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Monday, November 24, 2008

Live coverage of Obama press conference
MPR News will carry live coverage of President-elect Barack Obama's press conference at 11:00 a.m., as Obama officially announces members of his economic team.11:00 a.m.
Does journalism have a future?
A panel of local journalists discussed the future of their profession -- and newspapers in particular -- at a forum sponsored by the National Press Club at the University of Minnesota.12:00 p.m.
Guests
Nancy Barnes: Editor and Senior VP, Star Tribune
Thom Fladung: Editor and Vice President, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Joel Kramer: CEO and Editor, MinnPost.com
Nora Paul: Director, U of M Institute for New Media Studies
Alan Bjerga: Bloomberg News, Moderator
More from MPR
Pioneer Press receives envelope labeled anthrax (11/02/2008)
Star Tribune gets package labeled 'anthrax' (10/30/2008)
Newspaper editors explain their U.S. Senate endorsements (10/30/2008)
Star Tribune skips $9 million debt payment (10/01/2008)
Longtime St. Paul columnist Don Boxmeyer dies (08/11/2008)
Star Tribune staff rallies against cuts (06/26/2008)
The ever-changing media landscape (06/24/2008)
Resources
National Press Club
Star Tribune
Pioneer Press
MinnPost.com
Institute for New Media Studies