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Schooling Kersten

By Paul Schmelzer | 11.29.07 | 2:11 pm

The Daily Mole thinks Star Tribune columnist Katherine Kersten needs professional help.

So editor Steve Perry first ran a recent Kersten column through Juicy Studios’ readability tester (her writing was judged to be on a sixth-grade reading level) and…

MinnRipostes and ‘Liberal Tropes’

By Paul Schmelzer | 11.09.07 | 12:36 pm

MinnSpeak: Congrats to MinnPost on yesterday’s launch. Shortly after Thursday’s 11 a.m. debut, bloggers started weighing in. Steve Yelvington, the founding editor of the Star Tribune’s online operations, said it’s “a mid-20th century product in a strange

MSM Wakeup Call

By Paul Schmelzer | 11.02.07 | 1:42 pm

Stats in perspective: Newspaper online numbers are up! But, says Alan Mutter, the industry has a long way to go. The former San Francisco Chronicle and Chicago Daily News editor compares time spent on newspaper websites — around…

Fear, Classifieds and the “Craigslist Killer”

By Paul Schmelzer | 11.02.07 | 1:25 pm

The Daily Mole’s Steve Perry makes a good point about media memes, pointing out that newsrooms have hyped the Craigslist connection in the recent murder of 24-year-old Savage resident Katherine Olson, who was…

Daily Mole Goes Live. Kinda.

By Paul Schmelzer | 10.29.07 | 2:30 pm

The doors have been flung open — or the topsoil turned, to stick with the metaphor — at The Daily Mole, Steve Perry’s new online venture. While technically in beta mode for a…

Ridder Rebound? Par Gets a Job Offer

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.18.07 | 5:04 pm


Everyone’s announcing high-profile hires for their startup news websites, and Steve Perry wants in on the action.

So count him as the first to offer Par Ridder a new job. Barred by

Sneak Peek at the Mole

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.12.07 | 7:30 pm

Molespotting: Ed Kohler at The Deets gives an exclusive sneak peek at Steve Perry‘s soon-to-launch site The Daily Mole. Screengrabs show a sidebar of “partner sites,” which include the new music site…

The Dirt on Perry’s New Site — And More

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.10.07 | 3:19 am

Perry digs deep for site name: When asked about the name of his soon-to-launch community and news website a few weeks back, former City Pages editor Steve Perry joked about calling it The Hoe,…