MinnPost

{{Infobox newspaper

| name = MinnPost

| logo = MinnPost logo.svg

| type = Nonprofit online newspaper

| founder = Joel Kramer
Laurie Kramer

| editor = Andrew Putz

| maneditor = Harry Colbert Jr.

| newseditor = Tom Nehil

| staff =
Eric Black
Peter Callaghan
Solomon Gustavo
Greta Kaul
Walker Orenstein

| foundation = {{start date and age|2007}}

| headquarters = Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

| oclc = 191956532

| website = {{URL|minnpost.com}}

}}

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MinnPost is a nonprofit online newspaper in Minneapolis, founded in 2007, with a focus on Minnesota news.{{cite web | url=http://www.editorandpublisher.com/Archive/Former-Star-Tribune-Publisher-Launches-Major-Site-for-Twin-Cities | title=Former 'Star Tribune' Publisher Launches Major Site for Twin Cities | work=Editor & Publisher | date=August 27, 2007 | access-date=June 13, 2014}}

Content and format

The site does not endorse candidates for office or publish unsigned editorials representing an institutional position. MinnPost encourages broad-ranging, civil discussion from many points of view, subject to the discretion of a moderator.

Content is "politics, government, science, health, culture" and other subjects including the environment, education and the arts. The non-profit model was estimated to save MinnPost about 15% of a traditional newspaper's outlays.{{cite web | url=http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/84247/old-media-meets-new-in-minnesota/ | title=Old Media Meets New In Minnesota | publisher=Poynter Institute | date=August 29, 2007 | access-date=June 13, 2014 | author=Edmonds, Rick}} The format takes its shape from online newspapers. At first, MinnPost published a print version of about eight pages at the lunch hour to high traffic locations.{{cite web | url=http://www.startribune.com/business/11223881.html | title=Former Star Tribune publisher to launch online news site | work=Star Tribune | date=August 27, 2007 | access-date=June 13, 2014 | author=McKinney, Matt}} The print on demand model and print version was discontinued during the newspaper's first year.{{cite web | url=http://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2008/07/note-readers-minnpostcom-expands-coverage | title=Note to readers: MinnPost.com expands coverage | work=MinnPost | date=July 28, 2008 | access-date=June 13, 2014 | author=Kramer, Joel}}

The organization is part of a much-discussed trend away from print toward online media. Quoted by Minnesota Public Radio News, Laurie Schwab, executive director of the Online News Association, said in June 2007, 45 percent of the association's 1,100 members "started working at print publications and migrated online".{{cite web | url=http://www.mprnews.org/story/2007/06/05/stribbuyouts | title=Newspaper cuts show increasing power of online alternatives | publisher=Minnesota Public Radio | date=June 6, 2007 | access-date=June 13, 2014 | author=Baxter, Annie}}

Organization

MinnPost{{'}}s initial funding of $850,000 came from four families: John and Sage Cowles, Lee Lynch and Terry Saario, Joel and Laurie Kramer, and David and Vicki Cox.{{cite web |author=Wyant, Carissa |date=August 27, 2007 |title=Cowles, Lynch back Web daily venture |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2007/08/27/daily5.html |access-date=August 27, 2007 |work=Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal |publisher=American City Business Journals}}

= Personnel =

The founding CEO and editor of MinnPost, Joel Kramer, retired in October 2016.{{cite news|last1=Kramer|first1=Laurie|last2=Kramer|first2=Joel|title=Passing the torch at MinnPost|url=https://www.minnpost.com/inside-minnpost/2016/10/passing-torch-minnpost|work=MinnPost|date=October 18, 2016}} On May 1, 2014, Andrew Wallmeyer joined the staff as publisher, reporting to Kramer.{{cite web | url=http://www.minnpost.com/inside-minnpost/2014/04/andrew-wallmeyer-named-publisher-minnpost | title=Andrew Wallmeyer named publisher of MinnPost | work=MinnPost | date=April 25, 2014 | access-date=June 13, 2014 | author=Kramer, Joel}} Wallmeyer was CEO until 2020, when Tanner Curl was named MinnPost's executive director.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-24|title=Leadership transition at MinnPost|url=https://www.minnpost.com/inside-minnpost/2020/07/leadership-transition-at-minnpost/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=MinnPost|language=en-US}} Susan Albright was managing editor until retiring in 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-08|title=Susan Albright retires from MinnPost; 'The Alpinist' may trigger your acrophobia|url=https://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2021/09/susan-albright-retires-from-minnpost-the-alpinist-may-trigger-your-acrophobia/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=MinnPost|language=en-US}} Harry Colbert, Jr., previously of North News and Insight News, was named as the new managing editor.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-09|title=MinnPost names Harry Colbert, Jr. as managing editor|url=https://www.minnpost.com/inside-minnpost/2021/12/minnpost-names-harry-colbert-jr-as-managing-editor/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=MinnPost|language=en-US}}

Andy Putz is MinnPost's editor.{{cite news|last1=Kramer|first1=Joel|title=Andrew Putz named executive editor of MinnPost|url=https://www.minnpost.com/inside-minnpost/2014/06/andrew-putz-named-executive-editor-minnpost|work=MinnPost|date=June 10, 2014}} Other news staff include Susan Albright (managing editor), Corey Anderson (web editor), Tom Nehil (news editor), and about 25 journalists.{{Cite web|title=Our Staff|url=https://www.minnpost.com/about/staff/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=MinnPost|language=en-US}}

According to Editor & Publisher, opinion pieces—called Community Voices—are signed and nonpartisan.

MinnPost has a news bureau in Washington, D.C.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}