Bob Collins
Another episode of Serial popped up in the podcast directory today. There’s only one left in the inaugural season of the podcast, which has redefined the standards by which all future podcasts are judged. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Crime and Justice
A woman in Fargo is being accused of using the old syringe-in-your-bed trick. Read more →
Kwame Ajamu didn’t kill anybody. But he spent 27 years in prison for murder anyway. Read more →
WCCO is trying to raise some money today for the Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge, and with good reason: Insurance companies call the shots on treatment programs. Read more →
Students talking about a video game caused a school to be locked down out of fear of a shooting. Read more →
KSTP owner Stanley Hubbard has fired back at a Twin Cities journalism association over its criticism of the so-called ‘Pointergate’ story the station ran, purporting to show Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges flashing gang signs with a young man during a get-out-the-vote effort in north Minneapolis. Read more →
The protests surrounding the police killings of black men have provided fertile ground for a discussion of First Amendment issues and today Providence, Rhode Island is the latest example. Read more →
A guy in Cottage Grove can’t receive the applause he fully deserves because he doesn’t want his last name used, but he’s a neighbor looking out for other neighbors. Read more →
Every now and again, Jon Stewart bites his lip and doesn’t try to be funny. Last night was one of those nights. Read more →
Last time we checked, authorities who were in charge of investigating the killing of Cold Spring police officer Tom Decker had still not apologized to Ryan Larson, the man they identified as an initial suspect with no evidence to suggest he did. Read more →
Delta Airlines isn’t too afraid to wade into a political issue despite the risk it will alienate many of its customers. Read more →
One of the problems with Google and a shaky grasp of history, is it provides fertile ground for people to corrupt meaningful moments.
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KSTP’s boss said the station never accused the man posing with Betsy Hodges of being in a gang or flashing gang signs. Emails, though, show that’s exactly what KSTP reporter Jay Kolls was doing. Read more →
Well before the sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby took root in public discussion after years of claims to which few paid attention, a group of Twin Cities comics had plenty of reason for putting together this weekend’s comedy benefit for the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Read more →
Add the Columbia Journalism Review to journalism sources having a hard time fathoming what KSTP was thinking in its ‘Pointergate’ story. Read more →