Bob CollinsA multimedia presentation looking back at this week’s activities surrounding the Republican National Convention.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
By Bob Collins
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
The last protest of the RNC is the one organizers weeks ago described as “more militant.”
The convention is a bonanza for the security guard industry. Many restaurants have suffered.
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A map shows the hometowns of some of those arrested in St. Paul protests on Monday and Tuesday.
A couple of Republican commentators went off script when talking about the Palin pick, after concluding an appearance on MSNBC.
A news release from the people in charge of the police today appears to suggest that the police aren’t going to waste much time this week trying to determine who’s a real journalist, and who are the posers.
Candidates say the media shouldn’t focus on their children. Then they make them part of photo ops.