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Media Monitor: Pilfering pix at City Pages; ‘Collardgate’ blossoms

By Paul Schmelzer | 02.12.09 | 11:44 am

In its humble return, this edition of the intermittent Media Monitor catalogues: Ed Kohler’s latest analysis of City Pages (charged with rampant photo-swiping), a look at how a local Black History Month supermarket promotion has gone national, an acknowledgment of the power of “Brautweets,” and more.

MnIndy’s Best: Top 10 photos of 2008

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.24.08 | 8:30 am

Doing online journalism on a shoestring budget means borrowing, buying and shooting our own photographs. With high-profile events in the Twin Cities this year, from the September Rage Against the Machine Concert in Minneapolis and RNC events in St. Paul to a particularly exciting election day, we hired some freelancers and fired up our own cameras, capturing some memorable and — dare we say — historic images.

Finally, a Few Words on Rob Nelson

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.06.07 | 5:45 pm

Ode to Nelson: When City Pages’ film editor Rob Nelson’s job was nixed, his editor, Kevin Hoffman, explained the move to staff in an email consisting of about 25 words. When I emailed him for details, Hoffman’s reply was…

Political Blogging’s ‘High Priest’ — and a New RNC Site

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.31.07 | 4:30 pm

Blogging is the new Black. With the official launch of Eric Black Ink, MinMon’s elder statesman, gets props from Minnesota Public Radio’s Bob Collins (who calls him “the high priest of political