Minneapolis

Minneapolis Star Tribune Tells AP: We're Cancelling

Stevie Converse — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:57:22 -0700

A Convention Perk You Can't Get in St. Paul: Free Wi-Fi

Stevie Converse — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:19:53 -0700

Minneapolis Wi-Fi Breaks Even

Haijing Tu — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:40:52 -0700

Minneapolis Wi-Fi Signs 10,000 and Works Well for Many

Haijing Tu — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:03:38 -0700

Conference Links Independent Media to Democracy

Stevie Converse — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:08:10 -0700

The National Conference for Media Reform came to Minneapolis June 6-8, attracting more than 3,500 participants from across the nation. The conference, hosted by the advocacy group Free Press, celebrated recent victories in the fight to oppose increasing corporate consolidation in media ownership while at the same time highlighting continuing threats to a free and independent media.

Overcoming Hype, Wi-Fi Holds Promise

Stevie Converse — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:19:49 -0700

The promise of technology often creates unrealistic expectations for consumers. Municipal Wi-Fi, which politicians and marketers across the country have hyped as the best alternative to bridge the digital divide of Internet haves and have-nots -- and a possible solution for world hunger, global warming and mortality -- is a case in point.

Local Innovators Offer a Minnesota Model for Media Reform

Stevie Converse — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:46:20 -0700

“The Twin Cities have been an epicenter for media consolidation,” notes the National Conference for Media Reform program book. “Both daily newspapers have been bought, sold, and downsized by conglomerates. The alternative weekly is part of a national chain, too. And the TV and radio airwaves are dominated by some of the nation’s biggest media companies.”

Don't Take the Internet for Granted

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:58:01 -0700

Hearing and seeing Bill Moyers, Arianna Huffington, Naomi Klein, and Dan Rather--and a host of independent journalists and techies--all gathered under one roof at last weekend's National Conference for Media Reform (in Minneapolis) was soul refreshment for this 20+ year journalist. So why was I crying?

Minneapolis Mayor Rybak Welcomes You to NCMR

mthompson — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:48:09 -0700

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak welcomes attendees to the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform.

Free Press Blogs the National Conference of Media Reform

Stevie Converse — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:09:08 -0700

With the National Conference of Media Reform happening in Minneapolis this weekend, we’ve invited Timothy Karr, campaign director for media reform organization Free Press, to blog from the event.

The Media Reform Movement Gains Momentum in Minnesota

Minneapolis: Something's Happening Here

Stevie Converse — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:01:06 -0700

Here in Minneapolis, it's hard to avoid the presidential race. Tuesday, Barack Obama claimed the Democratic nomination before an immense crowd here. In a few months, John McCain will take to the same stage to accept the Republican nod.

This could be the first presidential election where the Internet is an issue.

Josh Silver on the National Conference on Media Reform

Stevie Converse — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:46:27 -0700

The media landscape in the Twin Cities has changed dramatically over the last year, and that's exactly why the organizers of the upcoming National Conference for Media Reform chose Minneapolis as the site of its 2008 event.

Media Conference in Minneapolis

Stevie Converse — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:07:57 -0700

Big-name journalists don't need a political convention as an excuse to visit the Twin Cities. Dan Rather, Phil Donahue, Bill Moyers and Arianna Huffington are among the top-tier names appearing next weekend at the National Conference for Media Reform, a three-day event chockful of panels on everything from current war coverage to the future of Internet news.

National Conference for Media Reform Comes to Minneapolis

Stevie Converse — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:28 -0700

Minneapolis and St. Paul are preparing for the arrival of thousands of media activists June 6-8. People are descending on the Twin Cites to attend the fourth National Conference for Media Reform.

Moyers, Rather to Headline Media Reform Conference

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:53:25 -0700

Less than three months before the Republican National Convention convenes in St. Paul, a decidedly more liberal group is gathering in the Twin Cities — the June 6-8 National Conference on Media Reform.

Variable Wi-Fidelity

Haijing Tu — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:34:23 -0700

In the early spring, some lawns green up faster than others -- and it looks like that's also the case with Minneapolis' newly seeded wireless Internet system.

New Business Models for Citywide Wi-Fi

Haijing Tu — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:55:55 -0700

Minneapolis is quickly becoming the new poster child for the municipal Wi-Fi movement.

Minneapolis Wi-Fi Network Passes the Test

Haijing Tu — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:04:34 -0700

We are all wondering how Minneapolis’s Wi-Fi network is doing. Are people using it? What’s the user experience?

Comcast to Twin Cities: Want Fast Broadband? Gonna Cost You Big

Stevie Converse — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:02:09 -0700

Comcast, the largest cable company in the US announced today that it is going to start selling a 50 megabits per second (down) connection in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region. The connection with 5 megabits/second upstream capability is based on DOCSIS 3.0 technology and will cost $150 a month.

What's Up DOCSIS: Comcast Launches Higher-Speed Internet

Stevie Converse — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:24:37 -0700

One week after announcing that it would work with BitTorrent on ways to better manage Internet traffic on its network, Comcast announced Wednesday the first rollout of its higher-speed Internet service, which will launch Thursday in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market.