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St. Cloud Times: ‘Bachmann’s health care claims falter’

By Andy Birkey | 04.13.10 | 9:00 am

The St. Cloud Times is the latest in a string of major local and national media outlets that have taken issue with Rep. Michele Bachmann’s public statements about health care reform. Each of the nonpartisan groups the newspaper contacted…

Media presses Bachmann on anti-AmericaGate

By Andy Birkey | 10.22.08 | 7:56 am

Rep. Michele Bachmann continues to take heat for her comments to MSNBC’s Chris Matthews suggesting an investigation of Congress for “pro-America or anti-America” views, and her statement that Barack Obama “may hold anti-America views.” Local and national media are questioning Bachmann’s statements. The more they ask, the farther Bachmann runs from her own comments, prompting some members of the media to call her backpedaling “false” and “lies.”

Minnesotan Elected President of National Journalism Organization

By Paul Schmelzer | 10.11.07 | 7:20 pm

For the first time in 25 years — and likely the second time ever — a Minnesotan will preside over the 98-year-old Society of Professional Journalists, a 9,000-member organization that aims “to improve and…

Partisanship and/in the Media

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.14.07 | 10:25 am

Polarity and the Press: A new Pew study finds that people who use the internet as their sole news source are both highly critical of the mainstream media and highly educated. More Democrats than…