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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for June 2010

Surveys and trivia

Gin and mayo

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 7, 2010, 12:30 PM Jun 7, 2010
1

A weekend public radio broadcast inspires a new drink… or not.

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The end of Helen Thomas

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 7, 2010, 10:47 AM Jun 7, 2010
4

Thomas has now been branded as an anti-Semite who conducted her reporting based on her personal views.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 6/7/10: A pelican’s world

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 7, 2010, 7:20 AM Jun 7, 2010
1

Viewing the oil disaster as a bird, race around Minnesota, does criticizing Israel make you an enemy, the ethics of leaving patients, and the most beautiful ‘tweet’ ever.

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The day in oil

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 6, 2010, 8:40 AM Jun 6, 2010

Pulitzer Prize winner Mark Fiore is out with a new editorial video.

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The greatest love story never told

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 4, 2010, 9:34 PM Jun 4, 2010
1

John Wooden was much more than a basketball coach.

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Fresh Eye on the Radio: Life imitates bad art

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 4, 2010, 4:51 PM Jun 4, 2010

If the grotesque images of helpless birds looking like so many chocolate Easter bunnies isn’t enough to scream ‘disaster’ in the Gulf of Mexico, maybe this is: The BP oil disaster is reminding me of a Steven Seagal movie.

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New page in BP ad campaign

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 4, 2010, 1:45 PM Jun 4, 2010
5

BP has started a new ad campaign on television, to try to repair its image.

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On Dale Connelly and the art of radio

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 4, 2010, 12:17 PM Jun 4, 2010
22

After his final broadcast on a Minnesota Public Radio program, Dale Connelly got the send-off by the working folks at MPR News a few minutes ago, even though he asked that no going-away party be held. “It’s true what they say about the news media,” he told us. “You really don’t listen.” We gave him Read more →

Five by 8

Five by 8 – 6/4/10: How much publicity should one bear get?

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 4, 2010, 7:25 AM Jun 4, 2010
5

The latest on Hope and Lily, the thorn in BP’s side, the secret power of time, donating your cash to the feds, and why is Twitter obsessed with Apple?

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Stuck in oil

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 3, 2010, 4:38 PM Jun 3, 2010
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Assuming your blood pressure can take it, the Boston Globe’s Big Picture blog has must-see images from the oil spill.

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It’s still just a game

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 3, 2010, 2:47 PM Jun 3, 2010
11

What would happen if real issues got people as worked up as a baseball game?

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Surveys and trivia

Chuckles with NPR

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 3, 2010, 1:23 PM Jun 3, 2010
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Over the years, attempts by National Public Radio to be funny have usually ended up as train wrecks

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Live-blogging: The Great Textbook War

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 3, 2010, 11:00 AM Jun 3, 2010

I’m not entirely sure, yet, how we’re making the transition from the 11 a.m. documentary, “The Great Textbook War,” to the subsequent follow-up conversation, ” What should our kids learn in school?”

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 6/3/10: Your worst day at work

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 3, 2010, 7:10 AM Jun 3, 2010
4

Nobody’s perfect, nukes and the oil spill, raw milk’s unlikely ally, dispatches from the Department of Nice Try, how the Internet rots our brain, and a tribute to Dale.

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Surveys and trivia

Marriage and the modern mutt

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 2, 2010, 3:42 PM Jun 2, 2010
9

Not treating spouses like dogs is what the ’60s and ’70s were all about.

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