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Media

She's back!

She's back!

Former "Midmorning" Host Katherine Lanpher, who left Minnesota for New York City, makes her triumphant return to the MPR airwaves, if just for a day. Lanpher is out with a book about her move to the big city.

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Candid conversation

Candid conversation

Freedom of speech advocates say the current climate favors national security over government openness. Law professor Geoffrey Stone talks about the tension between protecting the public and revealing government secrets.

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Lynn Sherr, news anchor

Lynn Sherr, news anchor

Katie Couric has been making news as the first female solo anchor for a nightly news program. Midmorning's guest, Lynn Sherr, was in the anchor's chair long before Couric's recent ascension in network news.

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Cokie Roberts on politics

Cokie Roberts on politics

NPR political analyst Cokie Roberts talks about covering and commenting on Congress. And she reaches back into her beginnings in journalism.

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New media on the decline?

New media on the decline?

A new poll shows the growth of the online news audience slowing, particularly among young news consumers who are now less likely to seek news online than people in their 40s. We'll talk about what's behind this trend and what it means for news organizations.

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Albert Lea loses Love

Albert Lea loses Love

A beloved -- if controversial -- newspaper columnist in Albert Lea has died. Love Cruikshank was known for her outspoken newspaper columns, and her wholehearted embrace of life and community.
by Tom Crann

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Press freedom under fire

Press freedom under fire

A congressional panel says The New York Times should be investigated for disclosing details of a government financial surveillance program known as SWIFT. Media critic William Powers says it's about time for a full-throated examination of press freedom in the age of terrorism.

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Future of network television

New CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric and interim anchor Bob Schieffer talk about the role of the media and network television news. The conversation was part of the Aspen Ideas Festival.

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Covering the business beat

Covering the business beat

On his last day of work, Pioneer Press business columnist Dave Beal talks about his 45 years of newspaper writing and the highs and lows of his career. Beal will also discuss the key issues and trends in Minnesota business and the economy over the quarter century he's been writing columns.

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Critic inside The New York Times

Critic inside The New York Times

The first ombudsman of The New York Times talks about what he got right and what he got wrong during his 18-month stay at the paper.

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