About the Twin Cities Daily Planet
"The breadth and depth of this site is terrific. It connects on multiple fronts: reader engagement, neighborhood coverage, local opinions, 24/7 updates, and a strong commitment to a diversity of voices. Tcdailyplanet.net really taps the power of the medium to make the community part of the conversation—a lesson some of its competitors could benefit from." -Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, conveying 2009 Page One Award for Best Independent Web Site
"A consortium of small and specialized news sources in the Twin Cities feed into the Twin Cities Daily Planet, which also includes a few originally reported stories as well. It's a great place to catch the news that the bigger news outlets will overlook." -Moon handbook to Minneapolis and St. Paul
(video by Eric Putkonen, Peek Productions).
The Twin Cities Daily Planet, a project of the Twin Cities Media Alliance, is a community newswire and syndication service showcasing the best work of the neighborhood and community press, as well as work by independent journalists and the voices of engaged citizens.
The Twin Cities Daily Planet is conceived as an experiment in participatory journalism, built on a partnership between professional journalists and individual citizens. Collectively, the residents of the Twin Cities have far more expertise and insight than can be found in any one newsroom. The premise of the TC Daily Planet is that new technologies are making it possible for these citizens to become more active and powerful participants in the news production process. One goal of the Daily Planet is to harness that community intelligence and enable individuals to share information and work together for the common good.
The Twin Cities Media Alliance is a nonprofit organization that brings together media professionals and engaged citizens to improve the quality, accountability and diversity of the local media. Funding for the Twin Cities Media Alliance is provided by the McKnight Foundation, the Minneapolis Foundation, Headwaters Foundation for Justice, Otto Bremer Foundation, Still Ain't Satisfied Foundation, J-Lab - the Institute for Interactive Journalism at the University of Maryland, the McCormick Tribune Foundation, the Digital Inclusion Fund, the St. Paul Foundation and by generous individuals who become members of the Daily Planet.
RESOURCES FOR CITIZENS AND JOURNALISTS
Resources for Citizen Journalists
Resources for Neighborhood Organizations
Classes and Training for Citizen Journalists
TWIN CITIES DAILY PLANET STAFF
Editor Mary Turck
Associate Editor/Arts Editor Jay Gabler
TWIN CITIES MEDIA ALLIANCE STAFF
Executive Director Jeremy Iggers
Operations Manager Emily Pearson Ryan
TWIN CITIES MEDIA ALLIANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair: Richard Broderick, professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College Vice chair: Barry Madore, web developer, Advantage Labs Secretary: Pam Colby, executive director, Minneapolis Television Network Treasurer: Sheldon Mains, independent technology consultant Lauretta Dawolo, news director, KFAI Community Radio Diane Hang Garvey, Hmong Arts Connection Howard Kling, director, Labor Education Service, U. of M Greg Patterson, reporter, Minneapolis Star Tribune Troy Pieper, ARP! (Arts Review and Preview)
WRITERS
The TC Daily Planet is proud to publish articles from our media partners as well as original writing by freelance citizen journalists. Dozens of writers have contributed original reporting to the TC Daily Planet; listed below are some of our regular contributors. (For bloggers, see our blogs page.)
Andrea Myers (now Andrea Swensson)
About the Twin Cities Daily Planet
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