http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/?rsssource=1 MPR editors offer perspectives on bringing you the news every day. Copyright 2011, Minnesota Public Radio Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:15:06 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Melanie Sommer The Capital Times of Madison, Wisconsin, has announced plans to drop its daily print publication to focus its editorial resources on the paper's Web site. It'll still publish two weekly tabloid-type publications -- one featuring its editorial and opinion columns,... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2008/02/newspaper_drops.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2008/02/newspaper_drops.shtml Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:15:06 CST Melanie Sommer Several blogs in the market have been writing about the latest round of changes in the works at the Star Tribune newspaper of Minneapolis. Publisher Chris Harte sent around a fairly lengthy memo to employees yesterday, outlining the paper's decision... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2008/01/more_changes_co_1.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2008/01/more_changes_co_1.shtml Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:31:53 CST Bill Wareham I'm guessing the universe of people who read more than one newspaper is relatively small nowadays, confined mostly to people in the news business. But if you picked up both a Star Tribune and Pioneer Press today several of the... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/12/its_all_in_the.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/12/its_all_in_the.shtml Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:25:44 CST Melanie Sommer The errors made by journalists are highlighted in a blog called "Regret the Error," not to embarrass the reporters, says its author -- but to encourage them to become better. Craig Silverman, a Canadian freelance journalist and author, decided the... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/12/we_regret_the_e.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/12/we_regret_the_e.shtml Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:06:04 CST Bill Wareham News this afternoon that Par Ridder has stepped down as publisher at the Star Tribune. Mind you, he's been barred from performing that job until next September. According to the Associated Press: ST. PAUL (AP) - Par Ridder closed the... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/12/ridder_era_ends.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/12/ridder_era_ends.shtml Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:28:51 CST Melanie Sommer Given the shaky financial situation many newspapers are facing, and their growing reliance on online revenue, some wonder whether a day will come when some newspaper just pulls the plug on its printing press, and publishes exclusively online. Rick Edmonds,... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/12/will_newspapers.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/12/will_newspapers.shtml Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:41:38 CST Melanie Sommer Winter apparently begins in earnest in the Upper Midwest this weekend, what with predictions of a fairly significant snowfall for most of Saturday. The usual hype is reaching somewhat of a fever pitch, I think, although the first snowfall is... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/weather_fun_thi.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/weather_fun_thi.shtml Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:04:52 CST Melanie Sommer Media critic Brian Lambert is moving his blog, To the Slaughter, from The Rake magazine online to Mpls.St. Paul magazine, according to several blog reports out there. David Brauer at MinnPost has the most complete summary.... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/lambert_moving.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/lambert_moving.shtml Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:51:34 CST Melanie Sommer The Washington Post has an interesting discussion today about the role of "citizen journalists," and whether folks with no formal training in journalism can carry that moniker. So many news organizations, MPR included, are trying to encourage more audience interaction... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/citizen_journal.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/citizen_journal.shtml Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:57:53 CST Melanie Sommer We've got a new guy working on the MPR news Web site, starting today. He's Mike Reszler, our new managing editor for online news. Reszler comes to our shop from the St. Paul Pioneer Press, where he was senior editor.... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/new_guy_on_the.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/new_guy_on_the.shtml Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:52:31 CST Melanie Sommer The three-day free electronics recycling event at the Mall of America was apparently too successful, since the organizers have ended it a day early. According to the AP: "The three-day event was supposed to go until tomorrow, but it ended... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/erecycling_prog.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/erecycling_prog.shtml Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:44:33 CST Melanie Sommer The New York Times delves into the conflict over Rachel Paulose's leadership of the U.S. Attorney's office in Minnesota in a front-page story. Paulose, you may recall, was named to the post by then-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, after Tom Heffelfinger... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/paulose_controv.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/paulose_controv.shtml Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:22:58 CST Bill Wareham I just read over at To the Slaughter that former KSTP-TV news director Scott Libin, who's been on the Poynter Institute faculty of late, has been named news director at WCCO-TV. Welcome back to the Twin Cities, Scott.... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/new_news_direct.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/new_news_direct.shtml Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:53:48 CST Bill Wareham After hearing NPR hosts referring repeatedly to the network's new music site today, I had a look. Lots of good stuff there. But what really caught my eye was something called Project Song. There's only one installment, but the gist... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/nprs_project_so.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/nprs_project_so.shtml Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:19:06 CST Bill Wareham News consumption patterns continue to change in Minnesota. According to Editor & Publisher: In the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, circulation declined in Minneapolis and was virtually flat in St. Paul. At the Star Tribune, daily dropped 6.5% to 335,443, and Sunday... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/strib_circulati.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/newsroom/archive/2007/11/strib_circulati.shtml Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:57:48 CST