Dad of twins & proud husband of @marygrove. CEO & Publisher of the @StarTribune. Former @mndeed commissioner, @Google & @YouTube alum. Co-founder @siliconnstars
Along with 47 other Minnesota news organizations and @givemn, we just invented a new holiday.
Happy Minnesota Local News Giving Day!
https://t.co/H1fYFR9Vrx
One of the highlights of the year at The Minnesota @startribune is our North Star Summit, a new ideas festival we launched last year to look at where the country is going, through a Midwestern lens.
We just announced the 2026 dates: September 22-23 at the @GuthrieTheater in Minneapolis.
Get your tickets now, for what promises to be a sold-out event: https://t.co/eMesc4dquf
Stanford paid 35,000 people to quit Facebook and Instagram for 6 weeks
Depression dropped. Anxiety dropped. Happiness went up. Women under 25 on Instagram saw the biggest gains
That was 6 weeks. I'm going a full year.
We're excited for the official launch of "Essential Minnesota," a new pod that features our journalists on the biggest stories in the state.
Today features @jonbream sharing stories from his decades-long relationship with @prince as we approach the 10-year anniversary of his death:
https://t.co/bzJG6BdSg1
The stunning photos of the Moon have been inspiring, but right up there is the amazing character of our astronauts. They just seem like some of the kindest people and Iโm happy to see good-hearted people be our ambassadors to the galaxy. They are the best of us.
For the first time I'm aware of, Minnesota local news orgs are rallying at the capitol for support.
Our message: any model for sustainable local news today requires public support.
Learn more in today's @StarTribune - https://t.co/nDVgsa0JIz
sign up & join the rally: https://t.co/BfEpBjErG9
Minnesota has been under a massive spotlight in recent months after allegations of widespread fraud in social service programs. Our Essential Minnesota podcast took a closer look at that fraud in a three-part series addressing how we got here, whatโs really going on and what the solutions to dealing with fraud in Minnesota are.
All episodes out now, listen wherever you get your podcasts:
Spotify: https://t.co/TZCk6GabCe
Apple: https://t.co/4EP0uQyLap
Amazon: https://t.co/Imkcoc1J8m
One last look at Earth before we reach the Moon.
This view of the Earth was captured on April 5, the fourth day of the Artemis II mission, from inside the Orion spacecraft. The four astronauts will reach their closest approach of the Moon tomorrow, April 6.
As news broke every day during Operation Metro Surge, the @StarTribune wrote the 1st draft of history, minute by minute, along w/ footage & photos from thousands of Minnesotans.
Now, w/ time to go deeper, this story tells a full behind-the-scenes view of what happened here.