Tag: journalism
member name: Michael Caputo
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July 10, 2008 11:02 PM EDT --
On Friday, Minnesota Public Radio's Midday program will air a discussion about the changes in journalism. Average people who just consume news sat with people in the press who are dedicated to reforming . . .
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August 25, 2009 04:13 PM EDT --
Numbers this month show that the U.S. economy is more productive. But what’s the toll of that productivity?
Stephanie Massey of Mound has some idea. Her husband, who works for a large financial . . .
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June 24, 2008 10:59 PM EDT --
Minnesota Public Radio's offices
So how does it feel my journalism compadres?
How do you enjoy the life of being examined from every corner, judged on every output?
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June 26, 2008 10:22 PM EDT --
Mr. Lucky's signs (written about in my last post ) got me to thinking ...
Just what signs have you seen that stand out... that make you wonder... that say something more about who we are?
American . . .
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February 20, 2009 03:18 PM EST --
Erin Lund doesn't feel that bad about paying medical bills late. The nurse from Duluth said she can't muster up the guilt when insurance costs are rising. So those health care bills go to the . . .
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June 04, 2009 11:22 AM EDT --
A Harvard led-study released today linked high medical costs to about two-thirds of those filing for bankruptcy . ( Read the full study here )
MPR's Lorna Benson reports that this . . .
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August 19, 2009 11:43 AM EDT --
A post from MPR Public Insight Editor Andrew Haeg on the consequences of easy credit.
On Thursday, Congress will enact new legislation that protects consumers from a range of common lending . . .
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October 24, 2008 11:46 AM EDT --
Most college graduates walk out not only with the sheepskin but with loans to pay for that education.
But how has that changed as the economy has tanked and jobs are getting scarcer?
We at Minnesota . . .
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February 26, 2009 01:06 PM EST --
As if paying for college was not rough enough... now that plastic in your pocket is getting into the act.
Philip Novak of Minneapolis thought it made sense to put about $8,000 on his credit card. The . . .
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October 28, 2008 11:29 AM EDT --
It's not much of a surprise that when it comes to health reporting, cancer remains at the top of the agenda.
When 2008 ends, more than 1.4 million people in the U.S. are expected to be . . .
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August 18, 2009 09:57 AM EDT --
Public Insight Analyst Paul Tosto may be away for a few weeks, but he's still on the job. He posted on layoffs at a Fridley military contractor.
Layoffs became official Monday at the BAE Systems . . .
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August 21, 2009 06:28 PM EDT --
Public Insight Editor Andrew Haeg posts on a story missed as the media focused on Favre.
Minnesota was visited by two ineluctable forces on Wednesday: tornadoes and Favre . . .
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July 07, 2008 05:51 PM EDT --
My fellow Minnesota Gatherers:
In a few weeks you will see the press in MN (and outside too) looking at the I-35W bridge collapse and its affects on people.
There's nothing wrong with the . . .
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August 19, 2008 10:54 AM EDT --
A colleague of mine said the other day that she tells her significant other to slow down when he's driving. The reason: To avoid an expensive speeding ticket.
Now sure, from time to time we are . . .
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September 11, 2008 10:15 AM EDT --
What happens when you ask Minnesotans to weigh in on an issue like the reopening of the I-35W Bridge? You get some pretty good stories.
For a few years now, Minnesota Public Radio news has . . .
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August 17, 2009 01:45 PM EDT --
When economic times are good, people tend to function on auto-pilot. Who needs deep introspection when salaries are rising and profits are rolling in?
But hard economic times can force people to re-engage, . . .
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August 24, 2009 02:06 PM EDT --
How could the direction of health care reform affect the pay and satisfaction of physicians and other clinicians, like nurse practitioners, in Minnesota?
Well, if the current proposal stands, and . . .
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October 16, 2008 05:04 PM EDT --
You know that ol' marriage of employer and employee around health care? Well, it's showing signs of tension.
That relationship has gotten complicated as the economy has tanked. And that union's . . .
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August 17, 2009 05:51 PM EDT --
While MPR's Paul Tosto is away, colleague Andrew Haeg and myself will fill in. Andrew's latest post looks at the health care handcuffs.
One aspect of the health care debate that’s gotten . . .
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June 29, 2008 11:15 PM EDT --
You most likely won't know the name, unless you hail from New York (upstate NY in particular).
But you will recognize the makeup of the man. He's the CEO who tries to corner the market, . . .
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