Bob Collins
From the Department of Are You Serious comes this from KSTP, which alleges that Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges knows a gang sign.
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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: Media
If you’re a public radio fan, you probably already know about Serial, the podcast from the creators of This American Life.
The series explores the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee, a popular high-school senior in Baltimore. Her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, is serving time for her murder.
If reported traditionally, it’s just another murder with just another person serving time who says he didn’t do it. Read more →
Tom Magliozzi’s laugh gave public radio permission to laugh and not be constantly weighed down by thinking such deep thoughts all the time. Read more →
It’s unlikely anyone without ink stains is going to shed tears over the Washington Post story today that journalists are being charged $60,000 each to ride on the press plane that will tail President Obama on his upcoming Asia trip.
But buried deep in the story is the reason that should be somewhat concerning: The price is so high because so few news organizations are covering the trip.
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Steve Neuman, who might or might not work for Minnesota Public Radio, tweeted an idea to DeRusha this morning, right after WCCO’s ‘four things you need to know’ segment, which usually features things you really don’t need to know. Read more →
There’s a new boss in charge of programming for Minnesota Public Radio News.
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If you’ve dropped a friendship over political views, the odds are you’re a liberal, a new report says. Read more →
Jarl Mohn, the new CEO of NPR forced out a highly regarded senior editor whose vision helped push NPR into a world beyond radio.
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What makes Marilyn Hagerty of the Grand Forks Herald a Midwest treasure. Some hipsters don’t get it. Read more →
If you value your medical privacy, try not to get Ebola.
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NPR executives ordered staff to stop using the name except when referring to the controversy over it with the Washington Redskins. It’s safe to say that it’s unlike the word would’ve come up in any other context on a network like NPR, but the concession is yet another indication that its continued use is occurring on borrowed time.
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I’m not entirely sure why Ira Glass told a story on the Fallon website today about the time someone swore on the radio at Minnesota Public Radio.
Especially since I’ve never heard the story before in the 22 years I worked here. Read more →
Adrian Peterson and the Star Tribune are waging a fierce battle with each other over Sunday’s blockbuster story, including an allegation of financial impropriety at Peterson’s All Day foundation. Read more →
With any luck at all, an announcement today may finally free professional sports from the tyranny of cable TV.
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Mike Simonson, longtime reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio, died suddenly on Sunday.
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