Inside MPR News

A collection of editor’s notes and letters to the audience of MPR News.

MPR News launches ‘Footnotes’ service for caregivers of young children
MPR News is excited to announce the launch of its new messaging club, Footnotes. This service provides early childhood news updates and essential information about children aged 0-5 for their caregivers.
Thank YOU, our members and community supporters, for making journalism possible in Minnesota.
Thank YOU, our members and community supporters, for making journalism possible in Minnesota.
An update on newsroom inclusion efforts from MPR News' managing editor.
We also now capitalize Indigenous when referring to the original inhabitants of a place. These decisions align with our goal to use language that is inclusive and respectful in our reporting, and are also consistent with our style of capitalizing racial and ethnic identifiers such as Asian, Hispanic and Native American. 
Editor's note: Racial bias in MPR's work? We want to know
An upcoming conference aims to encourage journalists to examine their own racial biases and assumptions. MPR is part of that effort and is taking a deep look now at its own newsroom.
Editor's note: How we're covering the Keillor story
In covering the story of Garrison Keillor's relationship with Minnesota Public Radio, journalists at MPR News are working independently of their parent company's senior leadership.