Media

A leading news magazine for Native Americans is dropping its print version to focus on its website, and some readers worry that could mean less access to news for older tribal members and those on remote reservations.
Humorist Garrison Keillor kicks off his 26-city "Radio Romance Tour" next month.
Tavis Smiley marks 10th year on PBS
Tavis Smiley has stood out in 20 years in broadcasting, and he has no intention of changing his style or substance. He's the rare black host with national TV and radio platforms, one who sees his job as challenging Americans to examine their assumptions on such thorny issues as poverty, education, and racial and gender equality.
Some folks might dress up as Norwegian bachelor farmers when Garrison Keillor hosts a masked ball in St. Paul.
MPR News today announced changes to its weekend radio schedule that will begin Saturday, Jan. 19. Listeners will hear fewer repeats and several new programs. A few old favorites will have new start times.
Humorist Garrison Keillor is bringing "A Prairie Home Companion" back home to St. Paul in February.
Ex-NY Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger dies
Former New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, who led the newspaper to new levels of influence and profit amid some of the most significant moments in 20th century journalism, died Saturday. He was 86.
Conscience and Courage in Public Life
In a speech this week at St. John's University, former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw describes how a renewed commitment to public service could help bridge the nation's growing political divide.
The news director of a Duluth TV station has apologized for a Facebook post that offended several native American groups.
Boston public media station WGBH, the producer of such marquee PBS shows as "Nova" and "Frontline," has acquired Minneapolis-based Public Radio International, the companies said Thursday.