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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Media

The fight for the hearts and minds of the American people

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 1, 2009, 12:05 PM Dec 1, 2009
4

Which is more important: Tiger Woods or America’s role in Afghanistan?

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The Future of News redux

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 20, 2009, 11:13 AM Nov 20, 2009

The keynote looks at a dispute between a newspaper and a public radio network.

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Today in flu

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 6, 2009, 1:44 PM Nov 6, 2009
2

Is H1N1 overblown? People responding to a survey of news coverage don’t think so.

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Are sportswriters the same as reporters?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2009, 11:33 AM Nov 2, 2009
3

A paper in Denver bans its sportswriters from making predictions.

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Behind the scenes of A Prairie Home Companion

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2009, 10:46 AM Oct 29, 2009

What’s it like to be a guest on the show?

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Hoax of the day

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 19, 2009, 2:16 PM Oct 19, 2009
5

Want to put something over on the media? It’s easy, apparently.

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The value of not making money

Than Tibbetts October 12, 2009, 10:38 AM Oct 12, 2009
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A major newspaper declares it won’t endorse candidates, removing a barrier to becoming a non-profit organization. Will non-profit news work?

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Pioneer Press: Go Star Tribune!

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 4, 2009, 8:37 AM Oct 4, 2009
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An ad in the Sunday Pioneer Press should foster speculation about what it meant.

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Our dereliction of duty

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 3, 2009, 9:57 AM Oct 3, 2009
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If the local news media had treated Pvt. Travis Hafterson like a dog, it would have been an improvement.

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Perils of the photo op

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 17, 2009, 2:01 PM Sep 17, 2009
8

‘Photo opportunities’ are always risky business for a president.

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Is Keillor coming or going?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 17, 2009, 11:28 AM Sep 17, 2009
2

After a stroke, is Keillor considering retirement? It depends.

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Making the news

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 11, 2009, 11:13 AM Sep 11, 2009
3

‘Never check the facts, son. You ruin a lot of good stories that way.’

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Ira on Ira

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 9, 2009, 11:31 AM Sep 9, 2009
2

PRI just posted this video of Ira Glass of This American Life accepting the Edward R. Murrow Award.

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What’s the story?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 9, 2009, 9:49 AM Sep 9, 2009
1

The same story yields different stories.

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Did NPR whitewash Ted Kennedy’s career?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 2, 2009, 10:48 AM Sep 2, 2009
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NPR’s ombudsman blows the whistle on her employer’s news staff.

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