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Reporters tried for days and weeks to get Coleman’s reply to charges

By Chris Steller | 02.02.09 | 2:50 pm

strib-still-norm-suvTwo Star Tribune reporters have answered the charges former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman made yesterday against them. Coleman told WCCO-TV the reporters ambushed him last October with questions about alleged money funneling and…

First Angelina, now Norm: Star Tribune cover celebrates Coleman’s PR campaign

By Chris Steller | 01.30.09 | 11:12 am

The Star Tribune splashes what it calls Norm Coleman’s “never-ending image duel against Democrat [Al] Franken” across most of its front page today — contrasting the former Republican senator’s daily presence…

Bankruptcy means Strib can stiff contributors

By Paul Schmelzer | 01.27.09 | 1:12 pm

How bad have the Star Tribune’s woes gotten? If a tweet by David de Young is any indicator, bad enough that they won’t honor commitments to contributors. The founder of the music site “How Was…

‘Shot’ not best word to put below Obama on Star Tribune Inaugural Day cover

By Chris Steller | 01.20.09 | 11:48 am


Headline below huge photo of Obama on Star Tribune’s front page today: 

“Shot at tickets becomes Minnesota get-together”

A cold day indeed for Minnesota: It’s bankruptcy for the Star Tribune

By Chris Steller | 01.15.09 | 9:06 pm

Expected but still momentous. Here’s a snapshot from a first draft of history — the Star Tribune’s telling of its own history, though not a pretty chapter of it (click on the story image to go to the Strib’s latest…

Tweeting on the brink of bankruptcy: Strib requires bloggers to use Twitter

By Paul Schmelzer | 01.12.09 | 12:38 pm

With the Star Tribune possibly within two weeks of filing bankruptcy (according to newsroom Guild sources), we’re seeing yet another wave of big-name departures at the Strib: columnist Katherine Kersten, online managing editor

Star Tribune starts collapsing (sections, that is) with twice-told tale of bankruptcy

By Chris Steller | 01.01.09 | 12:39 pm

The Jan. 1 edition of the Star Tribune ran two versions of the same AP story (with only slight variations) about well-known businesses going bankrupt: one inside the A section and the other

Not breaking: Strib wants help finding ‘Lizard People’ voter

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.22.08 | 8:50 am

While the rest of are just about Lizard Peopled out, the Star Tribune seems to be just gearing up to cover the infamous Beltrami County ballot. Chuck Tomlinson points out a December 18 “reader query” by Strib…

Typo du jour: Subhead goes here

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.18.08 | 1:04 pm


I admit, we make plenty of typos here, but unlike our print counterparts, we can fix embarrassing errors quickly. Not so with the Star Tribune’s print edition. Secrets of the City points out this Flickr shot…

Kersten says goodbye to the Strib

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.16.08 | 4:43 pm

This morning, conservative Star Tribune columnist Katherine Kersten started saying her goodbyes, informing readers of her blog that her “Think Again” blog and print column are being discontinued. (Apparently she isn’t interested in staying on