KARE11 reports that the Pioneer Press will be laying off employees; Brauer is even more specific, saying it will be nine members of the paper’s 138-person newsroom, and points to a Facebook status update from former copy editor Andrew Pritchard reading “became an ex-journalist at 9:25 this morning. Am told there are eight others.” Brauer speculates that the cuts will hit editors and page designers hardest, which would be consistent with newspaper layoffs elsewhere.
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PiPress Headed for Extinction?
Mar 5 2009 — 12:27pm
Both David Brauer and Paul Schmelzer discuss the possibility of the Pioneer Press’s impending doom, inspired by Real Clear Politics putting it on their list of the Top 10 Newspapers In Trouble.
You're so right, Tom. That's why reporters contact sources for comment and expect a reply!
2008 Police Blotter Roundup
Jan 2 2009 — 12:38am
The PiPress rounds up their favorite stories from the police blotter. Because how can we look back on the last year without remember a story like this: It was reported Aug. 14 that someone spray-painted the rear window of a car in Eagan. Blue paint was used to write the words “penis mobile.”
Who knew that Eagan was such a hotbed of crime?
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