Jason Derusha

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.

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.

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 idiotic,” like the two he highlights today. One viewer, Gary, asked:
Where does Obamas [sic] campaign money come from, most black people are not that rich or [...]