Technorati’s just-updated list of U.S. politics blogs has a new addition: The Minnesota Independent now makes the cut, and after starting out at number 34, we’re now ranked 29th in the top 100 list, with Technorati…
“What is news now?” The topic, complicated enough on its own, is one Minnesota Independent editor Paul Schmelzer will be addressing tonight at 7 p.m. at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis — but with some limitations.…
Minnesota Independent politics reporter Paul Demko will be a guest on today’s edition of Quick on The UpTake on The Voice of Minnesota. Tune into KTNF at AM 950 or listen live online…
A group monitoring issues surrounding the separation of church and state is urging Attorney General Eric Holder to revoke an earmark to Minnesota Teen Challenge,…
With all eyes on Minnesota these days thanks to Al Franken, Norm Coleman and Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Independent reporter Chris Steller returns to The Guy James Show, an online…
At last night’s Society of Professional Journalists Page One Awards banquet, the Minnesota Independent took home four first place prizes, including Best Independent News Blog and Best Use of Multimedia by…
For decades, political campaign art had more in common with Menard’s than Milton Glaser: the graphic designer — whose job was to sell candidates through an expected visual language of flag-toned stars and/or bars — took the back seat, while the well-funded media buyer got the front. Then came Barack Obama. His campaign, lead by design director Scott Thomas, enlisted designer Sol Sender to both create a memorable identity and advance the lessons of Howard Dean’s surprise “netroots” surge of 2004. On May 12, Thomas and Sender will discuss the development of the Obama campaign in a panel called, “Designing Obama” — and Minnesota Independent editor Paul Schmelzer will be moderating the evening.
The Minnesota Independent will be taking home eight 2009 Society of Professional Journalists Page One Awards, including one first place, according to emails sent by the state chapter of the national organization
Now calling Washington, D.C., home, former Minnesota Independent reporter Abdi Aynte returns to the Twin Cities today to discuss the nuances of covering the local Somali community. A Washington correspondent for the BBC World Service, he’ll discuss how…
As Al Franken rests his case today in the U.S. Senate trial over the still-undecided race, there’s much to discuss — from former Sen. Norm Coleman’s chances of winning hanging on fewer than 1,360 absentee ballots…
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