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By Paul Schmelzer | 06.27.07 | 8:42 am

Ridder “meant no harm”: Testifying in person at yesterday’s injunction hearing in Ramsey District Court, Star Tribune publisher Par Ridder said he “didn’t plan on using the Pioneer Press financials” because to do so would give the Star Tribune

Media Monitor: May 18

By Paul Schmelzer | 05.18.07 | 3:53 pm

A Front-Page Do-Ogre at the Pioneer Press: This morning, the Pioneer Press forged into familiar territory with its nameplate-obstructing promotion for the film “Shrek the Third,” but unlike its

Media Monitor: May 17

By Paul Schmelzer | 05.17.07 | 12:31 pm

MNSpank: MNSpeak “was better when Rex was here.” Or so goes an oft-repeated (and now jokingly rehashed) comment about the good old days when MNSpeak creator Rex Sorgatz, who sold the site when he took a job…

Media Monitor: May 16

By Paul Schmelzer | 05.16.07 | 5:09 pm

Guild approves buyout: Members of the Newspaper Guild at the Star Tribune approved management’s buyout plan during a vote yesterday, so the application process will begin tomorrow, May 18. Rumor has it 50 members are likely to take the…

Media Monitor: April 5

By Paul Schmelzer | 04.05.07 | 11:49 am

U.S. attorneys local news vacuum: Hailing the very few reports we’ve seen — by KSTP, Nick Coleman at the Star Tribune and Minnesota Campaign Report — Rake media writer Brian Lambert wonders why the local mainstream media…