Remembering Al Sicherman’s decade at MinnPost
Rest in peace, Uncle Al.
Joel Kramer
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Andrew Putz named executive editor of MinnPost
We’re proud to announce that Andrew Putz will be MinnPost’s executive editor, starting June 30.
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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.
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MinnPost is looking for an executive editor
The executive editor will direct MinnPost’s news coverage, reporting to the CEO/Editor.
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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.
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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.
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Joyce Foundation makes a grant to MinnPost and the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
The $100,000 grant, to be split by the two nonprofit news organizations, will fund coverage of political reform in Minnesota.
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How the IRS treats nonprofit media
WASHINGTON — A Council on Foundations working group urges changing guidelines for granting tax-exempt status to nonprofit media organizations.
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UCare is first site sponsor of MinnPost
Beginning Monday, MinnPost is making available a more prominent position as sponsor of the whole site.
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Two new content partnerships for MinnPost
MinnPost will be publishing articles from Twin Cities Business and Thirty Two as part of a content partnership.
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MinnPost expands Earth Journal, with support from numerous donors
Ron Meador will be expanding his environment and energy reporting and analysis for MinnPost to at least twice a week, effective today.
