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Media Monitor: Pulitzer finalists announced today, big changes at Jewish paper

By Paul Schmelzer | 04.20.09 | 9:16 am

With finalists for the Pulitzer Prizes being announced today, local contenders MnIndy and MinnPost wait with bated breath. And the weekly American Jewish World, hit by the downturn in print news advertising, switches to biweekly production. This and more inside.

Kramer Sees Good Will for MinnPost, but ‘We’ll Have to Deliver’

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.27.07 | 12:55 pm

“Your loss, our gain” might be an apt tagline for the daily online news site former Star Tribune publisher Joel Kramer is planning. As a press release Monday reported, the site has signed on 25…

Former Strib Publisher Picks Up Staff, but Not a Name, for New Site

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.07.07 | 8:23 am

When I called former Star Tribune publisher Joel Kramer early last week to ask about the progress of his online news site, he said he wouldn’t be making an announcement until late August, but confirmed he’s in the “active…