About the Twin Cities Daily Planet

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

Assistant Editor/Arts Editor
Jay Gabler

Neighborhoods Editor/St. Paul Community Outreach
Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva

Photo Editor
Bonnie Wilson

Interns
Cass Sanford
James Sanna

TWIN CITIES MEDIA ALLIANCE STAFF

Executive Director
Jeremy Iggers

Operations Manager
Emily Pearson Ryan

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.)

Rich Broderick
Colette Davidson
Jason Ericson
Jeanette Fordyce
Dan Gordon
Joel Grostephan
Dan Haugen
Dwight Hobbes
Jennifer Holder
Issa A. Mansaray
Rebecca Mitchell
Betsy Mowry
Andrea Myers
Anne Nicolai
Michael Opperman
Teresa Ortiz
Brian Peterson
Deb Pleasants
Katrina Plotz
Christopher Pommier
Anna Pratt
Liz Riggs
Scott Russell
Justin Schell
Melissa Slachetka
Stephen Sporer
Kathlyn Stone
Mary Thoemke
Mark Weaver
Cyrus Wolff