07.23.2009 2:29 pm

Minneapolis paper doesn’t allow story comments on certain subjects

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Minneapolis Star Tribune refuses to allow story comments on eight topics. An article on MinnPost.com quotes Terry Sauer, the Star Tribune’s assistant managing editor/digital, as saying comments are turned off on stories that deal with:

Crime
Muslims
Fatalities/suicides
Gays
Distressed local companies
Racially sensitive stories
Local homes stories
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Just how funny can Al Franken be as a senator?

By Steve Parker

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Is Al Franken too funny for the Senate?” Linton Weeks considers that question in an article Monday on NPR.org. Franken is to be sworn in Tuesday at 11:15 a.m. St. Louis time.

Weeks’ article begins:

AP photo

For the first time in U.S. history, a…

New York Times article foresees cities without a newspaper

By Steve Parker

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

An article in the New York Times speculates which major American City will become the first without a prominent local newspaper. Newark, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Denver and Miami are among the candidates mentioned.

The Post-Dispatch has been the only newspaper in St.…

Minneapolis paper doesn’t allow story comments on certain subjects

Just how funny can Al Franken be as a senator?

New York Times article foresees cities without a newspaper

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