St. Cloud Times

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.”

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 protect journalism.” Dave Aeikens, a reporter at the St. Cloud Times for 13 years, has been elected president-elect of the organization.

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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 Republicans say they favor news in all media, and people who get their news mainly from Fox have harsher opinions of [...]