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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Media

All about us

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 21, 2012, 11:45 AM Dec 21, 2012
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If there’s any appetite at all from American news consumers for information about the rest of the world, you sure couldn’t find much evidence of it from a survey released today by the Pew Research Center for People and the Press.

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Getting it wrong the easy way

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 19, 2012, 10:50 AM Dec 19, 2012
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A former newspaperman confesses how he messed up a story about a mass murderer.

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Most of what we’re telling you may be wrong

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 18, 2012, 10:52 AM Dec 18, 2012
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A reporter from the Columbine school shooting acknowledges that just about everything that was reported after the 1999 shooting was wrong.

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When journalists keep a secret

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 17, 2012, 12:34 PM Dec 17, 2012
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An NBC reporter goes missing in Syria, and a news blackout about it is imposed.

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Your daily aww: Christmas edition

Nate Minor December 14, 2012, 10:45 AM Dec 14, 2012
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What would YOU do in this situation? Bob Collins is off for the rest of the day.

Why women can’t catch a break in the obituaries

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 13, 2012, 10:55 AM Dec 13, 2012
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Why don’t notable women get the same attention when they die that notable men get?

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Social media, the media, and racism

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 12, 2012, 10:25 AM Dec 12, 2012
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What should a media person do when confronted with an audience member’s opinion he/she sees as racist?

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Unclear on the concept

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2012, 10:51 AM Dec 10, 2012
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The governor of Georgia thinks public broadcasting should ‘promote’ his state.

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When deejays cross the line

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 7, 2012, 10:00 AM Dec 7, 2012
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This should — but, sadly, probably won’t — serve as a wakeup call to all the insipid radio morning shows whose appeal is the outrageous stunts the morning teams do for the audience that craves them. Earlier this week, a radio station called the London hospital where Prince William’s wife was being treated for her Read more →

The value of images of people about to die

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 4, 2012, 10:52 AM Dec 4, 2012
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People who object to images of people about to die also tend to remember the story with which they’re connected.

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The lost story in Kansas City

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 1, 2012, 11:04 AM Dec 1, 2012
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How much do we elevate the importance of professional football players? A tragedy in Kansas City today provides an answer.

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Winks, nods, and editorials

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 3, 2012, 2:10 PM Nov 3, 2012
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The Pioneer Press adopts an ‘I’m not saying, I’m just saying’ stand on same-sex marriage.

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In hurricane coverage, ‘old school’ still rules

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 30, 2012, 11:58 AM Oct 30, 2012
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One thing we’ve learned after all these years of the journalism profession, old school is still cool. The still photographer is still the most fearless and respectable journalist.

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Empathy and the American journalist

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 26, 2012, 1:45 PM Oct 26, 2012

Is there room for compassion in journalism?

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Do newspaper endorsements matter?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2012, 12:10 PM Oct 25, 2012
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The effectiveness of the newspaper endorsement is debatable, but there might be fallout from newspapers not endorsing candidates an issues.

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