Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
- Changes ahead for both Twin Cities papers
With the St. Paul Pioneer Press up for sale and the Minneapolis Star Tribune's parent company now the second-largest newspaper chain in the country, what will it mean for Twin Cities news hounds?11:06 a.m.GuestsJohn Finnegan: Former executive editor and assistant publisher of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He was with the paper from 1951-89.Jane Kirtley: Director of the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota.More from MPRPioneer Press faces unknown owner (03/13/2006)Duluth News Tribune for sale (03/13/2006)A one-newspaper Twin Cities? (03/10/2006) 
Is there a future for network T.V. news?
Former CBS News Anchor Dan Rather still believes there's an audience for straightforward news broadcasts that focus on serious national and international stories, but he worries that "what's lacking is the will to try it."12:06 p.m.Resources
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