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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…

Rift rises: Twin Cities culture sites to launch newspaper

By Paul Schmelzer | 04.30.08 | 10:02 am

Print news is in such famously bad shape that Advertising Age is running “The Newspaper Death Watch,” which quotes an expert who gives an industry in “terminal decline” 20 to 25 years to live. In this…