Star Tribune hires Lee Schafer as new business columnist
Given his more recent work as a “corporate development guy,” Schafer comes with a few conflicts.
Braublog
David Brauer authors Braublog and is MinnPost’s local media reporter. He has covered media and politics as a writer and editor since 1983 for City Pages, the Southwest/Downtown Journal, KFAN and KSTP-AM, Mpls.St.Paul, Minnesota Monthly, Law & Politics, the Business Journal, KARE11 and national outlets.
Occupy skepticism: Journalism and the fallacy of authority
A Pioneer Press journalist heaps scorn on Occupy Minnesota accusations that law enforcement gave people drugs, but developments prove undermining.
Purple state: Mapping Vikings stadium legislative votes
Stadium votes, visualized in purple and gold.
New Buz’n, K-TWIN formats shake up Twin Cities radio ratings
WLTE’s country switchover boosted numbers as K-TWIN sunk like a stone. Who else won and lost?
U journalism professor Chris Ison burned in propane accident; recovery expected
Ison was lighting a propane stove in his Wisconsin cabin when it flash exploded.
Don’t put your Amy Senser story next to an ad with a roadside ditch
When Senser and sensibilities collide.
Pioneer Press newsroom gets ‘mobile engagement unit’
Come June, reporter John Brewer will tool around the Twin Cities looking for news — but in a different way, his editors insist.
Pioneer Press publisher explains print drop, predicts new labor deal
Though digital sales and pageviews are up, publisher Guy Gilmore says tacking a quarter onto the weekday paper hurt circulation numbers.
Star Tribune, Pioneer Press shed weekday print, gain circulation
Sunday print isn’t dead, but new newspaper circulation figures indicate Monday through Saturday is on the wane as digital editions soar.
Why Tom Petters read Twin Cities Business’ story on him before you did
Why a Ponzi schemer got to “pre-review” his jailhouse interview.
Here’s the Minneapolis City Council’s pro-Vikings-stadium resolution
After months of chatter, a Minneapolis City Council majority may puts its name to a pro-stadium resolution.
KARE11 doesn’t fully identify sports-subsidy consultant in Vikings report
Aron Kahn has been the face of two Minnesota sports-subsidy efforts. So why didn’t a KARE11 report say so?
Who’s dumber on the Vikings stadium: Dean Urdahl or Jim Souhan?
A Star Tribune columnist rips a question-asking state Representative as a “job killer” … even though the politician voted for the Vikings stadium bill.
Star Tribune stadium-watcher Kaszuba moves from Capitol to sports
Mike Kaszuba has bulldogged Vikings stadium coverage; now he’ll cover money and sports from beyond the state Capitol bureau.
Star Tribune apologizes for Guthrie ad with editor’s endorsement
A page-and-a-half Guthrie ad contains editor Nancy Barnes’ rave about “Time Stands Still.”
Did a Star Tribune reporter tweet the woman’s name in Best Buy’s Dunn investigation?
A reporter’s public question exposes a name the newspaper still deems unfit to print.
How much do Twitter and Facebook boost local news-site traffic?
Three of the largest Twin Cities news sites get less social-network-referred traffic than the national average.
Don Shelby joins BringMeTheNews, leaves MinnPost
Former WCCO anchor will voice morning newscasts, contribute original reporting.
New York Times cuts free web stories; Star Tribune won’t
The Minneapolis paper followed the Times’ lead, but won’t when it comes to ratcheting down ‘free’ stories.
Doonesbury and Mohammed
Was Star Tribune editor Nancy Barnes right to link last week’s “Doonesbury” cartoons to ones depicting the Prophet Mohammed’s face?