A husband, a dad, a former former foundation leader, and now an advocate for Eden Prairie Local News.
Eden Prairie, MN
Joined January 2008
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Mark Weber retweeted
Share your thoughts on the quality of life in Eden Prairie! Participate in the City's biennial resident survey, now through Jan. 29.
bit.ly/edenprairie2021
Working on my writing chops as a volunteer reporter for the new Eden Prairie Local News, including this story about a long-lost wagon road that's being preserved. bit.ly/3pGGiKX
Eden Prairie residents seek to replace 46-year-old news organization that shut down in April. strib.mn/31zYBpV
I hope someday there'll be another Eden Prairie News, and that a young writer has as much fun working on it as I did. Here's what I wrote about the newspaper being shut down this week: bit.ly/2VGwZxv
Good intent here, but it ignores the many, many community newspapers that provide news closest to home: what's happening at city hall, local schools, etc.
Local news is a vital resource — it is critical to the safety, security and knowledge of our communities, never more so than in these difficult times. We encourage you to find a local news outlet you trust and support it. #worldpressfreedomday nytimes.com/interactive/2020…
Mark Weber retweeted
It’s a sad day for my hometown. Today, the final edition of the Eden Prairie News was delivered to my house. For as long as I’ve lived at home, it’s been a weekly tradition to page through this paper.
This NY Times opinion piece seems all the more revelant today, as Eden Prairie residents receive their final edition of the @EdenPrairieNews
“Local newspapers are basically little machines that spit out healthier democracies.” nyti.ms/2VNK5ZU
Important to get this discussion started: Is journalism a want or a need?
A healthy democracy requires strong journalism. But U.S. markets can’t support in the way they need to. s.hbr.org/2wOvXp6
My former employer.
MediaNews Group has acquired the assets of Minnesota-based Red Wing Publishing Company, including its print publications, websites and commercial printing operations. editorandpublisher.com/news/…
Waiting for that correlated 2008-2018 study showing rapid decline in American IQ.
Between 2008 and 2018, newsroom employment in the US declined by 25%, with the newspaper industry seeing the largest decline, declining 47% during the same time period. pewrsr.ch/2Y9phy4
Lots of interesting questions raised by this story about the demise of Warroad's newspaper. Including: How do small towns change when brick-and-mortar retail succumbs to the Amazons of the world? strib.mn/2TaMHOF
A period also known as "The Dumbing Down of America."
U.S. newsroom employment has dropped a quarter since 2008, with greatest decline at newspapers #StateOfTheNewsMedia pewrsr.ch/2NHLbnP
However, "prepare to panic" is an entirely appropriate response.
Not panicking, just recognizing that Cleveland is an MLB-best 16-7 in June and cutting into the Twins' lead. bringmethenews.com/minnesota…
One of the all-time greats when it comes to ironies.
Facebook says its effort to provide users with local news is being hindered by a lack of original reporting. U.S. newsroom employment has declined by 45 percent as the industry struggles with a broken business model partly caused by Facebook's success. apne.ws/W2O1TOz
I am here to categorically deny that anyone was duped or bribed to influence my admission to Bemidji State University in 1973.
Hard to envision a change in this trend until the public recognizes that democracy is at stake. All news should be free? No, my friends. It doesn't work that way.
"Losing a newspaper is like losing the heartbeat of a town": Cutbacks in local news leave some communities in the dark mprnews.org/story/2019/03/11…
Looking forward to that new fall football classic: Army vs. Space.
President Donald Trump launched the Pentagon's new Space Command Tuesday, an effort to better organize and advance the military's vast operations in space that could cost as much as $800 million over the next five years.
mprnews.org/story/2018/12/18…
