Radio without boundaries: Dr. Willie Dean pursues multicultural frontiers as new executive director of KFAI
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It can be tough trying to be all things to all people.
United States get over yourselves! (To better understand Ukrainian situation)
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Imagine you are a young woman walking down a street in the US when a group of young men starts hooting and whistling at you. It’s probably annoying, even infuriating, but you keep walking and ignore them. Now imagine the same thing happening on a street in Kiev or Odessa. You should probably run for your life because you may have just become a target to be kidnapped and sold as a sex slave in a distant land. Continue Reading
How does E-Democracy work in Frogtown?
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Frogtown “is a complete news desert. There’s a complete absence of access to local information,” said E-Democracy founder Steven Clift. With no local papers and limited coverage by regional publications, Frogtown residents struggle to find a way to connect. According to Clift, E-Democracy offers residents an opportunity for connection, providing an online forum for community conversation. “For no cost, someone can reach hundreds of people in Frogtown, who care about Frogtown, in minutes.”
Public opinion about PolyMet sulfide mining
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I was somewhat surprised, and of course quite unhappy, at recent polling results published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, regarding proposed copper/nickel sulfide mining. I had previously been heartened by this, published in March 2013. Continue Reading
Kerry Ashmore Memorial Fund established
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In honor of Kerry Ashmore, co-publisher of the Northeaster and NorthNews Newspapers, a memorial fund has been set up at the non-profit arm of the Minnesota Newspaper Association, the Minnesota News Media Institute (MNI).
BEHIND THE STORY | Writing as a back-and-forth relationship
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In case I don’t say it enough, I just want to make sure I have expressed how grateful I am for the many readers who have emailed me over the years with tips for stories, thoughts on subjects we’ve covered in TC Daily Planet, their own experiences and perspectives, and suggestions for further inquiry. Really, sometime I don’t know what I would do with out that essential engagement.A little over a week ago, I covered a walk-in organized by the Saint Paul Teacher’s Federation in Saint Paul schools. I didn’t receive a press release about it. A teacher reached out to my editor to make sure we knew about the walk-in and the reasons behind it. I spoke to the teacher at some length about a few different issues and in the end, she didn’t feel comfortable using her name in an article because she felt there might be retaliation. She told me it was actually her union steward who advised her not to use her name. It’s certainly frustrating for me, because it’s difficult to put a story together when you don’t have any quotable sources, and Lord knows I get in trouble when I try to pass off a story with anonymous sources.Still, I am happy to hear from individuals even if it’s just background information. Continue Reading
Remembering Kerry Ashmore: Publisher, musician
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Kerry Ashmore, co-owner and co-publisher of the Northeaster and NorthNews newspapers, died Monday, Jan. 27 of cancer. He was 59. His ashes will be scattered privately, and celebrations of his life will be announced in the newspapers and on www.NENorthNews.com.A full obituary will appear in the Feb. 19 Northeaster and Feb. Continue Reading
Forum on media and government brings together leaders from Saint Paul and Boryspil, Ukraine at SPNN
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This past December, Global Synergy Group brought together a delegation of local government leaders from Boryspil, Ukraine and a group of journalists from the Twin Cities.
A persistent lie: Misinformation about the economy circulating through the media
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There’s a persistent lie making its way through popular media- and often twisted through social media. Like any good lie it starts with a kernel of truth but gradually becomes a clear and open lie. Continue Reading
OUR STORIES | Tiffany Vang: A strong voice from St. Paul’s Frogtown neighborhood
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Tiffany Vang is the blog star of the Media Skills Fellows! Her post on the Hmong 18 Clan Council and bride price policies got an all-time high of more than 67,000 page views and more than 700 comments, as well as responses posted as blogs and articles.