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Reed equivocates on abortion and abiding

By Paul Demko | 08.06.09 | 12:08 pm

maureenreed1Last week I called Maureen Reed’s campaign with a seemingly straight-forward question: What is the candidate’s stance on abortion? I never heard back and didn’t bother following up.
Apparently it’s a…

Four DFLers, so far, won’t abide by party nomination process

By Paul Schmelzer | 07.14.09 | 11:25 am

capitolFive Democrats running for governor have agreed to abide by the party’s nominating process, reports Eric Black at MinnPost, but several others — including some well-funded presumptive front-runners — won’t make such a promise.

Hersh on CNN: ‘Executive assassination wing’ killed with Cheney’s OK

By Chris Steller | 03.31.09 | 6:42 pm

hershOn CNN Monday, New Yorker reporter Seymour Hersh elaborated about claims he first made public March 10 at the University of Minnesota about a U.S. military “executive assassination wing” (or “ring”) called the “Joint Special Operations Command”…

Media Monitor: Around the CIM-iverse

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.28.07 | 7:07 pm

Iowa Influential: Wired gives props to fellow Center for Independent Media site Iowa Independent in a piece about how “local blogs have now risen to play a pivotal role in the squeaky-close

Minnpost Remixed

By Paul Schmelzer | 10.27.07 | 2:33 pm

Not fond of Minnpost’s just-released design? Make your own! That’s what Co-op Media‘s Justin Heideman did. A new media designer at the Walker Art Center by day (and creator of the Center

Political Blogging’s ‘High Priest’ — and a New RNC Site

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.31.07 | 4:30 pm

Blogging is the new Black. With the official launch of Eric Black Ink, MinMon’s elder statesman, gets props from Minnesota Public Radio’s Bob Collins (who calls him “the high priest of political

Eric Black on The Patriot

By Robin Marty | 06.18.07 | 11:11 am

It’s not often that a person willingly tries to bridge the gap between the partisans, but that’s just what new Minnesota Monitor reporter Eric Black did this weekend during his appearance on the Northern Alliance Radio Network’s Saturday blogger talk…

Eric Black on Almanac

By Robin Marty | 06.11.07 | 10:37 am

Eric Black participates in his first television interview since announcing his exit from the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

TPT-TV’s Almanac has the video, as Black discusses the changes in journalism and his new plans with Minnesota Monitor.

The Shift to Online News

By Robin Marty | 06.07.07 | 6:36 am

In the wake of the layoffs at the Star Tribune and the migration of well-known names to online-only news sites, Minnesota Public Radio takes a fresh look at the face of online news.

Audio of the story, including quotes…