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January 28, 2009 2:00 PM

Blogger hits big with musings on 'White People'

Christian Lander makes people uncomfortable -- and makes them laugh. Lander, a native of Canada, is an Internet sensation for his satirical writings on his sblog, "Stuff White People Like."

by Euan Kerr

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January 23, 2009 7:05 AM

News access issues concern those covering Obama

News organizations that cover the White House sparred with the Obama administration on Thursday over access issues for photographers and rules for briefings.

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January 16, 2009 8:37 AM

Another newspaper on the rocks

The Minneapolis Star Tribune has filed for bankruptcy, one of several newspapers around the country to do so. The move raises new questions about whether the Twin Cities can sustain two major daily newspapers.

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January 2, 2009 4:58 PM

Longtime central Minnesota radio man signs off

A central Minnesota broadcasting icon retired this week. For the past 56 years, many Minnesotans grew up listening to radio announcer Cliff Mitchell on KASM-AM in Albany. At 80 years old, Mitchell decided it was time to leave the airwaves.

by Ambar Espinoza

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December 31, 2008 7:38 AM

Ted Turner reflects on a lifetime in the limelight

Legendary entrepreneur Ted Turner opined on his personal story, the state of journalism, and the state of his pocketbook in a November appearance at the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.

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December 31, 2008 2:00 AM

Authors seek new ways to sell their work

Many authors are finding nowadays that even after they have written their book, had it edited and published, their work is not done. Today's authors are often left with the task of publicizing their work too.

by Euan Kerr

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December 30, 2008 12:00 AM

Brand mania

Brand identity has always been a part of business and commerce, but in recent years branding has infiltrated our lives in new ways. More than ever, merchandisers are trying to get our attention in innovative, and sometimes insidious, ways.

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December 23, 2008 2:45 PM

Christmas stories on Midday

Midday features three stories of the Christmas season. Garrison Keillor has a special Christmas Day edition of "the News from Lake Wobegon," MPR's Dan Olson reads the famous 1897 New York Sun letter, "Is there a Santa Claus?," and Truman Capote reads "A Christmas Memory."

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December 11, 2008 8:17 AM

Newspapers' red ink

The Tribune Company, owner of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and other dailies has become the first major newspaper publisher has file bankruptcy. Are others to follow?