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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: News

You are the editor: the ‘Nazi salute’ photo

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2014, 3:54 PM Mar 3, 2014
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Nazi salute? Nope. Read more →

When the news is a joke

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2013, 12:15 PM Oct 29, 2013
6

A couple of Twin Cities Millennials are getting some love on the Forbes website today for their Theater of Public Policy. Read more →

Welcome to the Al Jazeera era

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 20, 2013, 2:43 PM Aug 20, 2013
2

The plug was pulled on Al Gore’s Current TV this afternoon and the Al Jazeera America ‏ era is underway. Qatar-based Al Jazeera paid $500 million to buy Current TV. “Some people ask, ‘Is it jihad journalism?’ It’s hard to have a dignified conversation about that,” Paul Beban, the Denver correspondent, tells the Denver Post. Read more →

Where do you get your news?

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 8, 2013, 11:06 AM Jul 8, 2013
3

Republicans are more likely to get the majority of their news from TV. Democrats favor newspapers.
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Yes, Timbuktu is a real place. Here’s the proof

Nate Minor January 29, 2013, 1:15 PM Jan 29, 2013
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Timbuktu exists in our minds as a mythical far-off place. It exists in reality too, on the edge of the Sahara, though it’s gone through hell recently.

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You Are Editor: What to do with ‘racist’ comments?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 14, 2012, 10:51 AM Sep 14, 2012
3

When should comments someone might see as racist find their way into the news?

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When the ethics officer is publicly silent

Paul TostoPaul Tosto May 15, 2012, 9:50 AM May 15, 2012
2

As someone who used to cover business and the economy, I was impressed by Best Buy’s willingness on Monday to lay its dirty linen out for review. The results of an internal report found ex-CEO Brian Dunn had engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a female subordinate and that company founder and Twin Cities business Read more →

Norway’s sense of justice

Eric Ringham April 20, 2012, 12:15 PM Apr 20, 2012
2

Anders Breivik benefits from a system he would destroy.

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Journos with ‘skin in the game’

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 6, 2012, 10:49 AM Apr 6, 2012
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Would it make a difference if journalists were actively involved in politics?

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A little payback for Minnesota Travelocity customers

Paul TostoPaul Tosto February 14, 2012, 2:32 PM Feb 14, 2012

If you booked a trip on Travelocity.com since June 2009 and bought travel insurance to go along with it, a little cash may be headed your way.

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Live-blogging Midmorning: Is partisan news good for America?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 14, 2011, 9:00 AM Mar 14, 2011
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Examining the growing battle between conservative news outlets and the mainstream media

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Spring trim at ‘The Deeps’ could cut into summer fun, improve safety

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg March 4, 2011, 12:15 PM Mar 4, 2011

Duluth city workers aren’t making friends with thrill-seekers that enjoy the adrenaline rush of cliff jumping near the turbid waters of Amity Creek. Workers pruned a cedar tree that sits atop the popular cliff jump known as ‘The Deeps’ to locals.

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The ‘R’ word and election aftermath (5×8 – 11/3/10)

dgaraets November 3, 2010, 8:00 AM Nov 3, 2010
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The 2010 race for Minnesota governor might not be as close as the 1962 contest — an election decided by 91 votes out of 1.25 million cast — but it appears we are headed for another recount.

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Devils in the details: The carjacking

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 20, 2010, 3:38 PM Oct 20, 2010
3

Seemingly irrelevant factoids that crop into news stories.

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NPR: Stay away from Colbert, Stewart rallies

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 13, 2010, 10:22 AM Oct 13, 2010
15

An intercepted memo from the boss of National Public Radio raises some significant questions, I presume, for newsrooms across the land.

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