Is the Star Tribune bailing out on neighborhood issues?
According to Star Tribune Editor and Senior Vice President Anders Gyllenhall, at least for now, there will be a gap in neighborhood coverage.
I don't want to be unfair, both he and Managing editor Scott Gillespie said that there is a plan, one they can't talk about for personnel reasons. Gyllenhall suggested that I wait and reserve judgment until I see problems with the coverage. I said that a gap in coverage was already a problem. His response was that there had been a gap in Mpls. school reporting for months and there are other gaps out there that need to be addressed.
I am not sure that the editors that are making changes understand the improvement from what they used to do compared to recent coverage.
They are already hampered by the transfer of Steve Brandt because they have less knowledge of what could and should be covered.
They don't have the infrastructure, the eyes and ears of reliable sources.
Please contact these folks to give support for the effort and quality of Steve Brandt's work.
We need to explain why neighborhood issues are importantand how they should be covered.
We need a lot better coverage than-he said, she said-reporting. We need someone who understands what issues are important and why, and can cover these issues in a respectful way.
Thanks,
Scott Vreeland Seward Neighborhood Group President
Seward
I really urge folks to contact these editors about the importance of quality and context in neighborhood and Park Board Reporting.
Anders Gyllenhaal
Editor
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
612-673-1734
Scott Gillespie
Managing Editor
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
612-673-4516
Roger Buoen
Deputy managing editor, writing
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
612-673-1729
