Test your news knowledge on the quiz kenpaulman May 20, 2011, 4:07 PM May 20, 2011 17 The MPR Digital Media interns took the news of the past week and turned it into the quiz that will test your news knowledge. Read more →
Lost and found (Five by 8 – 8/31/10) kenpaulman August 31, 2010, 7:55 AM Aug 31, 2010 7 What do we find in the news? Things (even people) that were lost, and how we prevent loss. Read more →
Five by 8 Discussion points to ponder (Five by 8 – 8/30/10) kenpaulman August 30, 2010, 7:55 AM Aug 30, 2010 1 For Monday morning we have a rouser, a few news stories to consider, and topics for open discussion. Read more →
Facebook’s f8 conference points to social, business changes kenpaulman April 21, 2010, 1:20 PM Apr 21, 2010 12 What the f8? f8 isn’t just a key on your keyboard. It is the naming convention for Facebook’s conference where new site features come to light. Read more →
5X8 – 4/16/2010: Drugs, money, politics, Twitter and journalism kenpaulman April 16, 2010, 7:48 AM Apr 16, 2010 For discussion: Does online political discourse really need one more way to express dislike? Read more →
Five by 8 – 3/18/10: From archives to data kenpaulman March 18, 2010, 7:55 AM Mar 18, 2010 We open News Cut archives, discuss safety and privacy, and consider the data that is our lives. Read more →
Baggage in the airline overhead bins kenpaulman March 17, 2010, 11:10 AM Mar 17, 2010 9 A Marketplace headline reads that checked bag fees lead to cabin chaos, Should Congress address the issue? Read more →
Five by 8 Five by 8 – 3/17/10: Steal these links, pass them on kenpaulman March 17, 2010, 7:07 AM Mar 17, 2010 6 Discuss Holder’s statements on bin Laden, a local infographic, a drug heist, veterans and the budget, and flooding. Read more →
Five by 8 Five by 8 – 3/16/10: What catches your eye or captures your attention kenpaulman March 16, 2010, 7:48 AM Mar 16, 2010 Advertising, political vice, dot coms, flooding, and broadband. A typical day on the Internet. Read more →
Five by 8 Five by 8 – 3/15/10: Monday’s water-cooler worthy links kenpaulman March 15, 2010, 7:50 AM Mar 15, 2010 3 Today’s Five by 8 includes school sessions, scams, portmanteaus, fetch, and French film. Read more →
Five by 8 Five by 8 – 3/12/10: Fun and games kenpaulman March 12, 2010, 7:45 AM Mar 12, 2010 2 Fun in Minnesota could include mobile games, high school hockey, movies, trivia, and the last run this season for snowmobilers. Read more →
Watching the wrecking ball kenpaulman March 11, 2010, 12:30 PM Mar 11, 2010 2 Higher education reporter Tim Post provides a demolition picture taken at the University of St. Thomas. Read more →
Five by 8 Five by 8 – 3/11/10: A tour of news kenpaulman March 11, 2010, 7:30 AM Mar 11, 2010 5 We find law, school safety, culture, homelessness, and mapping a bicycling route in the news. Read more →
Five by 8 Five at 8 – 2/19/10: A tour of headlines kenpaulman February 19, 2010, 8:09 AM Feb 19, 2010 Today’s tour of headlines reveals fire, drowning, regional identity, Tiger Woods, and wolves. Read more →
Curses kenpaulman February 5, 2010, 1:08 PM Feb 5, 2010 3 A discussion about the hex, the spell, the “whammy” kind of curses. Expletives will have to wait for another day. Read more →