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A day of Gary

Bob Collins January 19, 2012, 3:25 PM Jan 19, 2012

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It’s over, then. Gary Eichten has hosted his last Midday call-in program, this one with guest Gov. Mark Dayton.

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Vanity Fair on NPR

Bob Collins January 18, 2012, 2:22 PM Jan 18, 2012

No doubt, the execs at NPR can exhale now that Vanity Fair’s long piece on NPR is out.

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Behind every great host

Bob Collins January 18, 2012, 12:28 PM Jan 18, 2012

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… there is a great producer.

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Eichten, my Eichten

Bob Collins January 17, 2012, 11:13 AM Jan 17, 2012

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Gary Eichten’s retirement has brought out the literary genius in his audience.

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Death of a fact-checker

Bob Collins January 13, 2012, 2:38 PM Jan 13, 2012

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Richard Threlkeld made fact-checking a standard for political advertising.

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Should reporters point out lies?

Bob Collins January 12, 2012, 10:56 AM Jan 12, 2012

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The New York Times’ ombudsman, Arthur Brisbane, asks an interesting question today that many people will consider a slam dunk, and others will consider: Should reporters point out when someone is lying?

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MPR’s ‘naked lady’

Bob Collins January 10, 2012, 3:51 PM Jan 10, 2012

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There are only 8 broadcasts of MPR’s Midday left before Broadcasting Hall of Fame host Gary Eichten retires.

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Regional history

Former Strib editor stood on principle, and larger than life

Eric Ringham January 5, 2012, 5:00 AM Jan 5, 2012

Chuck Bailey made a promise to his staff. Then he refused to break it.

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Facts vs. truth in Bachmann reporting

Bob Collins January 4, 2012, 10:21 AM Jan 4, 2012

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When it comes to headlines, facts may not be truth.

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Iowa faux pas

Bob Collins January 3, 2012, 11:45 AM Jan 3, 2012

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Something’s missing this afternoon from the front page of the Des Moines Register’s website.

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Whatever happened to that kid?

Bob Collins December 29, 2011, 3:00 PM Dec 29, 2011

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The last week of the year is a challenge for anyone in the news business; there’s simply very little news going on. So it’s a good time to waste time — cleaning out the e-mail for example.

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Reporter: ‘Why blogging ain’t reporting’

Bob Collins December 27, 2011, 3:30 PM Dec 27, 2011

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It’s pretty unusual to see journalists sniping at each other across the country, but that’s happening today between reporter/blogger Christine Negroni and a blogger at the New York Times.

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Fall of a TV anchor

Bob Collins December 22, 2011, 1:54 PM Dec 22, 2011

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The Mankato TV station anchor whose “slurred speech” during a newscast made her a YouTube hit has been arrested for drunk driving.

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Who mattered in 2011?

Hart Van Denburg December 14, 2011, 10:08 AM Dec 14, 2011

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There is no shortage of top-ten best-of lists helping us to boil the year down to a blog post. Time’s Person of the Year is worth a conversation. The magazine selected “The Protester.”

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