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Media Monitor: Pilfering pix at City Pages; ‘Collardgate’ blossoms

By Paul Schmelzer | 02.12.09 | 11:44 am

In its humble return, this edition of the intermittent Media Monitor catalogues: Ed Kohler’s latest analysis of City Pages (charged with rampant photo-swiping), a look at how a local Black History Month supermarket promotion has gone national, an acknowledgment of the power of “Brautweets,” and more.

RNC policing: Would the real journalist please stand up?

By Anna Pratt | 09.25.08 | 10:17 am

A forum held by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) in Minneapolis this week centered on the relationship between law enforcement and the media at the Republican National Convention (RNC) and indicated the extent to which journalism is evolving.

WCCO to Gary: White people support Obama, too!

By Paul Schmelzer | 04.02.08 | 1:24 pm

A drawback to soliciting “Good Questions” from viewers, as WCCO news does, is that some, well… aren’t. Or, as the station’s Jason DeRusha (pictured) puts it, some are “unbelievably