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Hyper-Vocal: Opinions Abound on Albright Ouster

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.28.07 | 3:46 pm

Ex-Stribbers on Albright: The firing of Star Tribune editorial page editor Susan Albright has generated plenty of opinions from former Stribbers, many echoing Jim Boyd’s belief that management’s mandate for “hyperlocal” editorials — the…

More on 35W Media — and a KSTP Firing

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.07.07 | 8:05 am

Who’s to blame? As Eric Black writes, blame is the game on both sides of the aisle as Republicans accuse Democrats of politicizing the 35W collapse. Star Tribune columnist Nick Coleman‘s comments generated the most heat. “Both political…

A Mediated View of the Bridge Collapse

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.02.07 | 8:45 am

Bridgesourcing: My sincerest kudos to all the local media, citizen and mainstream, who covered the 35W collapse with such veracity. I was unable to see everything, and I don’t have space to sing every outlet’s…

Buzz.mn Celebrates National Masturbation Month

By Paul Schmelzer | 06.25.07 | 10:31 am

Buzz.mn’s master plan: Buzz.mn is getting a new look, according to site ad.mn.istrator, James Lileks. On his personal blog, The Bleat, he ponders design tweaks, from changing the three-photo banner to a version with…

RexSpeak: MNspeak’s Founder Discusses Buzz.mn, Lileks, and the Future of Citizen Journalism

By Paul Schmelzer | 06.20.07 | 11:02 am

When it comes to harrowing feats, Rex Sorgatz — whose escape from his burning building in a fire that followed the Grand Forks flood was chronicled in a 1998 Pulitzer Prize-winning news story…

A (Possible) Buzz.mn Boycott and a Strib-Vikes Land Deal

By Paul Schmelzer | 06.15.07 | 10:30 am

The Bleating Quirk: The Rake’s Brian Lambert says what’s been on the minds of many I’ve talked with recently: How come the Star Tribune community blog Buzz.mn has become the sole domain of James Lileks, who was hired to manage…