Editor's Desk
I have a minor distate for some political bloggers
Last week, I wrote about a blogger named David Seaman who was a contributor for Business Insider. Business Insider is much like another website that I wrote about in the past called Triond. Both websites allow anybody and everybody to start accounts and contribute stories to their website. The same is true for the "Free Speech Zone" of the Daily Planet, so there is nothing inhMORE »
EDITOR'S DESK | Taking the Polar Plunge
TC Daily Planet writer Deb Pleasants and her friend, Melissa Semrad, plunged into the icy waters of Lake Calhoun in the Polar Bear Plunge March 6 as part of a fundraiser for the Special Olympics Minnesota.MORE »
FROM THE EDITORS' DESK | Remembering Jaclyn Evert
We were saddened to learn that on January 20, Jaclyn Evert died at the age of 22. Jaclyn was a contributor to the Daily Planet from 2009 to 2010, writing several articles on subjects ranging from immigrant workers to extreme couponing. A memorial service was held in Roseville on January 25.MORE »
Weekend Update | Shirley Sherrod / Americans with Disabilities / Sheriff Bob / Seward's Oak / more
Keep checking back - updated throughout the weekend!
The right-wing attack on Shirley Sherrod succeeded in introducing a heroic figure to the mainstream media, after they - and the Obama administration and the NAACP - recovered from their initial knee-jerk defensive response. Time Magazine published an article introducing the real Shirley Sherrod and her long-time struggle for justice within the USDA: MORE »
Saturday morning: Tweeting for news and entertainment
Woke up this morning at about 6:30, as the lights and air conditioner stopped running, so I unplugged all computers (avoid power surge when it comes back on), grabbed my trusty Blackberry, and tweeted and Facebooked inquiries. Then looked up Xcel's number, called, and waded through automated messages - yes, I am calling about a power outage. Okay, here's my phone number. Xcel already knows about the outage and predicts that it will be fixed by "about 11:33 a.m." Right. And they'll call to tell me if that time changes by more than an hour and call to tell me when power is back on. Now that sounds like a good system—I'll see whether the calls actually come.MORE »
Best school board candidate coverage ever!
Some of the most passionate advocates for Minneapolis Public Schools have posed questions to school board candidates, and have graciously shared their answers here. You can read what the candidates have written - their own words, answering questions about budgets and the achievement gap and much more.MORE »
Listening to Doug McGill
"I'm much better known as a journalist in Ethiopia than I am in Minnesota," Doug McGill told the group at last week's Brown Bag Lunch With a Journalist. "I'm a rock star with the Anuak. People will tell me about reading my stories in an internet café in Addis Ababa."MORE »
FREE SPEECH ZONE | Stop Minneapolis Latino Youth From Joining Gangs
The Minneapolis Latino community has support from organizations throughout Minneapolis that can help them in many different ways. However, there is one issue that the community has to face more than anything; the issue of having a child, brother, or friend involved in a gang, just hoping that the next time they see that loved one, he is okay, not injured, and alive.
Roosevelt students speak out
A dozen Roosevelt High School students have shared their research and insights on topics ranging from school lunches to immigration, registering as TC Daily Planet users and posting their stories for publication. They are also showing their documentary film work at the Roosevelt documentary film fest on June 1 at 6:30-8:30 p.m. - and it's open to everyone.MORE »
Metblogs, media and Minnesota
Metroblogging, aka Metblogs, an on-line network of bloggers in cities around the world, announced last week that it would end on May 31. (After a last-minute scramble for funding, it now appears that they may continue for a while - or not.) Metblogs claimed more than 700 bloggers in 57 city-specific blogs.MORE »
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