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Minneapolis digital divide study sparks lively discussion, more to come

By Mary Treacy, TC Daily Planet

Photo by San Jose Library (Creative Commons)

As 25-30 concerned Minneapolitans gathered at Northeast Library, their concerns about tackling the digital divide stirred more passion than the stated purpose of the meeting: to learn the results o

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KMOJ and Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder announce 'positive' partnership

By Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Two local “heritage institutions” are now partners to “promote the positives” of the Black community.

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What is Google?

By Erik Hare, Barataria

What is google? If the first thing that comes to mind is “search engine”, you’re not alone – nor far from the mark. 96% of their $38B in revenue last year came from web searches. Years of fairly intense competition from Bing, Yahoo, and a lot of others hasn’t really dented their position at all.

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Whatever happened to Twin Cities Runoff?

By Deborah Carver, Twin Cities Runoff

At Twin Cities Runoff, I always encouraged writers to get away from writing about themselves. Unless it was a personal essay, I discouraged the “I” because, generally, the writer’s personal experience has nothing to do with the story. “I” essays are the stuff of confessionals and memoirs, and that voice doesn’t have a place in an exploration of a real-world story that has nothing to do with the writer. I’ve never bought the “transparency” argument for the “I,” but here I am, writing a piece in the first person, after having published many wonderful and unique first-person-inclusive pieces.

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First Amendment, blogger Johnny Northside and Jerry Moore: The saga continues

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

The First Amendment is at the center of an appeals case between blogger John Hoff (aka blogger Johnny Northside) and Jerry Moore, who faced each other in Hennepin County District Court in March of

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Freelance writing: Revelations arrived at while teaching a class

By Sheila Regan, Behind the Story

This past week I had a great time teaching a Twin Cities Media Alliance workshop, with Jay Gabler, called "Tips and Tricks for Freelance Writers." We had a good turnout, comprising some people who have been freelancing for a while, others who were just getting back into it, and some who were just starting out. I feel like I learned a lot from the discussions, and a couple of revelations hit me.

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Journalism camp teaches importance of free speech

By Andrea Salazar, Insight News

Yusra Mohamud from Minnetonka High School participated in the Intermediate Camp in 2011.

For the past 10 years, high school students from across the Twin Cities have been coming to the University of St. Thomas to attend ThreeSixty Journalism’s summer camps.

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Black women have things to say. This young activist wants them heard.

By Dwight Hobbes, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Julia Nekessa Opoti labors in a perfect field of endeavor to make a telling difference in society.

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Fear and Loathing in St. Paul?

By Mary Turck, News Day

Gonzo journalism brings to mind images of Hunter Thompson; drugs, sex and rock 'n roll; psychedelic buses and campaign trails.

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World Press Freedom Day and keeping Dina Meza alive

By Mary Turck, News Day

May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. Today is a day to think about Dina Meza, because today — as far as I know — she is still alive. Tomorrow ... that's hard to say. Dina Meza is a journalist in Honduras, where 26 journalists have been killed in the past decade, 19 of them since the 2009 coup, and two of them this year. Why is Dina Meza a journalist to think about today? Here's her story, from Reporters Without Borders:

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