Bob Collins
Is there a right way to advertise around 9/11?
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.
NMA, the Taiwan animation outfit, is out with a video about President Obama’s jobs speech last night.
Should religion be part of the NYC 9/11 observance?
The ‘J’ word, Mauer’s dough, the business of 9/11, give me your huddled masses; keep your mentally ill, and your moment of Minnesota zen.
To the extent we’re running short of jobs right now, perhaps it’s because we’re tapped out on big ideas.
Trust me, somewhere today a journalist is turning in his/her story about terrorism, the economy, or famine, and nobody will remember it because the newscast will have this.
How to see a supernova
One of the frustrations of fighting wildfires is how long it takes to get the resources deployed to fight them.
The unhappy survey, adding jobs in Minnesota, faith and 9/11, the life of a tow truck driver, and the magical billboard.
Speaking for chimps
This is National Suicide Prevention Week, something you’re not likely to hear about because the journalism community generally believes that talk of suicide encourages suicide.
The Center for Investigative Reporting has pulled the curtain back from the world of counterterrorism at the Mall of America
It’s a fine line some businesses are walking between a respectful honoring of the deaths of hundreds of New York emergency responders on 9/11 and taking advantage of a national tragedy to increase business.