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Rack to School: Racket’s Fall Membership Drive—Prizes Galore! Arbitrary Goals! FINAL DAY!

This season, we're forecasting outrageous savings on Twin Cities news/arts/culture coverage.

September 4, 2024

ā€˜Somebody Has to Do It’: Meet the Man Archiving Retro Twin Cities TV

Tom Oszman's 15-year-old nonprofit, TC Media Now, is dedicated to unearthing and digitizing local TV broadcasts of yore.

Racket Racks Up 5 Journalism Awards: A Conversation with Keith Harris, Our Big Winner

Harris scored a hat trick, including two first-places finishes.

Epoch Times Billboards in MN: The Truth Behind the ā€˜#1 Trusted News’ Org

They've popped up all over the Twin Cities, and they don't reveal very much. Here's the story behind the 'giant [right-wing] influence machine' they're promoting.

What Happened to MinnPost’s Instagram?

'It's just frustrating—why our account? We're a small, local nonprofit.'

April 24, 2024

Who Goes to Journalism School in 2024?

Paying thousands of tuition dollars with hopes of entering a collapsing industry? We asked eight U of M students about taking the plunge, their fears, and what gives them faith in the future.

The Long, Floppy Life of ā€˜Dildo on the News,’ KSTP’s Pioneering Viral Video

Did the '90s TV news clip recently inspire a Coen brother? We asked!

February 27, 2024

Meet the Serbian Businessman/DJ Who Runs the Zombie AI Southwest Journal

Among NebojÅ”a Vujinović Vujo's portfolio of 2,000 spammy websites, the defunct Minneapolis neighborhood newspaper is a top performer.

February 16, 2024