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AM 950 mostly unaffected by Air America’s demise

By Chris Steller | 01.21.10 | 4:53 pm

AM 950, Minnesota’s progressive talk radio station, won’t be impacted by national distributor Air America filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy Thursday. Only one weekday show and a handful of weekend programs come to KTNF-AM via Air America.

Bankruptcy means Strib can stiff contributors

By Paul Schmelzer | 01.27.09 | 1:12 pm

How bad have the Star Tribune’s woes gotten? If a tweet by David de Young is any indicator, bad enough that they won’t honor commitments to contributors. The founder of the music site “How Was…

A cold day indeed for Minnesota: It’s bankruptcy for the Star Tribune

By Chris Steller | 01.15.09 | 9:06 pm

Expected but still momentous. Here’s a snapshot from a first draft of history — the Star Tribune’s telling of its own history, though not a pretty chapter of it (click on the story image to go to the Strib’s latest…

Tweeting on the brink of bankruptcy: Strib requires bloggers to use Twitter

By Paul Schmelzer | 01.12.09 | 12:38 pm

With the Star Tribune possibly within two weeks of filing bankruptcy (according to newsroom Guild sources), we’re seeing yet another wave of big-name departures at the Strib: columnist Katherine Kersten, online managing editor

Friday Financials: End of “March Madness” means it’s time to file taxes, bankruptcy!

By Molly Priesmeyer | 04.04.08 | 1:49 pm

The sun is shining. The snow is melting. The soil is finally softening. Oh, and so are those financial markets. But you already knew that. So on this bright Friday, we offer you, dear readers, more light…