Media

April 26, 2007 12:00 AM

Violence and the news media

With NBC's decision to broadcast the videotape of Seung Hui Cho, media coverage of the Virginia Tech massacre became the story and may have started a backlash against the competitive nature of the news business.

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April 12, 2007 12:00 AM

CBS fires Don Imus

CBS fired Don Imus from his radio show Thursday, the finale to a stunning fall for one of the nation's most prominent broadcasters. Don Imus's inflammatory remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team provoked a storm of protest and a round of apologies -- which weren't enough to save his job.

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April 5, 2007 4:17 PM

Remembering Herb Carneal

The man known as the voice of the Minnesota Twins - Herb Carneal - was remembered Thursday at Colonial Church in Edina. Carneal broadcast Twins games for 45 years, and died this past weekend at the age of 83.

by Brandt Williams

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April 2, 2007 2:52 PM

Jonathan Lethem and "You Don't Love Me Yet"

Jonathan Lethem has a new novel about indie rockers and young performance artists living in Los Angeles. But he is also shopping a new idea -- that artists and businesses keep too tight a hold on copyrights, and that the artistic spirit would flourish if everyone agreed to loosen that grip.

by Euan Kerr and Mary Lucia

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April 1, 2007 8:00 PM

Players and friends remember Herb Carneal

The Minnesota Twins open their 2007 season Monday, with a game at the Metrodome. But the occasion will be tinged with sadness, with the death of longtime Twins radio announcer Herb Carneal. Carneal, who called Twins games for 45 seasons, died Sunday of congestive heart failure at 83.

by Jessica Mador

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March 14, 2007 3:51 PM

News outlets grapple with a changing audience

News consumers appear to be separating into two groups -- those interested in hard news and those who want the latest on celebrities like Paris Hilton. Where does that leave those in the middle? Kerri Miller discusses the issue with one of the authors of a new report on the state of American journalism.

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February 28, 2007 4:39 PM

Ira Glass' "This American Life" hits the Twin Cities

Ira Glass talks about taking a public radio program to Showtime.

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February 28, 2007 12:00 AM

Journalistic objectivity: fact or fiction?

A broadcast of Kerri Miller's conversation with a group of journalists about objectivity, and how the principle has changed in a time of "fair and balanced" and competition from the Internet. Recorded at the UBS Forum on February 26, 2007.

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January 18, 2007 3:00 AM

Reporting the news - en Espanol

As Minnesota's Latino population continues to grow, so does the Spanish language media. They play an important role delivering entertainment and news to the Latino community. But there can be challenges that come with covering important stories on sensitive issues.

by Ambar Espinoza