Local paper competes with TV news for election night audience Election night used to be an event dominated by television stations that brought anchors and crews to local hotel ballrooms to wait for victory or concession speeches.  Now it’s more than just the TV stations that provide comprehensive coverage in real time with a host, [...]

KSTP story inspires change during sweeps month For television news, May is a ratings month.  This means that stations typically air highly publicized investigative pieces to draw as many viewers as possible.  While Twin Cities stations filed a number of reports that caught our eye, a certain KSTP story stood out above the rest. Donald [...]

May starts another “important” television news “sweeps” month.  Check out the notable headlines from last month and what’s coming next in the media landscape. Ponzi Petters breaks his silence Until Berne Madoff was caught, Tom Petters was one of the more ambitious Ponzi schemers in quite a while.  Before Petters was convicted of a massive [...]