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The genteel provocateur

The genteel provocateur

Writer and film director Miranda July has one of those minds which find ways of examining everyday subjects in new ways. And she often gets quite disturbing results.
by Euan Kerr

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Three key moments define Bill Kling's legacy in public radio

Three key moments define Bill Kling's legacy in public radio

After more than four decades as president of Minnesota Public Radio, Bill Kling steps down at the end of this week. Over the years he's been hailed as a visionary and a maverick. He's shaped many major developments in public broadcasting that go beyond Minnesota Public Radio. Three pivotal moments in Bill Kling's career helped shape the entire public radio system in the United States.
by Euan Kerr

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Juan Williams live at the National Press Club

Juan Williams live at the National Press Club

Political commentator and Fox News contributor Juan Williams speaks live at the National Press Club. NPR came under a storm of criticism for firing Williams in October after he made controversial comments about Muslims.

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Local film is literally 'Stuck Between Stations'

Local film is literally 'Stuck Between Stations'

The 2011 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival wraps Thursday night with a local film that's causing a lot of buzz. "Stuck Between Stations" is set in Minneapolis, written and directed by Minneapolitans, and made by an overwhelmingly Minnesota crew.
by Euan Kerr

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'Supersize Me' filmmaker sells out with a smile

'Supersize Me' filmmaker sells out with a smile

Morgan Spurlock wants to sell you something. Actually many things. The maverick filmmaker who ate nothing but fast food for a month for his movie, "Supersize Me," has now turned his attention to product placement in films.
by Euan Kerr

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Radio veteran to lead MPR into a digital future

Radio veteran to lead MPR into a digital future

Minnesota Public Radio's second chief executive, Jon McTaggart, takes command of the company July 1, at a time when it appears to be flourishing, with strong finances and a big audience. But the radio business is facing new challenges due to the unrelenting change in the media landscape. If that's not challenge enough, McTaggart has to follow the act of the company's iconic founder, Bill Kling.
by Annie Baxter and Elizabeth Dunbar

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Obama gets 'friended' but social media is the winner

The president holds a Facebook town hall, an early sign that social networking will play a key role in the 2012 election.

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Kling's successor comes from within MPR's ranks

Kling's successor comes from within MPR's ranks

Jon McTaggart, the chief operating officer of Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media, was appointed CEO of their parent company Wednesday, becoming the second leader in the company's 44-year history. McTaggart said he's "honored to lead this exceptional organization." He will succeed founder Bill Kling, who steps down June 30.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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LA Times wins Pulitzer for exposing big salaries

The Los Angeles Times won a Pulitzer Prize for its series revealing that politicians in the working-class city of Bell, Calif., were paying themselves enormous, six-figure salaries. The nonprofit ProPublica won its first outright Pulitzer for national reporting.

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U.S. Senate bill would set consumer privacy rights

U.S. Senate bill would set consumer privacy rights

A new Senate bill introduced Tuesday would establish a "privacy bill of rights" to set ground rules for companies that collect consumer data, including personal data amassed on the Internet and then mined to target online advertising.

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