
Inside MinnPost
Andrew Putz named executive editor of MinnPost
We’re proud to announce that Andrew Putz will be MinnPost’s executive editor, starting June 30.
Inside MinnPost
MinnPost introducing weekly Lynx coverage
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
He will oversee the business side of MinnPost and report to CEO Joel Kramer.
Inside MinnPost
MinnPost is looking for an executive editor
The executive editor will direct MinnPost’s news coverage, reporting to the CEO/Editor.
Inside MinnPost
Roger Buoen is retiring as executive editor of MinnPost
He has led MinnPost’s news coverage since its inception and will be switching to a more limited role.
Inside MinnPost
2013 Year End Report: MinnPost moves toward sustainability
Advertising revenue grew 19.5% and the number of members was up more than 6%.
Politics & Policy
Minneapolis vote-count process based on faulty logic and bad arithmetic
If officials had adhered to one specific statement in the ordinance, they could have eliminated 32 candidates at once and announced a winner within an hour.
Inside MinnPost
Nonprofit media are optimistic but fragile
Pew report finds most of the enterprises are a lot smaller than MinnPost, and more reliant on foundations.
