Comments on: Joel Kramer: Lessons I’ve learned after a year running MinnPost

By: MinnPost’s Joel Kramer on the pull between big audience and big impact » Nieman Journalism Lab

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:02:07 +0000

[...] which is that we have enough revenues to survive without foundation money,” [MinnPost founder Joel Kramer] said. “A lot of the foundation money for journalism goes to large, investigative-oriented sites, [...]

By: צעירה מדהימה עושה סקס חינם במטבח

צעירה מדהימה עושה סקס חינם במטבח — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:26:16 +0000

צעירה מדהימה עושה סקס חינם במטבח…

… סקס – הבחור הזה יודע איך ללחוץ על הכפתורים הנכונים אצל אמה. הוא מתחיל בלשחק עם האצבעות שלו בכוס שלה בשביל להרטיב אותה יפה לפני שהיא מוצצת לו את הזין. אחרי מציצה נהדרת הוא מחליט שזה הזמן … Joel Kramer: Lessons I've learned after a year run…

By: StribGuild » Notes from the New Economic Models for News conference

StribGuild » Notes from the New Economic Models for News conference — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:55:09 +0000

[...] Here’s a good story about MinnPost’s first year. [...]

By: Minnesota News Council » Blog Archive » New Economic Models for News

Minnesota News Council » Blog Archive » New Economic Models for News — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:34:23 +0000

[...] Lessons I’ve learned after a year running MinnPost Neiman Journalism Lab Joel Kramer [...]

By: Reinventing classifieds: MinnPost launches “real-time advertising” » Nieman Journalism Lab

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:13:24 +0000

[...] an envious dilemma, but it also means that MinnPost hasn’t maximized its advertising as it seeks to wean off foundation support. Kramer is hoping that Real-Time Ads will provide a new source of [...]

By: Is this the end? « Kalamazoogle

Is this the end? « Kalamazoogle — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:06:20 +0000

[...] just that there are different people doing it and we’re all still struggling with how to pay for [...]

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:49:34 +0000

I’m a regular reader of Minnpost: the content is well-written and well-researched, and its writers exhibit voice but not bias, which makes for a thought-provoking, high quality read.

Now I must wander on over and make a donation…

By: Updates from the Front of Online, Nonprofit Journalism: MinnPost and St. Louis Beacon « Insomniactive

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:25:35 +0000

[...] and St. Louis Beacon Nieman Journalism Lab has two inspiring and instructive pieces from Joel Kramer of and Margaret WolfFreivogel of the St. Lous Beacon. They, along with Scott Lewis, Buzz [...]

By: Non-profit news outlets deserve a tax exemption for ad revenue » Nieman Journalism Lab

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:13:33 +0000

[...] support but hopes to replace that revenue with more individual donations and advertising. In an essay for Nieman Reports that we published last week, Joel Kramer, editor and publisher of MinnPost, wrote, [...]

By: Lots of great future-of-news pieces in the new issue of Nieman Reports » Nieman Journalism Lab

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:24:22 +0000

[...] Foundation. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve given you previews of two of its stories: Joel Kramer on lessons from running MinnPost and Margaret Wolf Freivogel on her startup, the St. Louis [...]

By: BeatBlogging.Org - MinnPost lessons on building traffic and reporting on the Web

BeatBlogging.Org - MinnPost lessons on building traffic and reporting on the Web — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:38:07 +0000

[...] The Nieman Lab has a fantastic post on Joel Kramer, the founder of MinnPost.com. [...]

By: On the ideal of real names on story comments | STL Social Media Guy

On the ideal of real names on story comments | STL Social Media Guy — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:04:31 +0000

[...] week, the Nieman Journalism Lab featured a piece by Joel Kramer, former editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune and founder of MinnPost.com. Buried deep into the [...]

By: John

John — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:21:06 +0000

Thanks for the great update.

I don’t think journalism should give up on the for-profit route just yet. Hope MinnPost’s model can work as well, though.

By: lessons from Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Save the Media

lessons from Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Save the Media — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:06:00 +0000

[...] Joel Kramer explains that stats are vital at the MinnPost, a nonprofit journalism enterprise: “It makes us want to do more of what gets read, and less of what doesn’t, while remaining tr… Exactly. We don’t want our stats to govern us — if we did that, we just run porn and [...]

By: LINKS | Inspiration Only | byJoeyBaker

LINKS | Inspiration Only | byJoeyBaker — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:24:59 +0000

[...] Joel Kramer: Lessons I’ve learned after a year running MinnPost Nieman Journalism Lab: Great look at how the MinnPost works by its founder, Joel Kramer. • Short form content monetizes better than long form • Uncut video is much less expensive than docu and popular • Have funding for a few years before you start • Donations will be just as important as advertising [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:48:21 +0000

Very interesting and informative.

One question…

Are the staff at the MinnPost being paid equal salaries/wages as those in similar positions across the industry?

By: Lições do MinnPost : Ponto Media

Lições do MinnPost : Ponto Media — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:01:44 +0000

[...] POUCOS, vai-se conhecendo o conteúdo do próximo Nieman Reports. O texto de Joel Kramer – Lessons I’ve learned after a year running MinnPost – é mesmo para ler. O MinnPost é um exemplo de um site de jornalismo sem fins [...]