Bob Collins
The predictable outcome of nothing to lose, Wisconsin speaks, PTSD and 9/11, the polar bear probe, and Ellen in Minneapolis
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.
SkyNews’ Mark Stone challenged looters in London to explain why they were rioting and found that just about any behavior can be excused by making it about taxes.
Why men with breast cancer get the government’s cold shoulder, on the death of Elizabeth Mulay, bring back Washington’s birthday, the new financial picture, and Keillor at 69.
Finding examples of poor journalism is like shooting fish in a barrel today, what with the stock market meltdown and all.
Childhood bullying not M&M’s fault, panel rules
One question: If the stock market is so all-fire important to everyone, how come news organizations can only figure out one kind of photograph when covering it?
The downgrade debacle, dragon boats, the 78-square-foot apartment, the food truck controversy in St. Paul, and cigarettes and the first 30 minutes of your day.
NPR got itself in the middle of the storm when it focused on Marcus Bachmann’s gay conversion therapy clinic last Monday, the network’s ombudsman says today.
Skydiving for hunger
If you only paid attention to the news reports of Minnesota Timberwolves player Michael Beasley’s run-in with a fan during an exhibition game, you’d think he’d drowned a bagful of kittens.